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American, 1894–1978

Norman Rockwell

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972results on record
92%sell-through
$21,250median result (USD, incl. premium; 83% observed, 17% estimated from hammer)
$46,085,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 972 recorded results (927 sold · 45 passed) across 15 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 83% observed, 17% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$135K$270K$405K1998: $236K median, 2 sold1999: $145K median, 4 sold2000: $74K median, 2 sold2001: $336K median, 2 sold2002: $90K median, 4 sold2003: $253K median, 6 sold2004: $36K median, 19 sold2005: $36K median, 15 sold2006: $33K median, 36 sold2007: $33K median, 45 sold2008: $26K median, 28 sold2009: $32K median, 14 sold2010: $41K median, 12 sold2011: $286K median, 16 sold2012: $82K median, 22 sold2013: $437K median, 36 sold2014: $94K median, 39 sold2015: $88K median, 28 sold2016: $225K median, 21 sold2017: $84K median, 36 sold2018: $88K median, 55 sold2019: $49K median, 42 sold2020: $35K median, 13 sold2021: $1.2K median, 82 sold2022: $1.2K median, 112 sold2023: $1.2K median, 92 sold2024: $2.0K median, 54 sold2025: $116K median, 44 sold2026: $107K median, 40 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.

$21K$12$46M

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)
prints 193 95% $947
painting 179 96% $203,000
works on paper 118 90% $20,000
ceramics & design 25 100% $4,182
photography 17 93% $65,625
other 12 91% $2,750
sculpture 3 100% $114,000

Medium is recorded for 547 of 972 results (56%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Leroy Neiman Norman Rockwell Leroy Neiman

$118K$236K$354K1998: $1.9K median2004: $1.5K median2005: $23K median2006: $2.8K median2007: $1.9K median2008: $3.9K median2009: $1.8K median2010: $11K median2011: $16K median2012: $41K median2013: $22K median2014: $44K median2015: $41K median2016: $32K median2017: $6.1K median2018: $7.5K median2019: $5.0K median2020: $938 median2021: $1.8K median2022: $1.5K median2023: $1.1K median2024: $1.2K median2025: $1.9K median2026: $1.6K median1998: $236K median1999: $145K median2000: $74K median2001: $336K median2002: $90K median2003: $253K median2004: $36K median2005: $36K median2006: $33K median2007: $33K median2008: $26K median2009: $32K median2010: $41K median2011: $286K median2012: $82K median2013: $437K median2014: $94K median2015: $88K median2016: $225K median2017: $84K median2018: $88K median2019: $49K median2020: $35K median2021: $1.2K median2022: $1.2K median2023: $1.2K median2024: $2.0K median2025: $116K median2026: $107K median19982005201220192026
MetricNorman RockwellLeroy Neiman
Median result$21,250$1,844
Record price $46,085,000 $430,000
Results on record972909
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Leroy NeimanPablo PicassoMarc ChagallSalvador Dalí

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

80/ 100
  • Sell-through92%
  • Meets estimate54%
  • Market depth972 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
Heritage Auctions 372 95% $11,562 —
Sotheby's 272 93% $172,750 1.10×
Christie's 83 88% $327,600 —
Bonhams 74 81% $3,130 0.91×
Freeman's | Hindman 15 93% $3,616 1.27×
Lion & Unicorn 13 100% $31 0.19×
Phillips 8 88% $453,600 —
Wright 4 100% $160 —
Art collect 4 — $12 0.18×
Salem Auction House 2 100% $47 —
Locati LLC 3 67% $469 1.32×
Rago 1 100% $42,500 —
Chaucer Auctions 1 100% $81 0.96×
Matsart 4 25% $87 0.48×
Sala Retiro 2 50% $182 —

