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TheBasis.Art

American, 1819–1904

Martin Johnson Heade

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112results on record
78%sell-through
$152,675median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$5,850,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 112 recorded results (101 sold · 11 passed) across 5 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$324K$648K$972K1998: $184K median, 7 sold1999: $464K median, 2 sold2000: $168K median, 2 sold2001: $204K median, 3 sold2002: $78K median, 1 sold2003: $635K median, 2 sold2004: $490K median, 3 sold2005: $486K median, 7 sold2006: $391K median, 4 sold2007: $702K median, 1 sold2008: $302K median, 3 sold2009: $155K median, 1 sold2010: $962K median, 1 sold2011: $100K median, 5 sold2012: $170K median, 3 sold2013: $632K median, 2 sold2014: $100K median, 3 sold2015: $212K median, 5 sold2016: $81K median, 7 sold2017: $83K median, 2 sold2018: $81K median, 3 sold2019: $109K median, 6 sold2020: $44K median, 1 sold2021: $357K median, 2 sold2022: $60K median, 3 sold2023: $172K median, 4 sold2024: $381K median, 3 sold2025: $88K median, 7 sold2026: $61K median, 7 sold19982005201220192026

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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.

$153K$938$5.8M

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 48 75% $128,000
ceramics & design 9 100% $156,000

Medium is recorded for 57 of 112 results (51%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Albert Bierstadt Martin Johnson Heade Albert Bierstadt

$260K$520K$780K1998: $52K median1999: $57K median2000: $68K median2001: $62K median2002: $142K median2003: $66K median2004: $60K median2005: $43K median2006: $67K median2007: $103K median2008: $45K median2009: $110K median2010: $53K median2011: $96K median2012: $19K median2013: $40K median2014: $75K median2015: $51K median2016: $85K median2017: $52K median2018: $156K median2019: $40K median2020: $23K median2021: $56K median2022: $34K median2023: $47K median2024: $51K median2025: $44K median2026: $51K median1998: $184K median1999: $464K median2000: $168K median2001: $204K median2002: $78K median2003: $635K median2004: $490K median2005: $486K median2006: $391K median2007: $702K median2008: $302K median2009: $155K median2010: $962K median2011: $100K median2012: $170K median2013: $632K median2014: $100K median2015: $212K median2016: $81K median2017: $83K median2018: $81K median2019: $109K median2020: $44K median2021: $357K median2022: $60K median2023: $172K median2024: $381K median2025: $88K median2026: $61K median19982005201220192026
MetricMartin Johnson HeadeAlbert Bierstadt
Median result$152,675$55,725
Record price $5,850,000 $7,176,000
Results on record112359
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Albert BierstadtMilton AveryNorman RockwellChilde Hassam

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

75/ 100
  • Sell-through78%
  • Meets estimate58%
  • Market depth112 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 55 89% $207,850 0.93×
Christie's 39 80% $139,500 —
Bonhams 9 67% $60,480 0.72×
Heritage Auctions 8 62% $53,775 —
Freeman's | Hindman 1 100% $21,760 0.52×

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 112 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 11 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2001·11 Yellow Daisies in a Bowl $50,000–$70,000 Christie's
2000·11 White Rose Against a Cloudy Sky $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
2000·11 Sun Breaking Through the Clouds (A Wreck on the Shore) $200,000–$300,000 Christie's
1999·05 Cattle in a Landscape $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
1999·05 Two Magnolias on Blue Plush $300,000–$500,000 Christie's
1998·12 Still Life with Red and Pink Roses $50,000–$70,000 Christie's
1998·05 Two Green Breasted Hummingbirds $100,000–$150,000 Christie's
1998·05 Marshes and Hay Mounds $100,000–$150,000 Christie's
1998·05 Marsh River with a Large Haystack $200,000–$300,000 Christie's
1998·05 Cherokee Roses in a Glass $150,000–$250,000 Christie's
1998·05 Southern Landscape $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
1998·01 Florida River Scene $120,000–$180,000 Christie's

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