James Russell Sherman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James Russell Sherman Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 11, 2026
James Sherman, Legion-of Super-Heroes #262 Story Page 14 Original Art (DC Comics, 1980)
Est: $800 - $1,200
James Sherman Legion-of Super-Heroes #262 Story Page 14 Original Art (DC Comics, 1980) pencil and ink on Bristol board, word balloons inked directly on board 15.75 h x 10.5 w in (40 x 27 cm) Condition Notes: Art is in overall very good condition, with glue residue bottom right margin, and a clipped top left corner. This work will ship from Millville, Massachusetts.
Landry Pop Auctions
Dec. 27, 2025
Abstract Cityscape, Painting by James Sherman.
Est: $100 - $200
Artist(s): James Russell Sherman (American, 1906-1989) Medium: Oil on canvas. Signature(s): Lower right. Paperwork: N/A Condition: Surface grime and scattered craquelure. The stretcher is warped. Scratches and grime to the frame. Measurement(s): 24" x 36" (canvas), 27 1/2" x 39 1/2" (frame). In-house shipping is available. Please see our website regarding our in-house shipping procedures.
Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
Jan. 30, 2025
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906 - 1989) Mural Studies, (8 watercolors).
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906 - 1989) Mural Studies, (8 watercolors). Watercolor on illustration board, c.1938. Each approximately 140x394 mm; 5½x15½ inches. Each signed in pencil verso. Inscribed in pencil, Panel No. 1 / Indian Village,; Panel No. 2 / Buffalo Hunt; Panel No. 3 / Laclede and Party Landing Original site of St. Louis; Panel No. 4 / Plowman and Indian Lookout; Panel No. 5 / Indian Trouble and Early Pioneer Life; Panel No. 6 / Waterfront Scene; Panel No. 7 / Breaking the Monotony at on a Flatboat Voyage; and Panel No. 8 / Bloody Island Encounter and Saloon Scene in the lower margins. Born in Iowa and raised in Colorado, James Russell Sherman would find his way to the Kansas City Art Institute, and eventually the Art Students League in New York City. At the League he was a student of legendary painter and muralist, Thomas Hart Benton.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2024
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989) "Winter."
Est: $400 - $600
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989) "Winter." Study for an unidentified mural, 1951. Watercolor on paper. 5 3/4 x 13 inches. Signed and dated "Sherman - '51" in lower left image. Title inscribed on mat. Born in Iowa and rasied in Colorado, James Russell Sherman would find his way to the Kansas City Art Institute, and eventually the Art Students League in New York City. At the League he was a student of legendary painter and muralist, Thomas Hart Benton.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2024
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989) 8 mural studies.
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989) 8 mural studies. Studies for an unidentified mural with the theme of Western Expansion in St. Louis, circa 1938. Watercolor on illustration board. Signed, Russell Sherman, on verso. Inscribed in pencil, "Panel No. 1 / Indian Village,"; "Panel No. 2 / Buffalo Hunt"; "Panel No. 3 / Laclede and Party Landing Original site of St. Louis"; "Panel No. 4 / Plowman and Indian Lookout"; "Panel No. 5 / Indian Trouble and Early Pioneer Life"; "Panel No. 6 / Waterfront Scene"; "Panel No. 7 / Breaking the Monotony at on a Flatboat Voyage"; and "Panel No. 8 / Bloody Island Encounter and Saloon Scene" at bottom margins. All approximately 5 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches. Born in Iowa and rasied in Colorado, James Russell Sherman would find his way to the Kansas City Art Institute, and eventually the Art Students League in New York City. At the League he was a student of legendary painter and muralist, Thomas Hart Benton.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 25, 2024
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989) Mural Studies, (Pair).
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989) Mural Studies, (Pair). i) Watercolor on illustration board. Signed, Russell Sherman, on verso. Inscribed, Panel No. 8 / Mail carrier and transfering Mail & Passengers from Train to Stage, at bottom margin. 140x394 mm; 5½x15½ inches. ii) Watercolor on paper. Signed, J.R. Sherman, lower left. 165x419 mm; 6½x16½ inches. Born in Iowa and rasied in Colorado, James Russell Sherman would find his was to the Kansas City Art Institute, and eventually the Art Students League in New York City. At the League he was a student of legendary painter and muralist, Thomas Hart Benton. In 1938 Sherman completed a mural for the downtown Valentine Station Post Office, located in Loveland Colorado. This project was funded through the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, (TSFA).
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 25, 2024
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989) Mural Studies for the Marion, Iowa, Post Office (Pair).
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989) Mural Studies for the Marion, Iowa, Post Office (Pair). i)Tempera on illustration board. Signed, Russell Sherman, on verso. 457x1016 mm; 18x40 inches. ii)Pencil on paper. Signed, J.R. Sherman, lower right. 343x934 mm; 13½x36¾ inches. Born in Iowa and rasied in Colorado, James Russell Sherman would find his was to the Kansas City Art Institute, and eventually the Art Students League in New York City. At the League he was a student of legendary painter and muralist, Thomas Hart Benton. In 1938 Sherman completed a mural for the downtown Valentine Station Post Office, located in Loveland Colorado. This project was funded through the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, (TSFA).
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 01, 2024
JAMES SHERMAN, CITYSCAPE 7, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $1,800 - $2,600
Artist: James Sherman, American (1906 - 1989) Title: Cityscape 7 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Description: unstretched
RoGallery
Jun. 28, 2022
James Sherman, Cityscape 8, Oil Painting
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Artist: James Sherman, American (1906 - 1989) Title: Cityscape 8 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
RoGallery
Jan. 15, 2022
ATTR JAMES SHERMAN OIL PAINTING OF DIAMOND CUTTER
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to James Russell Sherman (Ameriacn, 1906-1989) oil painting on canvas depicting the diamond cutter, 1969. Signed and dated lower right. Framed.
