American, 1894–1978
Norman Rockwell
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
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 | 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
| Metric | Norman Rockwell | Leroy Neiman |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $21,250 | $1,844 |
| Record price | $46,085,000 | $430,000 |
| Results on record | 972 | 909 |
| 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
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. 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
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2018·04 | Puppy Sketch and Letter | Ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·03 | study for 'the collector' | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·02 | ROCKWELL, NORMAN. 1894-1978. Original lithograph, The Problem We All Live With, in colors on wove paper, image 605 x 980 mm (on sheet 788 x 1130 mm), | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Study for 'Marriage Counselor' | oil and pencil on paperboard laid down on board | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Study for 'Marriage Counselor' | oil on cellophane laid over photograph | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Smoking Pipe in Chair | charcoal on paper laid down on board | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Study for 'Tom Sawyer (Huck Teaching Tom and Joe to Smoke)' | oil and pencil on paperboard | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | The Christmas Coach | oil on canvas | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Girl Returning from Camp | oil on canvas | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | What Makes It Tick? (The Watchmaker) | oil on canvas | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Two Old Men and Dog: Hunting | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | making good in a boys' camp ('percy arrived in camp the most dressed-up lad you ever saw) | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | study for 'education' | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | christmas: knight looking in stained glass window | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | no credit given (boy and shopkeeper) | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Barry Goldwater and Wife Peggy, McCall's Interior Illustration, November | Pencil and Gouache on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | Schoolmaster Flogging Tom Sawyer, interior book illustration study | Charcoal on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | Fishing | Oil over joined photographic paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | Fishes Like Neckties, American Magazine interior illustration study | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | Lazybones, The Saturday Evening Post cover, September 6 | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | The Right to Know, Look magazine interior illustration study | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | Pan American Was My Magic Carpet Around the World, The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration study | Watercolor and ink on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | There is Only One Reason, Roebling Corporation Steel Wire Rope advertisement study, May | Oil and pencil on Masonite | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | study for 'the thing to do with life is live it!' (outrigger canoe) | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | study for of patricia mernone | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Keep Myself Physcally Strong | Colored poster | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·06 | The Problem We All Live With | $3,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·05 | Two Plumbers | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | study for "summer stock" | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Judy Garland as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·05 | First Flight (Old Woman Riding Airplane) | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Death Valley, Smiley of Stovepipe Wells | Oil and pencil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | Study for Triple Self Portrait | Oil on photographic paper laid on panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | Summer: Watching the Train, study for Brown & Bigelow Calendar | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | Spring: Schools Out, study for Brown & Bigelow Calendar | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | Autumn: Back to School, study for Brown & Bigelow Calendar | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | Winter: Sledding, study for Brown & Bigelow Calendar | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·04 | first day of school, alternate idea (first version) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | first day of school, alternate idea (second version) | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | study for portrait of patricia mernone | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Portrait of Patricia Mernone | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter | oil on canvas | $400,000–$600,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | settling an argument (two men consulting the globe) | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | which one? (undecided; man in voting booth) | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | study for "jester" | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | pipe and bowl sign painter (colonial sign painter) | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Organist Waiting for Cue | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Study for The Christmas Coach (Dover Coach) 30 1/2 x 24 1/4in | $60,000–$80,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·10 | Oh Boy (Soldier Reunited with Family) | $60,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | She Gave Me a Parker 61 (Happy Birthday to Dad) | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | Preliminary Study for "The Peace Corps (JFK's Bold Legacy)" | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | They Gave Each Other a Parker 61 (Fair Exchange) | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | He Sent Me a Parker Pen (Write Home Often) | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | Young Girl holding a Coke | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Oil sketch for 'Give me a boy' | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Tom Sawyer Suite 8 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | road block (bulldog blocking truck; traffic conditions) | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Tides of Memory "Linda's dream was yours and mine--but her ship came in...and through the front door" | oil on paperboard | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | hobo and dog (tramp and dog) | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Portrait of a Young Boy (possibly intended for Crest toothpaste advertisement) | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·05 | Cinderfella promotional art | Oil and pencil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·05 | Her Stoic Smile has Worn a Little Thin, Smith-Kline: Dexamyl Advertisement | Pencil on paperboard | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·04 | Bride to Be, ATO advertisement preliminary | Pencil and ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·12 | Gaiety Dance Team | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | cheerleaders (losing the game) | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | study for tomorrow's leader | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Father and Boy: Rocket Ship | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | The Right to Know, Look magazine preliminary | Oil on photographic paper laid on joined panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·11 | Hope it's a New Plymouth, Chrysler Corporation advertisement | Oil, gouache, and pencil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·11 | Study for Winter, Brown & Bigelow Four Seasons calendar illustration (alternate idea for published version) | Pencil and charcoal on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·11 | Study for The Pharmacist, Upjohn: Pharmaceuticals advertisement | Oil on photographic paper laid on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·11 | Don't Worry Mary (Portrait of Mary Schafer), Smith-Kline: Dexamyl Advertisement | Pencil on paperboard | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·11 | Visits a County Agent in Jay, Indiana, The Saturday Evening Post, July 24 | Watercolor and gouache on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·10 | Gaiety Dance Team | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·10 | study for "maternity waiting room" | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Girl Dressing up for Halloween | pencil on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | group of 4 pencil sketches for paintings reproduced on the covers of top value stamps catalogues | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Study for 'Boy and Father: Baseball Dispute' | pencil on paper | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Christmas Cigar | oil on canvas laid down on board | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Study for 'Elect Casey' | oil and pencil on canvas | $500,000–$700,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Study for 'Music Hath Charms' | charcoal on joined paper laid down on board | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | the bookworm (man with nose in book) | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Portrait of Adlai Stevenson 16 1/4 x 12 3/4in | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·05 | dreams in the antique shop (woman daydreaming in attic) | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | color study for 'shuffleton's barbershop' | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Ford Holiday Greeting Card, preliminary illustration | Pencil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·05 | Waiting at the Doctor's Office, possible Smith Kline advertisement | Pencil and ink on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·04 | Woman Relaxing with Tea after Shopping | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | scotty gets his tree: a design for a holiday plate | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Study for 'Forsaken' | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Study for Dress Rehearsal | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Portrait of Helene Bok | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Perspiring Man | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Pregnant Woman Drinking Tea | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Fireman | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Study for The Christmas Coach (Dover Coach) | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | End of the Working Day (Commuter Rush) | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Fishing | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | study for little boy reaching into grandfather's overcoat (grandpa's surprise; puppy in the pocket; the gift) | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | 'Today Your Boy, Your...' (Boy Reading) | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
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