Bert Pumphrey Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bert Pumphrey Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 16, 2024
Bert Pumphrey (American 1916 - 2000), Woman with Head Scarf, Oil on Panel, Signed l.r., Work: 40 x 18 in. (101.6 x 45.7 cm.)
Est: $100 - $200
Bert Pumphrey (American 1916 - 2000), Woman with Head Scarf, Oil on Panel, Signed l.r., Unmounted from a Frame, Frame Measures: 51 x 29 1/4 in. (129.5 x 74.3 cm.)
Weschler's
Apr. 15, 2023
Painting, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $200 - $400
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Rabbi, oil on board, signed lower left, overall (with frame): 18"h x 12"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 15, 2023
Painting, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $200 - $400
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), "Temple," oil on board, signed lower center, titled verso, overall (with frame): 19"h x 17"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 15, 2023
Painting, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $200 - $400
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Reading the Talmud, oil on panel, signed lower left, overall (in frame): 19.75"h x 12"w
Clars Auctions
Jan. 26, 2023
Bert Pumphrey (1916-2000): General
Est: $200 - $300
1967; oil on panel; signed and dated on sword
Abell Auction
Aug. 21, 2022
Bert Pumphrey, Miss Tlasdale, Oil on Board
Est: $200 - $300
Painting On Board Signed Bert Pumphrey, Marked Miss Tlasdale. Frame Approximately 29.125H x 13.625W x 1.5D in. Sight Approximately 20 x 4.5 in.
Clark's Auction Company
Nov. 14, 2020
Painting, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $50 - $100
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Woman with Water, oil on panel, signed lower right, overall (with frame): 29"h x 8.25"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 29, 2020
Bert Pumphrey "Clergyman" Painting
Est: $100 - $200
Bert Pumphrey "Clergyman" Painting 1916-2000, oil on masonite panel, signed lower left, portrait of clergyman with white beard, sight 6 3/4" x 32", oak framed 13 1/2' x 38 1/2". [8] CONDITION: Very good.
Barry S. Slosberg Inc
Sep. 12, 2020
Painting, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $200 - $400
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Quixote, acrylic on board, signed lower left, overall (with frame): 34.75"h x 28.25"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 05, 2020
Bert Pumphrey (CA,1916-2000) oil painting
Est: $320 - $360
ARTIST: Bert Pumphrey (California, 1916 - 2000) NAME: Rabino de Istabul MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Minor sctraches. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 20 inches / 50 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 21 inches / 52 x 52 cm SIGNATURE: Lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116043 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $60 + insurance. Bert Pumphrey (California, 1916 - 2000) Bert Pumphrey was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1916. He somehow managed to enter the Art Institute of Chicago at age fifteen; however, his career at the school was cut short when school authorities discovered his age and expelled him. Subsequently, he received a scholarship to the University of California at Los Angeles. He had a one-man show at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco in the late 1940s, and moved to Mexico soon afterwards, where he has lived and painted ever since. His subject matter is imaginative, not reproductive, and what he paints gives the feeling of Mexico, past and present, although never identifying with any specific locale. Since moving to and working in Mexico, he has had nine major one-man shows there and, during the 1960s, had shows in the Virgin Islands and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His urban surrealist painting style is popular in Mexico and is regaining popularity in the United States. A favorite theme was his Hasidic Rabbis -- joyful, inquisitive, jumping, dancing, but always very dignified. He was represented by the Cory Galleries in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s. Cory Galleries represented other artists such as Leroy Neiman and Pascal Cucaro, among others. In their May, 1969 show, the entire collection of sixty-seven paintings was purchased within several hours of the opening by one collector, and the show was sold out. An artist with very definite ideas of his own, Pumphrey has almost entirely rejected the traditional square or rectangle as the basic shape for a painting. He prefers long, thin, verticals or horizontals. He rejects canvas as well -- using masonite, on which he lays eight thin coats of white gesso. Then come the rich and vibrant colors, through which the sharp edge of a palette knife may cut back to the white underpainting. To achieve sharpness of lines, he has designed his own knives. He also has turned from tradition in another way, in that he prefers to paint flat on a table, discarding the easel.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 18, 2020
