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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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2014·11 Study for Space Age Santa $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2014·11 A Light Haired Woman Will Cross Your Path (Fortune Teller with Young Couple) 34 1/2 x 29in $200,000–$300,000 Bonhams
2014·11 Study for "Scouts of Many Trails" 40 x 28 1/2in $300,000–$500,000 Bonhams
2014·11 Portrait of a Geisha Girl image, 13 x 10in; sheet, 18 x 15in $30,000–$50,000 Bonhams
2014·11 First Down (Four Sporting Boys: Football), preliminary Brown & Bigelow "Four Seasons" calendar illustration, Fall Oil on glossy paper laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·11 Choosing Up (Four Sporting Boys: Baseball), preliminary Brown & Bigelow "Four Seasons" calendar illustration, Spring Oil on glossy paper laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·11 Chef Pencil and ink on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·11 Traveling by Steamboat, probable magazine story illustration Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2014·11 Missed (Four Sporting Boys: Golf), preliminary Brown & Bigelow "Four Seasons" calendar illustration, Summer Oil on glossy paper laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·11 Income Taxes (Beating the Deadline), The Saturday Evening Post preliminary cover, March 17 Pencil on paper — Heritage Auctions
2014·11 Oh Yeah (Four Sporting Boys: Basketball), preliminary Brown & Bigelow "Four Seasons" calendar illustration, Winter Oil on glossy paper laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·10 scotty gets his tree: a design for a holiday plate $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2014·10 Portrait of an Older Gentleman $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 The Ouija Board $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 Sleeping Boy with Dog $30,000–$50,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 After the Prom $8,000,000–$12,000,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 Man Painting Flagpole (Gilding the Eagle) $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 Full Treatment $1,500,000–$2,500,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 study for before the shot (the doctor's office) $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 Boy and Shopkeeper: The Fly Swatter $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 Willie Gillis in Convoy $1,500,000–$2,500,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 boys and girls first aid week (scout bandaging girl's finger) $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 'if your eyesight controls your "great decisions..."'  (two old gents playing cards) $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 is it play for eyes too? (boy with model airplane) $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2014·05 Can't Wait, study for the Boy Scouts of America calendar illustration Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·05 "Have You Knowing Eyes?," Schenley Cream of Kentucky, whiskey advertisement Charcoal on paper — Heritage Auctions
2014·05 "For Double Reason You'll Prefer Double Rich," Schenley Cream of Kentucky, whiskey advertisement Pastel and charcoal on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·05 The American Contractor, John A. Roebling Corporation advertisement Oil and pencil on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·05 Boy on Weather Vane (On Top of the World), The Saturday Evening Post preliminary cover, October 20 Oil on canvas laid on board — Heritage Auctions
2014·05 Cellist and Little Girl Dancing preliminary study Pencil on paper — Heritage Auctions
2014·05 Head Studies: Eight Drawings Pencil on paper appliqué laid on board (each) — Heritage Auctions
2014·05 Cheerful, The Franklin Mint Girl Scout Ingot Series Pencil on paper — Heritage Auctions
2014·05 Friendly, The Franklin Mint Girl Scouts Ingot Series Pencil on paper — Heritage Auctions
2014·04 Dust of Snow $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2014·04 A Luxury That Actually Does You Good: The Aqua Velva Man $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2014·04 Study for "Pittsfield Main Street" $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2014·04 study for "four sporting boys:  football", $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 The Thing to Do With Life is Live It! (Outrigger Canoe) oil on canvas $800,000–$1,200,000 Christie's
2013·12 'My Sketch Book Proves You Can See More of Europe When You Fly Pan American' Says Norman Rockwell oil on canvas $80,000–$120,000 Christie's
2013·12 Boy with Two Dogs (Raleigh Rockwell Travels) oil on canvas $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Christie's
2013·12 Growth of a Leader oil on paper laid down on board $80,000–$120,000 Christie's
2013·12 Little Boy and Beagle oil on canvas $150,000–$250,000 Christie's
2013·12 Saying Grace $15,000,000–$20,000,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 The Gossips $6,000,000–$9,000,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 Girl Choosing Hat, 1931 38 1/2 x 30in $400,000–$600,000 Bonhams
