Rockwell Kent Auction Prices and Value Guide

Rockwell Kent auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 2,172 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Rockwell Kent auction prices: quick answer

Rockwell Kent auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Rockwell Kent
Source records
2,172
Market update
2026-02-06

Rockwell Kent market snapshot

Rockwell Kent shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,398 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 105 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (56.9% · 556 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (37.0% · 362 sales)
  • $10,000+ (6.1% · 60 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
105
Median shift vs prior year
+33.3%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-04

Artist context

About Rockwell Kent

Rockwell Kent portrait
Unidentified photographer (according to SI source) · Public domain · Source

Born

1882

Died

1971

Nationality

American

Also known as

Hogarth Jr., William Hogarth Jr.

Rockwell Kent (1882–1971) was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer whose career joined fine art with a substantial body of graphic and publishing work. Authority records identify him specifically as a painter, lithographer, wood engraver, and illustrator of books and magazines. His bibliography also reflects the travel and maritime side of his public life: volumes such as N by E, Voyaging Southward from the Strait of Magellan, and Salamina circulated with his own illustrations. Collectors therefore encounter Kent across several overlapping contexts—paintings, works on paper, individual prints, illustrated books, and other editioned material—rather than through a single medium. Museum and collection profiles at MoMA, the National Gallery of Art, the British Museum, and Art UK reinforce his established institutional identity. For appraisal purposes, this breadth makes exact object identification important: a painting, a print, and an illustrated publication should not be treated as interchangeable examples of his market.

PaintingLithographyWood engravingPrintmaking

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter Rockwell Kent paintings, lithographs, wood engravings, other prints, works on paper, book illustrations, magazine illustrations, and illustrated publications. His authority and bibliographic records document both fine-art production and extensive work as an author-illustrator. For editioned graphics, the specific technique, edition or impression details, paper, inscriptions, signature status, and condition should be recorded before selecting comparable sales.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's public index reports substantial auction activity for Rockwell Kent, with matched records covering paintings, works on paper, prints, and other categories. Appraisal should begin with genuinely comparable objects rather than an artist-wide median. Medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature, inscriptions, and edition information can all affect comparability. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and confidence in attribution also deserve scrutiny. A painting should be compared with similar paintings, while a lithograph or wood engraving should be assessed against examples from the same edition or closely related impressions when possible. Public results are reference points rather than price guarantees; reporting practices may differ, and private transactions, incomplete feeds, buyer premiums, or later attribution changes may not be fully reflected.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within Kent's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Recent public auction results for works comparable in medium, size, date, and subject
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Recent sale records

Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

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Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Rockwell Kent

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Rockwell Kent worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Rockwell Kent artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.