Painting, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $100 - $200
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Untitled (Mountain Villages), 1965, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, overall (with frame): 12.75"h x 22.5"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 21, 2018
BERT PUMPHREY (AMERICAN 1916-2000), OIL ON MASONITE, "EXODOS 20TH CENTURY", SIGNED & TITLED. 26 3/4 X 11 5/8"; FRAMED 28 X 13"
Est: $300 - $400
BERT PUMPHREY (AMERICAN 1916-2000), OIL ON MASONITE, "EXODOS 20TH CENTURY", SIGNED & TITLED. 26 3/4 X 11 5/8"; FRAMED 28 X 13"
William J Jenack Auctioneers
Mar. 24, 2018
Print, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $50 - $100
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), The Reading, lithograph, pencil signed lower right, edition 19/100, overall (with frame):
Clars Auctions
Jan. 20, 2018
Paintings by Bert Pumphrey
Est: $400 - $600
(lot of 2) Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), "Hasidic Dancer" and "Ezikel," oils on board, each signed, each titled verso with Cory Gallery labels, largest overall (w frame): 37.5"h x 13.5"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 16, 2016
Bert Pumphrey, Painting
Est: $100 - $200
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Portrait of a Girl, oil on board, signed lower left, overall (with frame): 39.5"h x 15.5"w
Clars Auctions
Feb. 26, 2016
Bert Pumphrey (1916-2000) "Krakau" Painting
Est: $400 - $600
Artist: Bert Pumphrey (1916-2000); Title: "Krakau"; Medium: Oil painting on board; Year or Era Produced: Dated 1969; Signature: Lower left; Sight Area Approximate Measurement: 9.5" x 47.25"; Frame Approximate Measurement: 10" x 47.75" x 1.125"; Approximate Weight: 4 lbs
J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
Jan. 16, 2016
Painting, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $100 - $200
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Church, oil on board, signed lower left, overall (with frame): 22.25"h x 14"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 12, 2015
Paintings, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $200 - $400
(lot of 2) Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Matador and Man Playing Tuba, oils on board, each signed, largest overall (both framed): 29"h x 15"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 12, 2015
Painting, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $100 - $200
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), The General, mixed media on board, signed lower left, overall (with frame): 34.5"h x 29"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 12, 2015
Mixed medias, Bert Pumphrey
Est: $100 - $200
(lot of 2) Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000), Portrait of a King and Portrait of a Rabbi, mixed medias on wood, one signed "Bert Pumphry" lower left, overalls (each framed): 11"h x 7"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 17, 2015
BURT PUMPHREY ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
Est: $200 - $300
(American 1916-2000) Oil on masonite entitled 'Moscow Let My People Go' Signed Bert Pumphrey LL. SIZE: 29" x 81/2" Housed in ornate gilt wood frame. CONDITION: Very good
Midnight Sun Antique Auction
Sep. 21, 2015
Bert Pumphrey (1916-2000) Oil on Masonite
Est: $250 - $300
A portrait of a woman, signed and dated for 1967 at the upper right corner.
Locati LLC
Jun. 22, 2015
Bert Pumphrey (1916-2000) Oil on Masonite
Est: $250 - $300
A portrait of a woman, signed and dated for 1967 at the upper right corner.
Locati LLC
Sep. 13, 2014
Bert Pumphrey, American (1916-2000), Dona Carlota viude de Alende, oil on board, 48 x 12 inches
Est: $100 - $150
Bert Pumphrey American (1916-2000) Dona Carlota viude de Alende, oil on board, signed right center, framed. 48 x 12 inches
Link Auction Galleries
May. 20, 2012
Bert Pumphrey, "Untitled," c. 1960, oil on board
Est: $300 - $500
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000) "Untitled," c. 1960, oil on board, 9.5" x 7.5", signed lower right, framed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 18, 2012
BERT PUMPHREY AMERICAN OIL PAINTING THE GENERAL
Est: $100 - $200
Bert Pumphrey (American, 1916-2000) The General, oil on panel signed upper left. Ht 19.75" Width 15"
Kamelot Auctions
Jan. 08, 2011
Bert Pumphrey, oil on artist board
Est: $200 - $400
Bert Pumphrey, oil on artist board of an old soldier missing his arm, scratch signed lower front, 48" x 17 1/2" unframed. Provenance:: A MA collection. Estimate $200-400
The Cobbs
Jan. 08, 2011
Bert Pumphrey, oil on artist board of Don Quijote
Est: $300 - $500
Bert Pumphrey, 1916-2002, CA, oil on artist board of Don Quijote, signed lower left, "Bert Pumphrey," 36" x 24" in original frame. Provenance:: A MA collection. Estimate $300-500
The Cobbs