Dona Nelson
American · b. 1947 · Painter
Dona Nelson is an American painter, best known for immersive, gestural, primarily abstract works employing unorthodox materials, processes and formats to disrupt conventional… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
BRIGHT (for Louise)Wright · $6,930≈ £5,721≈ €6,574Sign up to see
FloatPhillips · $5,805≈ £4,334≈ €5,052Sign up to see
Derelict Cold City NightBonhams · $2,560≈ £1,907≈ €2,199Sign up to see
Dona Nelson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 4 auction results for Dona Nelson between 2023 and 2026, of which 4 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $567Sign up free to see to $6.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $6.9kSign up free to see for BRIGHT (for Louise) at Wright in October 2023. Most results come from Wright (2), Phillips (1) and Bonhams (1).
4 results
- Float, 1991$5,805≈ £4,334≈ €5,052Sign up free to see
- Derelict Cold City Night, 1982$2,560≈ £1,907≈ €2,199Sign up free to see
- BRIGHT (for Louise), 2014$6,930≈ £5,721≈ €6,574Sign up free to see
- $567≈ £468≈ €538Sign up free to see
Dona Nelson: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Dona Nelson at auction?
$6,930Sign up free to see, for BRIGHT (for Louise) at Wright (October 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Dona Nelson?
The median sale price is $4.2kSign up free to see across 4 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Dona Nelson have sold at auction?
4 of 4 recorded lots sold between 2023 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Dona Nelson?
Wright, Phillips and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Wright · Phillips · Bonhams
About Dona Nelson
Dona Nelson is an American painter, best known for immersive, gestural, primarily abstract works employing unorthodox materials, processes and formats to disrupt conventional notions of painting and viewership. A 2014 New Yorker review observed, "Nelson gives notice that she will do anything, short of burning down her house to bully painting into freshly spluttering eloquence." Since 2002, long before it became a more common practice, Nelson has produced free-standing, double-sided paintings that create a more complex, conscious viewing experience. According to New York Times critic Roberta Smith, Nelson has dodged the burden of a "superficially consistent style," sustained by "an adventuresome emphasis on materials" and an athletic approach to process that builds on the work of Jackson Pollock. Writers in Art in America and Artforum credit her experimentation with influencing a younger generation of painters exploring unconventional techniques with renewed interest. Discussing one of Nelson's visceral, process-driven works, curator Klaus Kertess wrote, the paint-soaked "muslin is at once the tool, the medium, and the made."
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