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 2,514 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 45 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2020·04 Dog Sketch Ink on paper — Heritage Auctions
2020·04 Golden Rule Offset lithograph in colors on paper — Heritage Auctions
2019·12 Extra Good Boys and Girls $1,500–$2,000 Bonhams
2019·12 Jazz It Up $1,500–$2,000 Bonhams
2019·12 Four Freedoms (complete set of four) , 1943 lithographs $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2019·11 Red Head oil on canvas $600,000–$800,000 Christie's
2019·11 Laughing Boy with Sandwich and Puppy (Hungry Buddies) oil on canvas $150,000–$250,000 Christie's
2019·11 Harvest Moon (Young Lovers on a Hay Rick) oil on canvas $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Christie's
2019·11 Landscapes: Sledding oil on canvas $600,000–$800,000 Christie's
2019·11 what do you teach a boy of twelve? $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2019·11 boy hiding under couch sneezing (the sneezing spy) $600,000–$800,000 Sotheby's
2019·11 seeing your name in lights $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2019·11 Untitled (Boy Scout Carrying a Basket) 31 1/2 x 24in (80 x 61cm) $15,000–$25,000 Bonhams
2019·11 American Family (Set of Five) Lithograph on paper — Heritage Auctions
2019·11 Doctor with Patient Lithograph on paper — Heritage Auctions
2019·11 Before the Shot $2,500,000–$4,500,000 Phillips
2019·11 The Night Before Christmas (Santa Peering over Chair at Sleeping Child), Literary Digest magazine cover, December 22 Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2019·11 Eyes That See Around the World (Portrait of Pilot John Mattis), Pan American advertisement Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2019·09 growing a responsibility $25,000–$35,000 Sotheby's
2019·09 father leads his son through his plant $25,000–$35,000 Sotheby's
2019·09 portrait of richard sloan $30,000–$50,000 Sotheby's
2019·06 Norman Rockwell $50–$60 Art collect
2019·06 Sports Portfolio (four works) Lithographs in colors in wove paper — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Studies for 'Couple with Milkman': A Pair of Works oil on canvas $120,000–$180,000 Christie's
2019·05 The Homecoming oil on canvas $4,500,000–$6,500,000 Christie's
2019·05 little boy writing letter $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 christmas homecoming $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 courting couple at midnight $800,000–$1,200,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 The Babysitter, The Saturday Evening Post cover study Oil on photographic paper laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Girl at Mirror, The Saturday Evening Post cover study Oil on photographic paper laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Boy and Dad on Dock, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance advertisement Pencil on paper — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Merry-Go-Round, The Saturday Evening Post cover study Oil on photographic paper laid on panel — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Merry-Go-Round, The Saturday Evening Post cover study, May 3 Pencil on paper — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Man with Fishing Rod and Bottle of Ale, Ballantine Ale advertisement Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 "Practical Man. Literary flights, like Blanton editorial or Ruth Owens sonnet, are cast in metal form by Paul Nipps, linotyper," Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor, The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration, May 25 Pencil on board — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Home on Leave, The Saturday Evening Post cover study Oil and pencil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 "After each edition is published, Dickie and Blondie melt down the type for re-use in Nipps' linotype," Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor, The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration, May 25 Pencil on board — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 The Night Before Christmas (Santa Peering over Chair at Sleeping Child), Literary Digest magazine cover, December 22 Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Ben Franklin's Belles, Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 interior illustration study Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Just Married, The Saturday Evening Post cover study Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Hot Strip Mill Operator, Sharon Steel Corporation advertisement Oil on canvas laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 Tube Mill Operator, Sharon Steel Corporation advertisement Oil on canvas laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2019·05 "He promised to love, honor and ahchoo! A faithful wife must share his flu," The Common Cold, The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration, January 27 Ink on joined card stock — Heritage Auctions
2019·03 Springtime in Stockbridge Lithograph in colors on paper — Heritage Auctions
2019·03 Christmas in Stockbridge Lithograph in colors on paper — Heritage Auctions
2019·03 study for 'the marriage license' $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2019·03 portrait of dr. jefferson joseph citron, dds $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2018·12 springtime in stockbridge $300–$500 Sotheby's
2018·12 sinatra: an american classic (portrait of frank sinatra) $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 Study for 'Which One?' mixed media on paperboard $200,000–$300,000 Christie's
