# Al Held - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T16:15:24.568Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 314
- Lots with prices: 219
- First auction date: 2001-05-16
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-22
- Median realised price: $3,750
- Price range: $270 to $312,500

## Market Takeaway
Al Held shows deep auction liquidity with 314 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 25 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $900 and $18,900.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 26.9% (59 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37% (81 sales)
- $10,000\+: 36.1% (79 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 25
- Previous 12 months sales: 27
- Recent 12 months median: $700
- Previous 12 months median: $900
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-22
- Days since latest sale: 27
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 80 lots
- RoGallery: 39 lots
- Sotheby's: 22 lots
- Bonhams: 20 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 18 lots
- Artimore Auctions: 12 lots
- Hindman: 9 lots
- Wright: 9 lots
- DuMouchelles: 8 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 7 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-22 | Al Held, 1928\-2005, Scholes II | Abell Auction | $950
2. 2026-01-22 | Al Held, 1928\-2005, Scholes I | Abell Auction | $500
3. 2025-12-05 | Al Held, Kyoto\-Wa | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
4. 2025-10-12 | AL HELD "SCHOLES II" SCREENPRINT ON PAPER | Bradford's | $700
5. 2025-10-12 | AL HELD "SCHOLES I" SCREENPRINT ON PAPER | Bradford's | $700
6. 2025-09-30 | AL HELD \(1928\-2005\). Untitled. acrylic on paper mounted on Masonite44 ½ x 2 | Christie's | $53,340
7. 2025-09-25 | Al Held \(American 1928 \- 2005\) | Clarke Auction Gallery | $350
8. 2025-09-10 | Al Held 1983 color etching Stone Ridge 4 | Concept Art Gallery | $850
9. 2025-09-10 | Al Held 1983 color etching Stone Ridge 3 | Concept Art Gallery | $950
10. 2025-09-03 | Al Held, Jewel of Dalmatia | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | N/A
11. 2025-08-19 | Al Held \(American, 1928–2005\) Umbria IV, 1992 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $6,000
12. 2025-07-17 | AL HELD \(1928\-2005\). Indigo. Image: 35 ½ x 44 ¾ in. \(901 x 1135 mm.\)Sheet: | Christie's | $1,890
13. 2025-07-13 | AL HELD "PRIME MOMENTS II" SERIGRAPH | District Auction | $550
14. 2025-06-14 | AL HELD – OHNE TITEL | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | N/A
15. 2025-06-04 | AL HELD, 'STONE RIDGE 1' ETCHING, 1983 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $600
16. 2025-05-24 | Al HELD: "Straits of Magellan". | Armstrong Fine Art | N/A
17. 2025-05-23 | Al Held, Scholes II | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $450
18. 2025-05-22 | AL HELD \(1928 \- 2005, AMERICAN\) Untitled \(\#344\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,250
19. 2025-05-16 | Al Held \(American, 1928\-2005\) Etching And Aquatint on TH Saunders Wove Paper, 1984, 'Stone Ridge 6' H 26.5" W 39" | DuMouchelles | $600
20. 2025-05-16 | Al Held \(American, 1928\-2005\) Etching And Aquatint on Wove Paper 1984, 'Stone Ridge 5' H 26.5" W 39" | DuMouchelles | $600
21. 2025-05-13 | Al Held \(Amercican, 1928\-2005\) Fathom Mark XIX, 1989 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $35,000
22. 2025-04-01 | AL HELD | Schuler Auktionen | N/A
23. 2025-03-19 | AL HELD | Schuler Auktionen | N/A
24. 2025-03-08 | AL HELD, SCHOLES II, SCREENPRINT | RoGallery | N/A

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