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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| 2011·12 | Couple with Milkman | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·12 | Young Husband Checking Grocery List | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·12 | whispering sweepstakes: four paintings | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·12 | Boy and Shopkeeper: Taking Inventory | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·12 | Doctor Relaxing with Tea | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | "Max simply walked up that pier, pulling that fish through the water by main force." | on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Willie Gillis: Hometown News | oil on canvas | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Room for Two | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Mistletoe and a Milky Way | oil and pencil on paperboard | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Before the Date | charcoal on paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·05 | Study for Pittsfield Main Street | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·04 | Teddy Kollek | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·04 | Vinegar Bill | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·04 | man wiping his hands, scott paper towel advertisement | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·01 | The Peace Corps | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Study for "The Problem We All Live With" | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Girl Sick in Bed | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Dreamboats | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | The Fighting Gillises (Willie Gillis' Generations; Willie Gillis) | $700,000–$1,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Tom Sawyer (Schoolmaster Flogging Tom Sawyer) | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·09 | The Portraitist | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·09 | It's Never Too Late to Mend | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·08 | Hanging the Wreath, 1974, Franklin Mint silver plate illustration... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2010·05 | Her Hero | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | A Walk in the Country | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Portrait of a Woman in a Red Dress (Mrs. David Shapiro), c. 1960<... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2010·02 | Portrait of R. E. Roberson | Oil on canvasboard | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·02 | Jimmy -- the American Boy, c. | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·02 | There is Only One Reason, Roebling Corporation Steel Wire Rope ad, Fortun... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2009·12 | The Dough Boy and His Admirers | $125,000–$175,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | Under the Mistletoe | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | The Dugout | oil on canvas | $700,000–$1,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·12 | Good for Young and Old | oil on canvas | $500,000–$700,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | The Magnificent Ambersons, Anne Baxter movie poster | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2009·10 | The Magnificent Ambersons, Dolores Costello movie poster, circa 1... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2009·10 | The Magnificent Ambersons, Richard Bennett movie poster, circa 19... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2009·10 | At the Washroom -- What Makes a Company Good to Work For?, Scott Tissue p... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2009·09 | framed (study for saturday evening post cover, march 2, 1946) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | Cozy Rest Motel | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | Getting Directions | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | framed (study for saturday evening post cover, march 2, 1946) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·07 | Weighing In, Saturday Evening Post cover study | Mixed-med... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | Weighing In, Saturday Evening Post cover study | Oil on bo... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | The Newlyweds | Gouache on photograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | The American Contractor, John A. Roebling Corporation ad | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2009·05 | The Pharmacist | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Time to Retire: Boy and Dog | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Martha Washington: A Man's Wife, preliminary study | Oil... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·12 | Girl with Black Eye | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | Painting the Little House | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Boy and Dog: Boy Fishing | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Unexpected Catch, Saturday Evening Post cover study | Oil... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·10 | Xmas, Franklin Mint plate illustration study | Grap... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·09 | Home for Christmas | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | connecticut yankee in king arthur's court | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | Teenagers | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | the checker game | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | The Road Not Taken | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·06 | Two Old Men and Dog: Hunting, Brown & Bigelow: Four Seasons Cale... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2008·06 | Trimming the Tree and Bringing Home the Tree | Penci... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·06 | The Ferry Over, story illustration study for American Magazi... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2008·05 | Willie Gillis in Church | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Old Man and Boy: Halloween | $450,000–$650,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Four Sporting Boys: Golf | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Spirit of '76 | $45,000–$65,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | The Organ Grinder | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Four Sporting Boys: Baseball | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·03 | Portrait of an Indian Man | oil on paper | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·03 | Study for "The Spirit of '76" | oil on canvas | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·03 | Sketch for "The Scarlet Letter" | oil on board | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·03 | Dust of Snow | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·03 | Portrait of Richard Nixon | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·03 | a luxury that actually does you good: the aqua velva man | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·03 | Pudd'nhead Wilson | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·03 | Just Kids | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·03 | Boy Riding Stick Horse | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Picasso vs. Sargent, original postcard ink sketch of Pablo Picasso painting and... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·12 | Under the Mistletoe, 1971, two Franklin Mint silver plate illustration studies,... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·12 | Xmas, Franklin Mint plate illustration study, Group of 2, with signed letter | ... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·12 | Xmas Gifts Franklin Mint plate illustration study | Graphite on vellum | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·12 | Xmas Horse Franklin Mint plate illustration study | Graphite on vellum | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·12 | Waiting For Santa, Franklin Mint plate illustration study | Graphite on vellum... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·12 | 's Favorite Moments From Mark Twain: Life On the Mississippi, or... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·12 | Willie Gillis: New Year's Eve, 1943, original Saturday Evening Post cover p... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·12 | Hanging the Wreath,, 1974, Franklin Mint silver plate illustration study, with... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·12 | New England Church, Franklin Mint plate illustration study, with two signed let... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·12 | Painted Study for Portrait of Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist | Oil on canvas... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·12 | Time to Retire: Old Man with Shopping Basket, Fisk Tire Company, automobile tir... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·12 | Original advertising illustration | Mixed-media on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·12 | Father and Boy: Church, Brown & Bigelow: Four Seasons Calendar, Spring, 1961 <... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·11 | Extra Good Boys and Girls | oil on canvas | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | the checkup | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | christmas: santa reading mail | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | study for 'breaking home ties' | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | study for 'can't wait ' | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | of course there are a few well-organized souls (man eating breakfast on the run) | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Boy in Dining Car | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Four Ages of Love: Courting Couple | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Four Ages of Love: Flute Serenade | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Christmas in the Heart | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
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