American, 1882–1971
Rockwell Kent
282results on record
85%sell-through
$2,277median result (USD, incl. premium; 87% observed, 13% estimated from hammer)
$852,500record in our coverage
Drawn from 282 recorded results (249 sold · 33 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 87% observed, 13% 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 | 116 | 92% | $656 |
| painting | 29 | 87% | $108,000 |
| works on paper | 20 | 76% | $6,875 |
| other | 18 | 82% | $4,000 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | 50% | $692 |
Medium is recorded for 187 of 282 results (66%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Norman Rockwell Rockwell Kent Norman Rockwell
| Metric | Rockwell Kent | Norman Rockwell |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,277 | $21,250 |
| Record price | $852,500 | $46,085,000 |
| Results on record | 282 | 972 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Norman RockwellJoan MiróPablo PicassoMarc Chagall
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
84/ 100
- Sell-through85%
- Meets estimate75%
- Market depth282 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 | 96 | 89% | $506 | — |
| Bonhams | 70 | 80% | $2,650 | 1.14× |
| Sotheby's | 40 | 89% | $43,750 | 1.33× |
| Christie's | 30 | 86% | $82,250 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 28 | 96% | $2,176 | 1.10× |
| Wright | 6 | 67% | $938 | — |
| Rago | 4 | 75% | $1,386 | — |
| Lion & Unicorn | 1 | 100% | $100 | — |
| Locati LLC | 1 | 100% | $938 | 0.43× |
| Helmuth Stone Gallery | 1 | 100% | $156 | 0.33× |
| Marques dos Santos Leilões | 2 | 0% | — | — |
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 360 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 33 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2022·05 | The Lovers , 1928 | woodcut | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·03 | Sophia | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·03 | Farewell | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·03 | Starry Night | Woodcut on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·02 | Sophia | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·02 | Farewell | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·01 | The Oarsman | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | Farewell | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·12 | Sophia | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·12 | Adirondack Cabin , 1946 | lithograph | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·12 | Climbing the Bars | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·12 | The Rape Of Lucrece, from The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare book illustration | Lithograph in colors on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·12 | Prometheus | Engraving on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·12 | Collection of seven illustrated books: | $200–$300 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Sophia | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Farewell | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·10 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Farewell | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·10 | Sophia | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Study for Seagull , c. 1939 | graphite on paper | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·09 | Wine cooler and coaster | $100–$150 | Wright | |||
| 2021·09 | Bacchus cigarette box | $700–$900 | Wright | |||
| 2021·08 | Sophia | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Farewell | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | And Now Where | $3,000–$4,500 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2021·06 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891 Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Oarsman | Wood engraving on Japan paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·06 | Deep Water | Wood engraving on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·06 | Sea and Sky | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Oarsman | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Home Port | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | A Group of Lithographs | $700–$1,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Glory, Glory Hallelujah | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Lookout | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Hail and Farewell | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Godspeed | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·05 | Frozen Lake, Alaska | oil on canvas laid down on panel | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·05 | Starry Night | Wood engraving on Japan paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·03 | Over the Ultimate | $1,000–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·03 | Fair Wind | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·11 | Greenland Man image, 8 1/2 x 5 1/4in (21.6 x 13.3cm); sheet, 11 5/8 x 8 5/8in (29.5 x 21.9cm) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·10 | Communing with Nature , 1934 | lithograph | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·10 | Girl on a Cliff , 1930 | wood engraving | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·10 | Adirondack Cabin , 1946 | lithograph | $700–$900 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·10 | Sermilik Fjord , 1931 | color lithograph | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·10 | Merry Christmas , 1951 | lithograph | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·09 | Oarsman | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·08 | Group of Prints | lithograph | $700–$900 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·07 | Child and Star | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·07 | Night Flight | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·03 | southern exposure | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | campfire girl (northern exposure) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·08 | Christmas at Stonehenge | Photoengraving on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·05 | snow squalls | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | craigbeefin | $70,000–$100,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Fair Wind | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Marcus Jewelry advertisement | Ink and gouache on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·12 | Collection of seven illustrated books: | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·11 | Northern Night | Wood Engraving on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Frame of a Wigwam, Indian Bay, Breton Sound, Voyaging Southward From the Straight of Magellan interior illustration, October 15 | Ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | O Nature, Moby Dick or The Whale interior illustration | Ink on paper laid on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·09 | Wayside Madonna | Woodcut in colors on lightweight wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·03 | plantation in sao paolo (harvesting coffee) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | chapter lx heading for moby-dick | $2,000–$3,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | bacchus | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·12 | VOLTAIRE, JEAN-FRANÇOIS MARIE AROUET DE. 1694-1788. Candide. New York, Random House, 1928. | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·12 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Alaska Impression | oil on panel | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Alaska Impression | oil on panel | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Croquet Game | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Alaska Impression | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | America Give a Hand, To the Men of the Merchant Marine | Watercolor and pencil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·06 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·05 | Blue Day, Greenland | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Greenland (Spring) | Oil on canvas laid on panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·11 | Gray Day | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Alaska Impression (Resurrection Bay) | oil on panel | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | Iceberg; Sledge Dogs, Greenland | oil on canvas laid down on panel | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·10 | Couple on a Ship, The Lovers, for "College Humor" | $2,000–$3,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | Night Flight | $1,200–$1,600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | Science Explains the Fish Deluge, The American Weekly magazine interior illustration, October 28 | Gouache and watercolor on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·05 | Haycock Point, Strait of Magellan, October 18 | Ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·04 | Bittner and Galland, bookplate, June | Ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·09 | The Seven Ages of Man: Illustrated in Four Drawings. New York: Rockwell Kent, 1918. | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | 54 original drawings for illustrations of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. [1936] | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Straboy, Ireland 20 x 30in | $25,000–$35,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·05 | abandoned house, greenland (refuge hut) | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Untitled ("Asgaard," the farm of Sally and Rockwell Kent) | Oil on canvasboard | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·05 | Golden Fall | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·05 | Polar Expedition | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·04 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·12 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | American Steel Industry: American Railroads | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | "Indian", Study for a Cover Illustration in "Adventure" Magazine | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | Adirondack View | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | Monhegan Island | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | 2 Signed limited editions: | $100–$200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | 2 Signed limited editions: | $150–$200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·12 | Bacchus card/cigarette box, circa 1935 | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.