Rockwell Kent, Maine Coast

Rockwell Kent

1882–1971 · Painter, Printmaker

Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager. (Wikipedia)

174lots offered2003–2026years recorded92%sold (112)$875Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Tree Tops and Mountain PeaksCottone Auctions · $336,000≈ £259,720≈ €286,445Sign up to see
  2. Whitehead Monhegan by Rockwell Kent, oil on board, sold Jul 2026Whitehead MonheganCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $102,850≈ £77,192≈ €90,402Sign up to see
  3. Blackhead, Monhegan Island, Maine by Rockwell Kent, oil on board, sold Jul 2025Blackhead, Monhegan Island, MaineCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $102,850≈ £76,451≈ €87,726Sign up to see

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  1. - ''Adirondeck Cabin'' (Burne-Jones 140)- by Rockwell Kent, lithograph, 1946, offered Jun 2015
    - ''Adirondeck Cabin'' (Burne-Jones 140)-
    Lithograph
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · · Lot 291
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–1,600View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
  2. Bacchus card/cigarette box by Rockwell Kent, circa 1935, repousse hammered brass, wood, offered Dec 2013
    Bacchus card/cigarette box, circa 1935
    repousse hammered brass, wood · Panel
    height 1 1/2in (3.8cm); length 6 1/4in (15.8cm); depth 5 1/4in (13.3cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 1235
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Supplication by Rockwell Kent, Wood Engraving, offered Nov 2013
    Supplication
    Woodcut / linocut · Panel · ed. edition of 1500
    Image size 3.1 inches x 4.2 inches (8 x 11 cm) Sheet size 8.25 inches x 8.75 inches (21.5 x 22 cm)
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 646
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–750View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  4. Hail and Farewell by Rockwell Kent, Book plate from the wood engraving, offered Dec 2007
    Hail and Farewell
    Woodcut / linocut · Panel
    5 3/4 in. x 4 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 578
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $75–125View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  5. Parry Harbor, Looking South Oct by Rockwell Kent, 19”. Pencil drawing on paper shows sketch of hills along coast, offered Aug 2003
    Parry Harbor, Looking South Oct
    Drawing · Paper
    3-1/2” x 6-1/4”
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1592
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at James D. Julia ↗
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.

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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

  • lower right40
  • lower left3
  • upper right3
  • in the margin2
  • in the plate1
  • upper left1

Form

  • signed in pencil65
  • signed43
  • signed and dated5
  • stamped signature1
  • monogrammed1
  • Signed in pencil lower right Rockwell Kent Estate purchased Sheet Size: 9 — Troubadour, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jun 4, 2023
  • Signed in pencil lower right Rockwell Kent Estate purchased Sheet Size: 9 — Lucrece, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jun 4, 2023
  • Signed in pencil l.r., titled, dated and editioned "1/150" in pencil l.l — Big Baby (Greenland Mother), Barridoff Auctions, Apr 13, 2024

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About Rockwell Kent

In museum collections

  • Rockwell Kent, Portrait of the Mackinen ChildrenPortrait of the Mackinen Children, 1747
    National Gallery of Ireland · Public domain
  • Rockwell Kent, The Western FamilyThe Western Family, 1738
    National Gallery of Ireland · Public domain
  • Rockwell Kent, Illustration for The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de SeingaltIllustration for The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1925
    Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domain
  • Rockwell Kent, Down to the SeaDown to the Sea, 1910
    Brooklyn Museum · Public domain

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