# Michael Kenna - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T09:49:22.332Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 341
- Lots with prices: 250
- First auction date: 2001-01-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-01
- Median realised price: $1,000
- Price range: $20 to $13,750

## Market Takeaway
Michael Kenna shows deep auction liquidity with 332 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-25.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,100\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $700 and $2,040.
- 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: 45.1% (111 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 53.7% (132 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.2% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 22
- Previous 12 months sales: 25
- Recent 12 months median: $750
- Previous 12 months median: $1,625
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-25
- Days since latest sale: 24
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Heritage Auctions: 51 lots
- Bonhams: 47 lots
- Christie's: 41 lots
- Finarte: 23 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 15 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 14 lots
- Sotheby's: 13 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 9 lots
- STAIR: 7 lots
- Artcurial: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-28 | MICHAEL KENNA, GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, PHOTOGRAPH, SILVER PRINT | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-kenna-golden-gate-bridge-photograph-silver-print-1338-c-d3cbe7e3b4
2. 2026-04-01 | Michael Kenna \(1953\) \- Rocky Pier, Tsuada, Shikoku, Japan, 2001 | Finarte | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-kenna-1953-rocky-pier-tsuada-shikoku-japan-2001-111-c-6f4500ae5b
3. 2026-02-07 | Michael Kenna \(British b.1953\) Silver Gelatin Print, Pont des Arts, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-kenna-british-b-1953-silver-gelatin-print-pont-des-arts-signed-316-c-261f377382
4. 2026-01-25 | Michael Kenna \(1953\): Charles Bridge, Study 4, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1989, Printed 1990 | Santa Monica Auctions | $500
5. 2025-12-11 | Michael Kenna, Golden Gate Bridge, Study 9, San Francisco | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $700
6. 2025-12-11 | Michael Kenna, Fierce Wind, Shykushi, Honshu, Japan | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $600
7. 2025-12-11 | Michael Kenna, Mill Demolition, Huddersfield, Yorkshire | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $650
8. 2025-11-21 | Michael Kenna, Palm Trees, Anakena, Easter Island | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $800
9. 2025-11-21 | Michael Kenna, Stark Outlook, Kucharo Lake | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $550
10. 2025-11-21 | Michael Kenna, Temple Trees, Nara, Honshu, Japan | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $750
11. 2025-11-04 | Michael Kenna, White Cliffs and Tree, Odessa, Ukraine | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $850
12. 2025-11-04 | Michael Kenna, Bill Brandt, Snicket, Halifax, Yorkshire, England | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,300
13. 2025-09-26 | Michael Kenna \(English, b. 1953\), Tram Bridge, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Sloane Street Auctions | N/A
14. 2025-09-26 | Michael Kenna \(English, b. 1953\), Warehouses, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire | Sloane Street Auctions | £180
15. 2025-09-26 | Michael Kenna \(English, b. 1953\), Avonmouth Docks, Study 1 | Sloane Street Auctions | £180
16. 2025-09-25 | Michael Kenna, Chrysler Building, Study 2, New York, USA, silver print, 2006; printed 2007. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,651
17. 2025-09-25 | Michael Kenna, Brooklyn Bridge, Study I, N.Y.C., silver print, 2006; printed 2007. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,318
18. 2025-09-17 | Michael Kenna,  Mill Windows, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, 1983 Pont Louis Philippe, Paris, France, 1992 | Roseberys | £320
19. 2025-09-15 | Michael Kenna \(British 1953\). Totem tree, Pruhonice, Czechoslovakia, 1992/1993. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | N/A
20. 2025-08-14 | Signed by Michael Kenna | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-signed-by-michael-kenna-24-c-18e4186a4a
21. 2025-07-31 | Michael Kenna, Knight's Valley Vineyard, Napa Valley, California | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,100
22. 2025-07-08 | Michael Kenna \(English, b. 1953\), Avonmouth Docks, Study 1 | Sloane Street Auctions | N/A
23. 2025-07-08 | Michael Kenna \(English, b. 1953\), Warehouses, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire | Sloane Street Auctions | N/A
24. 2025-07-08 | Michael Kenna \(English, b. 1953\), Tram Bridge, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Sloane Street Auctions | N/A

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