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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| 2007·11 | Gary Cooper as "The Texan" | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Graduation | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Home Sweet Home | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | River Pilot | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Under the Mistletoe | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | boy with coke, fishing | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Parents | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | the common cold: let us spray | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | mother holding a platter with turkey | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | After Apple Picking | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Pretty Girl with Christmas Packages, Franklin Mint plate illustration study | ... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·06 | Pretty Girl with Christmas Packages, Franklin Mint plate illustration study | ... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·06 | Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train, Saturday Evening Post cover study,... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2007·06 | Portrait drawing of Joe Bentley | Graphite on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·05 | Boy Photographing Self-Portrait | oil on canvas | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Attic Memories | oil on canvas | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·03 | Portrait of Victor Clyde Forsythe | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | The Pasture | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | 'the celebrated jumping frogs of calaveras county' from the 'mark twain classics' series | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | the adventures of tom sawyer | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Portrait of Dottie Obanhein | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | The Newlyweds | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | 'the prince and the pauper' from the 'mark twain classics' series | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | The Little Mother (French Girl Washing Soldier's Ear) | $70,000–$100,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | study for 'the apothecary' | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | silhouette of a colonial lady (a new hairstyle) | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Back to Civvies | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | study for 'marble champion' | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | study for 'boy reading his sister's diary' | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | study for 'mermaid' | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | grandpa and me: raking leaves | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Portrait of Nehru | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Study for 'Boy and Father: Golf (Summer)' | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Travel Sketch | Mixed media on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | Saturday Evening Post cover study | Preliminary oil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | Mother and Child | Charcoal drawing on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | House on Spanish Steps | Lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | Settling In | Lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | Three Farmers | Lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | Cheering | Colored lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·09 | Happy New Year | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | mark twain, 'life on the 'mississippi' and 'tom sawyer, detective': a pair of drawings | $12,000–$16,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | 'father carving turkey' from the 'fondest memories' series | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | 'girl dressing up for halloween' for the 'joys of childhood' porcelain figurine series | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | two boys building a snowman | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Bread and Jelly | oil on canvas | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Boy with Two Dogs (Raleigh Rockwell Travels) | oil on canvas | $400,000–$600,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Barbershop Quartet | $125,000–$175,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Enjoyment | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Hoodlum Street | $700,000–$900,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | chained lightening- three times that gentle mustang bucked | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | boy on highdive | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Chained Lightening-The Boys Saw, Full Ahead of Them, A Perfect Human Profile | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Sketch of a Boy in a Shower, c. | Charcoal and colored pencil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·03 | Father and Son Tossing Ball | $20,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | 'boy riding scooter' and 'boy shooting marbles': a pair of drawings for the 'joys of childhood' porcelain figurine series | $25,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | 'the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county' and 'the prince and the pauper': a pair of drawings from the 'mark twain classics' series | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | 'the grindstone' and 'going for water': a pair of drawings for the 'robert frost' series | $20,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | 'doctor examining sick doll for little girl' and 'boy giving girl a valentine': a pair of drawings for the 'fondest memories' series | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Cousin Reginald Under the Mistletoe | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Portrait of Eugene Ormandy | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·11 | The Song of Bernadette | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·11 | The Senate Legislature or Congress | Ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·09 | 'time out' and 'hopscotch': a pair of drawings for the 'joys of childhood' series | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Man on the Moon | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | mark twain, 'life on the 'mississippi' and 'tom sawyer, detective': a pair of drawings | $12,000–$16,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | 'the big parade' and 'playing hookey': a pair of drawings for the 'fondest memories' series | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Study for Picasso vs. Sargent | $5,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | The Baseball Bat | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | robert frost, 'snowy evening' and 'mending wall': a pair of drawings | $18,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Sketch for Schenley's Cream of Kentucky Whiskey | pencil on paper laid down on board | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | His First Duck | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Original Illustration | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·05 | Catching the Big One | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·03 | two men in a rowboat | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | The Rewards of Patience (Man on Dock Fishing) | oil on canvas | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Grandpa's Christmas Visit (The Story of Christmas) | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Sick Puppy | oil on canvas | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Young Couple Looking at a Catalogue (The Engagement) | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | The Party After the Party (Grandmother and Grandaughter) | oil on canvas | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | boy walking on stilts & girl playing doctor with dog: a pair of drawings | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | the world of charles dickens | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | girl dressing up in mother's clothes & boy fishing: a pair of drawings | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·10 | Color Lithograph | First Smoke | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2004·10 | Freedom of the Press: Poor Richard's Almanac, c. | Oil on canvas 32in. x 27in. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2004·10 | Color Lithograph | The Medicine | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2004·10 | Color Lithograph | The Cave | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2004·10 | Color Lithograph | Sneaking Out | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2004·09 | Profile of a World War I Sailor | charcoal on paperboard | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·05 | washinton bicentennial | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | spirit of america | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | sprit of '76 | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Hot Mill | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·03 | The Seasons | pencil on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·12 | "Look, Mom--no cavities!" | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | The Choirboy | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Deer Santy Claus | oil on canvas laid down on board | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·05 | Echoes of Romance | 18k white gold | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·05 | Study for 'The Runaway' | oil on paper laid down on board | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·03 | Pollution | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
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