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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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94lots offered2002–2026years recorded92%sold (78)$2kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Al Held, Summer of the Rock, 1978, oil on canvasSummer of the RockBonhams · $126,375≈ £109,425≈ €126,502Sign up to see
  2. Al Held, Cygnus I, 1989, acrylic on canvasCygnus IPhillips · $52,920≈ £39,816≈ €43,685Sign up to see
  3. Al Held, Florentine IV, 1980, acrylic on canvasFlorentine IVBonhams · $40,960≈ £30,611≈ €36,591Sign up to see

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Al Held, Untitled, lithograph, pencil
Untitled
Abell Auction Company · Jun 18, 2026
$500Sign up free to see
Al Held, Prime Moments IV, 1999, etching, aquatint, screenprint and lithograph in colors with hand-painting
Prime Moments IV, 1999
Rago Auctions · Jun 12, 2026
$832Sign up free to see
Al Held, Magenta, 1990, etching, aquatint and spitbite in colors on Somerset White
Magenta, 1990
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026
$2,048Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, 1968, screenprint in colors
Untitled, 1968
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$635Sign up free to see
Al Held, Scholes I, screenprint in colors on paper
Scholes I
Abell Auction Company · Jan 22, 2026
$625Sign up free to see
Al Held, Scholes II, screenprint in colors on paper
Scholes II
Abell Auction Company · Jan 22, 2026
$1,188Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, SCHOLES 11, Silkscreen, Edition 80,1992
Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 25, 2025
$350Sign up free to see
Al Held, Ohne Titel, 1961, Acrylic and Indian ink on thin, cream-coloured china paper
Ohne Titel, 1961
Kornfeld · Sep 11, 2025
CHF 7,500Sign up free to see
Al Held, Ohne Titel, 1961, Acrylic and Indian ink on thin, cream-coloured china paper
Ohne Titel, 1961
Kornfeld · Sep 11, 2025
CHF 6,000Sign up free to see
Al Held, Scholes II, 1991, screenprint in colors
Scholes II, 1991
Rago Auctions · May 23, 2025
$572Sign up free to see
Al Held, Stone Ridge 5, 1984, Etching And Aquatint on Wove Paper
Stone Ridge 5, 1984
DuMouchelles · May 16, 2025
$600Sign up free to see
Al Held, Stone Ridge 6, 1984, Etching And Aquatint on TH Saunders Wove Paper
Stone Ridge 6, 1984
DuMouchelles · May 16, 2025
$600Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, 1968, screenprint in colors
Untitled, 1968
Rago Auctions · Mar 14, 2025
$762Sign up free to see
Al Held, Indigo, 1990, Aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins
Indigo, 1990
Phillips · Feb 12, 2025
$1,651Sign up free to see
Al Held, Design for Cultural Showcase at the List Art Foundation, Screen Print on paper
Design for Cultural Showcase at the List Art Foundation
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 8, 2024
$400Sign up free to see
Al Held, Florentine IV, 1980, acrylic on canvas
Florentine IV, 1980
Bonhams · Sep 25, 2024
$40,960Sign up free to see
Al Held, Scholes I; and Scholes II, 1992, Two screenprints in colors, on Arches Cover paper, with full margins
Scholes I; and Scholes II, 1992
Phillips · Sep 4, 2024
$2,540Sign up free to see
Al Held, Putu, 1988, spit bite etching and aquatint in colors on Somerset
Putu, 1988
Wright · Aug 14, 2024
$1,638Sign up free to see
Al Held, Pradorama, 1991, lithograph in colors
Pradorama, 1991
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 15, 2024
$1,134Sign up free to see
Al Held, Out and In, 1987, aquatint in colors
Out and In, 1987
Wright · Apr 18, 2024
$2,016Sign up free to see
Al Held, Kyoto-Wa, 1985, woodcut in colors
Kyoto-Wa, 1985
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$1,260Sign up free to see
Al Held, Out and In, 1987, aquatint in colors
Out and In, 1987
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 1, 2023
$567Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, 1961, Acrylic on paper
Untitled, 1961
Kornfeld · Jun 15, 2023
CHF 10,000Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled (Cubes), 1969, Lithograph on strathmore paper
Untitled (Cubes), 1969
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 11, 2023
$350Sign up free to see
Al Held, Stone Ridge #4, 1983, etching in colors
Stone Ridge #4, 1983
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$875Sign up free to see
Al Held, Stone Ridge #6, 1984, etching in colors
Stone Ridge #6, 1984
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$1,625Sign up free to see
Al Held, Pachinko, 1989, woodcut in colors
Pachinko, 1989
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$1,250Sign up free to see
Al Held, Jewel of Dalmatia, 1991, lithograph in colors
Jewel of Dalmatia, 1991
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$1,063Sign up free to see
Al Held, Pradorama, 1991, lithograph in colors
Pradorama, 1991
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$1,250Sign up free to see
Al Held, Summer of the Rock, 1978, oil on canvas
Summer of the Rock, 1978
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022
$126,375Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled (Black Lines on White Paper), 1973, set of ten screenprints
Untitled (Black Lines on White Paper), 1973
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$8,125Sign up free to see
Al Held, Putu, 1988, spit bite etching and aquatint in colors on Somerset
Putu, 1988
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$1,625Sign up free to see
Al Held, Scholes I, 1991, screenprint in colors
Scholes I, 1991
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 12, 2022
$1,125Sign up free to see
Al Held, Stone Ridge 1, 1983, etching on paper
Stone Ridge 1, 1983
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022
$1,875Sign up free to see
Al Held, Pradorama, 1991, lithograph in colors
Pradorama, 1991
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022
$1,250Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, 1989, watercolor on paper
Untitled, 1989
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022
$10,000Sign up free to see
Al Held, Straits of Magellan, 1986, Etching, on Arches paper, with full margins
Straits of Magellan, 1986
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$2,772Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, 1975, graphite on paper
Untitled, 1975
Rago Auctions · Mar 30, 2022
$26,250Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled (Black lines on white paper), 1973, screenprint on ten sheets
Untitled (Black lines on white paper), 1973
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022
$10,625Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled (White lines on black paper), 1974, screenprint on ten sheets
Untitled (White lines on black paper), 1974
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022
$10,625Sign up free to see
Al Held, Jewel of Dalmatia, 1991, lithograph in colors
Jewel of Dalmatia, 1991
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022
$2,000Sign up free to see
Al Held, Kyoto-Wa, 1985, woodcut in colors
Kyoto-Wa, 1985
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021
$1,000Sign up free to see
Al Held, Padua I, 1980, oil on canvas
Padua I, 1980
Phillips · Nov 18, 2021
$40,320Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled (White lines on black paper), 1974, screenprint on ten sheets
Untitled (White lines on black paper), 1974
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$10,000Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled (Black lines on white paper), 1973, screenprint on ten sheets
Untitled (Black lines on white paper), 1973
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$10,000Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, offset lithograph in colors on Arches
Untitled
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$625Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, 1968, screenprint in colors
Untitled, 1968
Wright · Aug 11, 2021
$1,250Sign up free to see
Al Held, Untitled, c. 1958, acrylic on paper mounted to board
Untitled, c. 1958
Rago Auctions · May 19, 2021
$18,750Sign up free to see

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