American, 1933–2017
James Rosenquist
1,582results on record
82%sell-through
$2,040median result (USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% estimated from hammer)
$3,301,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 1,582 recorded results (1,393 sold · 189 passed) across 28 auction houses, 1998–2026. 8 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 700 | 90% | $1,625 |
| ceramics & design | 97 | 79% | $1,250 |
| painting | 47 | 86% | $212,500 |
| works on paper | 31 | 100% | $9,200 |
| other | 6 | 80% | $1,501 |
| photography | 5 | 100% | $1,125 |
Medium is recorded for 886 of 1,582 results (56%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol James Rosenquist Andy Warhol
| Metric | James Rosenquist | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,040 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $3,301,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 1,582 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholRoy LichtensteinJim DineJoan Miró
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
72/ 100
- Sell-through82%
- Meets estimate46%
- Market depth1,582 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 328 | 94% | $3,817 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 276 | 91% | $859 | — |
| Sotheby's | 248 | 72% | $15,000 | 0.80× |
| Phillips | 181 | 93% | $4,375 | — |
| Bonhams | 230 | 67% | $1,337 | 0.80× |
| Rago | 135 | 84% | $1,004 | — |
| Wright | 49 | 80% | $1,000 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 36 | 92% | $1,188 | 0.90× |
| Doyle | 9 | 89% | $2,368 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 9 | 62% | $1,477 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 6 | — | $623 | — |
| Kruso Art | 4 | 75% | $26 | 0.33× |
| Dorotheum | 4 | 75% | $1,388 | — |
| Lempertz | 2 | 100% | $5,753 | — |
| Artcurial | 2 | — | $339,911 | 0.93× |
| Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art | 2 | — | $4,175 | 0.83× |
| New England Auctions | 2 | 100% | $562 | 1.50× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $802 | 0.83× |
| Kamelot Auctions | 1 | 100% | $281 | 0.45× |
| Locati LLC | 1 | 100% | $1,000 | 0.46× |
| Strauss & Co | 1 | 100% | $395 | 0.60× |
| The Bidder | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Matsart | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Felima Art Casa d'aste | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Itineris Auction House | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Helmuth Stone Gallery | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 2,219 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 189 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2006·09 | Time Flowers (Gl. 77) | $500–$700 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·09 | Head Stand (Gl. 104) | $600–$900 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·09 | Calyx Krater Trash Can | oil on 18ct gold, in two parts | $15,188–$22,781 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Leaky Neck | $91,525–$128,136 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | Passion Flower | $274,576–$366,102 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Cold Rolled (Glenn 86) | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·05 | Brand X | $200,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Windscreen Horizon | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Conveyor Belt | $900,000–$1,400,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·05 | Echo Pale (from Mirrors of the Mind) | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·04 | flamingo capsule (gl. 66) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | time door time d'or (gl. 218) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | Horse Blinders Series (See Glenn 60) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | sky hole (gl. 217) | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | horse blinders (west) and (south) (see gl. 60) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | space dust (gl. 219) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | on stage (gl. 189) | $3,000–$4,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | red highway trust (gl. 158) | $3,000–$4,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | zone; brighter then the sun; and bunraku (glenn 35, 53, 57) | $4,374–$6,123 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Expo '67 Mural--Firepole 33' x 17' (G. 17) | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·03 | F-111 (South, West, North, East) (Glenn 73) | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·02 | Untitled | $105,015–$140,020 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·02 | For Love, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume III (Glenn 13) | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·02 | Henry's Arrival on the Art World Causes Gravity, from The Geldzahler Porfolio | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·02 | Cold Rolled (Gl. 86) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·02 | Tampa-New York 1188 (Gl. 81) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·02 | Hey! Let's go for a Ride (Gl. 55) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·02 | Horse Blinders (Gl. 19) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·02 | Skull Snap I, from Welcome to the Water Planet (Gl. 221) | $3,500–$4,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·02 | Slip Stream (Gl. 91) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·01 | Wind and Lightning; and Number Wheel Dinner Triangle (Glenn 137; and 140A) | $700–$900 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·12 | (B. 1933) | $692–$1,038 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·12 | Untitled, exhibition poster | $865–$1,211 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·11 | Echo Pale (from Mirrors of the Mind) | Lithogrpah on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·11 | Untitled | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | sketch for "house of fire" | $18,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Welcome