Rockwell Kent
American · 1882–1971 · Painter, Printmaker
Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Tree Tops and Mountain PeaksCottone Auctions · $336,000≈ £259,720≈ €286,445Sign up to see
Whitehead MonheganCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $102,850≈ £77,192≈ €90,402Sign up to see
Blackhead, Monhegan Island, MaineCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $102,850≈ £76,451≈ €87,726Sign up to see
Rockwell Kent’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 122 auction results for Rockwell Kent between 2003 and 2026, of which 112 sold (92%). A further 52 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $25Sign up free to see to $336kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $336kSign up free to see for Tree Tops and Mountain Peaks at Cottone Auctions in October 2020. The most common medium is lithographs (45 lots). Most results come from Rachel Davis Fine Arts (49), Barridoff Auctions (28) and Toomey & Co. (18).
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- $800≈ £604≈ €702Sign up free to see
- $600≈ £453≈ €526Sign up free to see
- $102,850≈ £77,192≈ €90,402Sign up free to see
- $6,050≈ £4,541≈ €5,318Sign up free to see
- The Lookout, 1930$1,408≈ £1,053≈ €1,234Sign up free to see
- Lone Cabin, 1926$550≈ £409≈ €470Sign up free to see
- $800≈ £595≈ €683Sign up free to see
- It's Me O Lord, 1934$1,000≈ £744≈ €854Sign up free to see
- Supplication (Notice of Exhibition), c. 1934$550≈ £409≈ €470Sign up free to see
- Climbing the Bars, 1928$500≈ £372≈ €427Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (52)
Lots by Rockwell Kent that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Rockwell Kent paintings (7)Rockwell Kent oil paintings (7)Rockwell Kent works on paper (12)Rockwell Kent drawings (9)Rockwell Kent prints (91)Rockwell Kent lithographs (45)Rockwell Kent woodcuts & linocuts (41)
Rockwell Kent: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Rockwell Kent at auction?
$336,000Sign up free to see, for Tree Tops and Mountain Peaks at Cottone Auctions (October 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Rockwell Kent?
The median sale price is $875Sign up free to see across 111 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Rockwell Kent have sold at auction?
112 of 122 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2026. 52 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Rockwell Kent?
Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Barridoff Auctions and Toomey & Co. account for the most recorded results. Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Barridoff Auctions · Toomey & Co.
Rockwell Kent signature
115 catalogued lots by Rockwell Kent record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (78% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed in pencil.
Placement
Form
Signed in pencil lower right Rockwell Kent Estate purchased Sheet Size: 9
— Troubadour, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jun 4, 2023Signed in pencil lower right Rockwell Kent Estate purchased Sheet Size: 9
— Lucrece, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jun 4, 2023Signed in pencil l.r., titled, dated and editioned "1/150" in pencil l.l
— Big Baby (Greenland Mother), Barridoff Auctions, Apr 13, 2024
About Rockwell Kent
In museum collections
Portrait of the Mackinen Children, 1747
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domainThe Western Family, 1738
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domainIllustration for The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1925
Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domainDown to the Sea, 1910
Brooklyn Museum · Public domain
