Al Held
American · 1928–2005 · Painter, Printmaker
Al Held was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Summer of the RockBonhams · $126,375≈ £109,425≈ €126,502Sign up to see
Cygnus IPhillips · $52,920≈ £39,816≈ €43,685Sign up to see
Florentine IVBonhams · $40,960≈ £30,611≈ €36,591Sign up to see
Al Held’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 85 auction results for Al Held between 2002 and 2026, of which 78 sold (92%). A further 9 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $350Sign up free to see to $126kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $126kSign up free to see for Summer of the Rock at Bonhams in September 2022. The most common medium is etchings (17 lots). Most results come from Rago Auctions (23), Phillips (19) and Wright (13).
85 results · page 1 of 3
- $500≈ £378≈ €436Sign up free to see
- Prime Moments IV, 1999$832≈ £621≈ €719Sign up free to see
- Magenta, 1990$2,048≈ £1,523≈ €1,763Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1968$635≈ £479≈ €553Sign up free to see
- $625≈ £466≈ €534Sign up free to see
- $1,188≈ £885≈ €1,014Sign up free to see
- $350≈ £261≈ €298Sign up free to see
- Ohne Titel, 1961CHF 7,500≈ $9,377≈ £6,939≈ €8,025Sign up free to see
- Ohne Titel, 1961CHF 6,000≈ $7,502≈ £5,552≈ €6,420Sign up free to see
- Scholes II, 1991$572≈ £424≈ €506Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (9)
Lots by Al Held that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Al Held: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Al Held at auction?
$126,375Sign up free to see, for Summer of the Rock at Bonhams (September 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Al Held?
The median sale price is $2kSign up free to see across 78 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Al Held have sold at auction?
78 of 85 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 9 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Al Held?
Rago Auctions, Phillips and Wright account for the most recorded results. Rago Auctions · Phillips · Wright
About Al Held
Al Held was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes occurred throughout his career, however, none of these occurred at the same time as any popular emerging style or acted against a particular art form. In the 1950s his style reflected the abstract expressionist tone and then transitioned to a geometric style in the 1960s. During the 1980s, there was a shift into painting that emphasized bright geometric space the deepness of which reflected infinity. From 1963 to 1980 he was a professor of art at Yale University.
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