# Rudolph Hess - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-03T08:41:28.375Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 22
- Lots with prices: 12
- First auction date: 2016-08-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-18
- Median realised price: $650
- Price range: $75 to $1,000

## Market Takeaway
Rudolph Hess has 22 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($650\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($175 to $850\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 83.3% (10 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 16.7% (2 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-18
- Days since latest sale: 105
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Valkyrie Historical Auctions: 5 lots
- Alexander Historical Auctions LLC: 4 lots
- Four Seasons Auction Gallery: 4 lots
- Akiba Galleries: 2 lots
- Clark's Auction Company: 2 lots
- Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers: 2 lots
- Clars Auctions: 1 lots
- Fairhill Auction LLC: 1 lots
- Henry's Auktionshaus: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-18 | Rudolf Hess Original Nude Charcoal | Four Seasons Auction Gallery | N/A
2. 2025-10-05 | Rudolf Hess Original Nude Charcoal | Four Seasons Auction Gallery | N/A
3. 2025-07-13 | Rudolf Hess Original Nude Charcoal | Four Seasons Auction Gallery | N/A
4. 2025-04-06 | Rudolf Hess Original Nude Charcoal | Four Seasons Auction Gallery | N/A
5. 2024-02-29 | RUDOLF HESS | Fairhill Auction LLC | $80
6. 2023-07-01 | Rudolf Hess Signed NS Frauenschaft ID with Membership Badges | Valkyrie Historical Auctions | $850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rudolf-hess-signed-ns-frauenschaft-id-with-membership-badges-1186-c-2c44f3cbf7
7. 2023-07-01 | Rudolf Hess Signed Book “Mit Hitler im Westen” | Valkyrie Historical Auctions | $975
8. 2023-04-23 | Rudolf Hess Signed NS Frauenschaft ID with Membership Badges | Valkyrie Historical Auctions | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rudolf-hess-signed-ns-frauenschaft-id-with-membership-badges-1482-c-91d4fe6968
9. 2023-01-25 | RUDOLF HESS | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $1,000
10. 2023-01-25 | RUDOLF HESS | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $650
11. 2022-05-14 | RUDOLF HESS \(AMERICAN, 1903\-1986\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $175
12. 2022-01-15 | RUDOLPH HESS \(AMERICAN, 1903\-1986\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $225
13. 2021-12-29 | Rudolf Hess, dated 1925, procession probably in front of | Henry's Auktionshaus | N/A
14. 2021-06-13 | Rudolf Hess Signed Christmas Greeting Card | Valkyrie Historical Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rudolf-hess-signed-christmas-greeting-card-771-c-cd94ddcb9e
15. 2021-06-13 | Rudolf Hess Signed Postcard | Valkyrie Historical Auctions | $850
16. 2021-02-08 | \(RUDOLF HESS\) | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $300
17. 2019-11-19 | RUDOLF HESS | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $700
18. 2019-05-14 | Rudolf Hess, Study of a Woman, Charcoal on Paper, California | Clark's Auction Company | N/A
19. 2019-04-28 | Rudolf Hess, Study of a Woman, Charcoal on Paper, California | Clark's Auction Company | N/A
20. 2019-01-16 | Rudolf Hess \(American. 1903\-1986\) Painting | Akiba Galleries | N/A
21. 2018-11-14 | Rudolf Hess \(American. 1903\-1986\) Painting | Akiba Galleries | N/A
22. 2016-08-13 | Rudolph Hess \(American, 20th century\), Farm in the Foothills, 1924, oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and dated verso, overa... | Clars Auctions | $75

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