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).
Lots sold
78
of 85 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
9 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | 5 | 83% | $55.1kSign up | $41kSign up | $126kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $83.3kSign up | $83.3kSign up | $126kSign up |
| Acrylic | 4 | 3 | 75% | $36.3kSign up | $41kSign up | $52.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 24 | 21 | 88% | $16.2kSign up | $13.8kSign up | $35kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 4 | 80% | $12.5kSign up | $11.9kSign up | $17.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $17.1kSign up | $10kSign up | $31.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 4 | 80% | $15.4kSign up | $14.7kSign up | $26.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 54 | 51 | 94% | $2.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Etching | 17 | 16 | 94% | $1.7kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Aquatint | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.6kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 10 | 9 | 90% | $1.4kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $4.7kSign up |
| Screenprint | 17 | 17 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | $734Sign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | $681Sign up |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $914Sign up |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | $10kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | $25kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $14.4kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $9.2kSign up |