2013·12 Study for "The Facts of Life" 44 x 33 3/4in $300,000–$400,000 Bonhams
2013·12 Color Study for Girl at Mirror $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 Freedom of the Press: Poor Richard's Almanac $250,000–$350,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 Color Study for Breaking Home Ties $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 Naval Academy Oarsman (Portrait of Captain Edwin Graves) $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 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.') $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 Walking to Church $3,000,000–$5,000,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 Visits a Country School $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 Boy and Shopkeeper: Gone on Business $250,000–$350,000 Sotheby's
2013·11 Our Heritage $1,800–$2,500 Bonhams
2013·10 Four Ages of Love: Flute Serenade, Brown & Bigelow preliminary calendar illustration Pencil on tracing paper — Heritage Auctions
2013·10 The Song of Bernadette Oil on canvas — Heritage Auctions
2013·10 Four Ages of Love: Courting Couple, Brown & Bigelow preliminary calendar illustration Pencil on tracing paper — Heritage Auctions
2013·10 Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2013·07 The Family Doctor, The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration, April 12 Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2013·07 The Christmas Sleigh, Franklin Mint plate illustration study Pencil on vellum — Heritage Auctions
2013·06 Tom Sawyer 8 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2013·06 American Family 11 $1,000–$2,000 Bonhams
2013·06 Family tree $700–$900 Bonhams
2013·06 Saturday's People $600–$800 Bonhams
2013·06 The Aviary $500–$700 Bonhams
2013·06 Spring Flowers $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2013·06 Christmas Homecoming $600–$800 Bonhams
2013·06 After the Prom $700–$900 Bonhams
2013·06 School Days 4 $1,500–$2,000 Bonhams
2013·05 The Veterinarian $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2013·05 sport (man in fishing boat) $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2013·05 doc mellhorn and the pearly gates 'he was just a good doctor and he knew us inside out' $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2013·05 He's Going to be Taller than Dad $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2013·05 study for "construction crew (bulldozer and baseball game)" $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2013·05 couple's twenty-fifth wedding anniversary (couple in early motorcar) $250,000–$350,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 is it play for eyes too? (boy with model airplane) $600,000–$800,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 When the Doctor Treats Your Child $800,000–$1,200,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 Father and Boy: Hunting $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 Merrie Christmas: Couple Dancing under Mistletoe $150,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 Doctor and Doll $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 The Muscleman $600,000–$800,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 At the Barber $800–$1,000 Bonhams
2012·10 A Group of 4 Posters 5 $400–$600 Bonhams
2012·10 Fixing a Flat, study for The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 3 Charcoal pencil on tracing paper — Heritage Auctions
2012·10 The Long Shadow of Lincoln, study for story illustration, The Saturday Evening Post, February 10 Oil on gelatin silver photograph — Heritage Auctions
2012·10 Day in the Life of a Little Boy, study for The Saturday Evening Post cover, May 24 Pencil with highlights on board — Heritage Auctions
2012·10 Karachi, Pakistan, study for unused Pan American advertisement Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2012·10 Silhouette of William "Tommy" Thomas Ink on paper — Heritage Auctions
2012·10 The Scuffle, Dead End School book illustration Pen and watercolor on paper — Heritage Auctions
2012·10 Portrait of Edna E. Redding Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2012·10 Portrait of Arthur E. Redding Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2012·10 Astronauts on the Moon, unpublished LOOK magazine study Oil on board — Heritage Auctions
2012·09 is he coming? $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2012·06 A Suite of Fifteen Color Prints of Saturday Evening Post Covers. New York: Harry N. Abrams, [1972]. $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2012·05 war hero job hunting [welcome home hero] $150,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2012·05 Choir Boy Combing His Hair for Easter $150,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2012·05 Two Old Men and Dog: Swimming Hole $150,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2012·05 Father and Son $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2011·12 Housewife at Tea Break $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's

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