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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| 2013·10 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·10 | VOLTAIRE, FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE. Candide. New York: Random House, 1928. | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·10 | The Seven Ages of Man: Illustrated in Four Drawings. New York: Rockwell Kent, 1918. | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·10 | alaska impression | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | yendegaia bay | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·02 | MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Greenland Courtship | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Child and Lamb | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Child and Star | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | tierra del fuego, south america [dome mountain] | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Susanna; Farewell; Beowulf and the Dragon 3 | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Child and Star | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Sophia; Eskimo Mother and Child 2 | $700–$900 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·10 | Farewell | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·09 | View at Asgaard | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Adirondack Farm, Summer | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | Funeral Pyre, from Beowulf | $700–$900 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·04 | Child | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | Adirondack Landscape | Oil on panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·11 | Three sheets of drawings | All three bear Monhegan studios stamp, 1907 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·11 | Four Sheets of Original Drawings | Pen and ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·11 | Three sheets of drawings | All three stamped with Monhegan Studios stamp, 1907. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·11 | Finished Drawing of a Man in Medieval Costume | Pen and ink with white gouache heightening on painted green laid paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | Night watch (Burne-Jones 34) | $1,317–$1,646 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·09 | the pier, monhegan island, maine | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | sunset over the sea | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | rocky coast, monhegan island, maine | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | houses, monhegan island, maine | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | Blue Bay | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | Beowulf : four prints (Burne-Jones 70, 72, 75, and 76) | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·07 | Good-Bye Day (B-J. 139) | lithograph, 1946, on wove paper (watermark | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·12 | Boy on a Cliff | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·11 | Greenland (Spring) | oil on canvas laid down on board | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Girl Jumping Rope | oil on board | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Picnic in the Pines, Asgaard | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | spring freshet (view of the au sable river) | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Greenlanders | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | The Matterhorn | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Nude Family in a Landscape, Newfoundland | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·11 | Ancient Elm | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Drawings by Rockwell Kent, A Portfolio of Prints | $12,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Fair Wind (Burne-Jones 83) | wood engraving, 1931, on | $1,800–$2,200 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·09 | Monhegan Island | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Man standing with arm on rock | pen and ink on paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·03 | Alaska | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Alaska Impression | oil on panel | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·05 | Ice, Sea and Rock | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | america's steel industry | $18,000–$24,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Save This Right Hand | $500–$700 | Wright | |||
| 2003·12 | blue day, greenland | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | cigar box | $700–$900 | Wright | |||
| 2003·04 | Dirty Deborah (Burne Jones 96) | and a braided gold, blue enamel and diamond-set gold chain with fob and tassels | $200–$300 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·05 | Merry Christmas | $600–$800 | Wright | |||
| 2000·11 | Calm | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Rocky Inlet, Monhegan | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Riding to Church on a Snowy Night | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Beowulf : Three Plates (Burne-Jones 72, 74-5) | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·07 | Couple under a Tree | $300–$400 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Summer, Greenland | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Bowsprit; and Fair Wind (Burne Jones 56; and 83) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
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