Antique Arena Inc
Apr. 21, 2021
James Russel Sherman, Watercolor, View of C.P.S.
Est: $500 - $700
(American, 1906-1989) signed l.l. "Sherman" inscribed and dated '53, verso. Together with a View of 5th Avenue from Central Park, signed l.r. and inscribed and dated 1956 verso, a View of New Jersey, inscribed l.l. "Near west New York Along Fiver Road/'56" and signed l.r. "Sherman", another inscribed verso "Playtime in the Park, Denver, Colo" and signed l.r. "Sherman" and an engraving of grain elevators, inscribed l.l. "Otis, Colo" and signed l.r. "Russell Sherman." Sight sizes from: 10-1/2"h x 15"w to 19-1/2"h x 23"w
Nye & Company
Mar. 31, 2021
James Russell Sherman Western Regionalist Painting
Est: $100 - $1,000
James Russell Sherman (American, 1906-1989). Original ink and watercolor painting on paper, titled "Estes Park." An American Regionalist work depicting a Colorado ski town during the Great Depression. Signed lower left, with title and date of 1938, lower right. Verso with gallery labels from Tomlin Acheson Fine Art and card from Charles L. Bieber. Work size: 11.5 x 16.5 inches. SHIPPING Hill Auction Gallery will offer in-house continental USA shipping for $85 plus insurance. Gallery will refer a local shipper for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.
Hill Auction Gallery
Jan. 20, 2021
James Russel Sherman, Watercolor, View of C.P.S.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American, 1906-1989) signed l.l. "Sherman" inscribed and dated '53, verso. Together with a View of 5th Avenue from Central Park, signed l.r. and inscribed and dated 1956 verso, a View of New Jersey, inscribed l.l. "Near west New York Along Fiver Road/'56" and signed l.r. "Sherman", another inscribed verso "Playtime in the Park, Denver, Colo" and signed l.r. "Sherman" and an engraving of grain elevators, inscribed l.l. "Otis, Colo" and signed l.r. "Russell Sherman." Sight sizes from: 10-1/2"h x 15"w to 19-1/2"h x 23"w
Nye & Company
Aug. 27, 2020
James Sherman, Cityscape 10, Oil Painting
Est: $2,000 - $2,400
Artist: James Sherman, American (1906 - 1989) Title: Cityscape 10 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 23 x 47 in. (58.42 x 119.38 cm)
RoGallery
Jun. 27, 2020
James Sherman (1906-1989)
Est: $50 - $75
James Sherman (1906-1989), deer in woods, pencil signed lithograph. Sight 13 1/2" x 9 1/2".
Copake Auction Inc.
Oct. 16, 2019
JAMES SHERMAN, CITYSCAPE 2, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $500 - $1,000
Artist: James Sherman, American (1906 - 1989) Title: Cityscape 2 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
RoGallery
May. 20, 2019
Modernist Abstract Cityscape Oil Painting JAMES SHERMAN (American, 1906-1989)
Est: $200 - $300
Modernist Cityscape Painting signed by the artist, James Sherman. James Sherman (American,1906-1989). Oil on canvas. Dimensions: Canvas: 48 in. x 24 in. Condition: good original estate condition. Provenance: New York City, New York estate.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Oct. 30, 2018
James Sherman, Cityscape 10, Oil Painting
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Artist: James Sherman, American (1906 - 1989) Title: Cityscape 10 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Edition: 1/4 Size: 23 x 47 in. (58.42 x 119.38 cm)
RoGallery
Oct. 13, 2018
James Sherman, Cityscape with Reflection, Oil Painting
Est: $400 - $800
Artist: James Sherman, American (1906 - 1989) Title: Cityscape with Reflection Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
RoGallery
Feb. 27, 2017
Various Artists (20th Century) Pair of Animal Life Scenes Lithograph, each Ed. 2
Est: $150 - $250
Various Artists (20th Century) Pair of Animal Life Scenes Lithograph, each Ed. 250 Each signed in pencil lower right Published by Associated American Artists, New York Luis Quintanilla (Spanish/American, 1893-1978) Dear and Fawn, 1939 13-3/8 x 9-3/4 inches (image) 17 x 13 inches (sheet) James Russell Sherman (American, 1907-1989) Valley in Winter 9-5/8 x 14 inches (image) 12-1/2 x 16 inches (sheet) HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 18, 2014
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989): ESTES PARK
Est: $300 - $600
JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1906-1989): ESTES PARK Ink and brown watercolor on paper, 1938, signed lower left, titled and dated lower right, inscribed '72' upper right corner. With label from Tomlin Anderson Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA. 10 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (image), 16 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
Jun. 20, 2008
PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH BY JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN
Est: -
PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH BY JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1907- ) Pencil signed lower right and titled "Forest Folk". Image measures 12-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches, top and bottom margins are 1-1/4 inches and side margins are 1 inch. Very good condition, full sheet, not laid down.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Jun. 20, 2008
PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH BY JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN
Est: -
PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH BY JAMES RUSSELL SHERMAN (1907- ) Pencil signed lower right and titled "Valley in Winter". Image measures 9-5/8 x 15 inches, top margin is 1-1/2 inches, bottom margin is 1-3/8 inches and side margins are 7/8 and 1-1/8 inches. Very good condition, full sheet, not laid down.
Dirk Soulis Auctions