2018·11 me and my pal: rivals $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 good land! $150,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 boy hiding under couch sneezing (the sneezing spy) $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 tired salesgirl on christmas eve $5,000,000–$7,000,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 study for 'the homecoming' $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 Ford Motor Company advertisement study Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 Arab, Pan-Am Airlines advertisement study Oil and charcoal on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 Head of a Man Charcoal and gouache on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 Hope it's a New Plymouth, Chrysler Corporation advertisement Oil, gouache, and pencil on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 Henry Ford's First Car, Ford Motor Company advertisement study Oil on photographic paper laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 Ford Motor Company Holiday Greeting Card Study Pencil on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 The Revolution that Started in a Shed at Night, Ford Motor Company Fiftieth Anniversary advertisement study Oil on photographic paper — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 Girl with Black Eye (The Shiner), The Saturday Evening Post cover study Oil on photographic paper laid on panel — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 She Said It for a Lifetime (Man Receiving Gift Watch), Elgin Watches advertisement Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2018·10 Huckleberry Finn Complete portfolio of eight lithographs in colors — Heritage Auctions
2018·10 portrait of a woman $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2018·09 Young Lincoln Lithograph in colors on paper — Heritage Auctions
2018·09 Sports The complete portfolio of four lithograph in colors on paper — Heritage Auctions
2018·09 John F. Kennedy Lithograph in colors on paper — Heritage Auctions
2018·09 The American Family The complete portfolio of five lithographs on Arches paper — Heritage Auctions
2018·09 Tom Sawyer The complete portfolio of seven collotypes and one lithograph in colors on paper — Heritage Auctions
2018·06 A complete set of Norman Rockwell's "Four Freedoms" posters, photolithographed, 28 x 20 inches each, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1943, $600–$900 Bonhams
2018·05 The Little Model $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Study for 'Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party' $25,000–$35,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Two Old Men and Dog: No Swimming $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Me and My Pal: The Bath $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 study for 'weighing in' $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 blacksmith’s boy – heel and toe (shaftsbury blacksmith shop; “i’ll never forget that last hour. and never, i imagine, will any of those who watched. both men were lost to everything now but the swing from the forge to the anvil, the heels to be turned and the toes to be welded.”) $7,000,000–$10,000,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 study for 'the christmas coach' $120,000–$180,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Overheard Lovers $800,000–$1,200,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 In a Wonderful Bargain Bag $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Boy Playing Flute Surrounded by Animals (Springtime) $1,500,000–$2,500,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 What a Difference Light Makes! (Young Couple Surprised by Young Brother) $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Barefoot Boy Daydreaming oil on canvas $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Christie's
2018·05 Tender Years: Mowing the Lawn oil on canvas $600,000–$800,000 Christie's
2018·05 Piano Tuner oil on canvas $3,000,000–$5,000,000 Christie's
2018·05 The Day I Painted Ike (All through that grind of turning on different moods, he never lost patience. At the end-by golly, it was time to go fishing.), The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 The Census Taker, The Saturday Evening Post cover study Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 Ben Franklin's Sesquicentennial, The Saturday Evening Post cover, May 29 Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 Before the Shot, The Saturday Evening Post cover study Oil on photographic paper laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 The Family Doctor, The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration, April 12 Gouache on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 Traveling by Steamboat Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 Stealing Socks, Interwoven Stocking advertisement Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 Man with Rod and Reel, probable advertisement study Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 The Teacher Meets the School Board, The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration, November 2 Pencil on board — Heritage Auctions
2018·05 The Right to Know, Look magazine interior illustration study Pencil on paper — Heritage Auctions
2018·04 Norman Rockwell $50–$60 Art collect
2018·04 Winter Lithograph — Heritage Auctions
2018·04 Spring Lithograph — Heritage Auctions

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