to the Water Planet | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Halved Apricots | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Skull Snap, from Welcome to the Water Planet (Gl. 221) | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·11 | House of Fire (Gl. 223) | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·11 | West, North, East, and South, from Horseblinders (Gl. 60) | $10,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·11 | Sky Hole, from Welcome to the Water Planet (Gl. 217) | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·11 | Zone (Gl. 53) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·11 | Time Door Time D'Or, from Welcome to the Water Planet (Gl. 218) | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | flamingo capsule (gl. 66) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | cold spaghetti postcard (glenn 18; sparks 11) | $2,000–$3,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Yellow Landing (Gl. 72) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | Caught one, lost one, for the fast student, from Welcome to the Water Planet (Gl. 222) | $1,200–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | Whipped Butter for Eugen Ruchin, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II (Glenn 11) | $500–$700 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | Bunraku (Gl. 33) | $600–$800 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | Tide (Glenn 171) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | L'Amour (Gl. 193) | $1,200–$1,600 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | Ice Point, from Art and Sport (Gl. 202) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | Woman in the Sun (Gl. 225) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·06 | Sketch for Book Disappears for the Fast Student | $21,859–$27,323 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Drawing # 17 for Time Colors Time | acrylic on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Drawing # 9 for Time Colors Time | acrylic on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Be Beautiful | oil on canvas | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·03 | marilyn; and night transitions (glenn 70; and 204) | $4,806–$5,767 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Spagetti (Gl. 31) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Horse Blinders Flash Card (Gl. 23) | lithograph in colors, 1969, on | $900–$1,200 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Skull Snap, State I (Gl. 221) | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | My Mind is an Empty Glass | lithograph, 1994, on handmade | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Flamingo Capsule (Gl. 66) | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Earth and Moon, from Cold Light Suite (Gl. 43) | $600–$800 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Cold Light (Gl. 40) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Bunraku; and Moon Box, from Cold Light Suite (Gl. 33; and 39) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Skull Snap (Gl. 220) | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Magic Bowl | $800–$1,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Horse Blinders (Glenn 19) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·11 | Electrons Dance in Space | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Empty Pail of Water | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Untitled | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Sun Sets on the Time Zone, from Welcome to the Water Planet (Gl. 216) | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·11 | The Bird of Paradise Approaches the Hot Water Planet, from Welcome to the Water Planet (Glenn 214) | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·11 | Time Door Time D'Or (Gl. 218) | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·09 | Barb wire | oil on canvas | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | 'spinning faces in space' | $732–$977 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Air Hammer | $500,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Brighter than the Sun | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Horizon Pendulum | $45,000–$65,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Glare-Speed of Light | oil on canvas mounted on panel | $70,000–$90,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·05 | Hot Lake | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·05 | the bird of paradise approaches the hot water planet (g. 214) | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | expo 67 mural-firepole 33' x 17' (glenn 17; sparks 9) | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | time door time d'or (g. 218) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | the light bulb shining (g. 228) | $2,000–$4,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | space dust (g. 219) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | stars and stripes at the speed of light | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | woman in the sun (g. 225) | $2,500–$3,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·04 | Industrial Cottage (Gl. 159) | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·04 | Chambers (Gl. 173) | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·03 | Star Ladder, 1978 | Etching | $304–$304 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2004·02 | Industrial Cottage | $2,500–$3,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Music School (for Peter Schjeldahl) (Glenn 42) | $800–$1,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·02 | Skull Snap (Gl. 220) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·11 | sky hole (g. 217) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | time door time d'or (g. 218) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | space dust (g. 219) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | the bird of paradise approaches the hot water planet (glenn 214) | $12,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.