Jasper Johns Acrylic Paintings: Auction Prices

American · 1930–2009

ArtSell has recorded 16 auction results for Jasper Johns acrylic paintings between 2006 and 2025, of which 13 sold (81% sell-through). Prices realised range from $11,875 to $504,000, with a median of $43,750 across 13 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $504,000 for “Gift of the Sea” at Phillips in 2021.

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All acrylic paintings results

The Explorer, 1996
Acrylic · Paper
41 3/8 x 29 1/2 in (105.1 x 74.9 cm)
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 236
$34,560≈ £26,458≈ €30,016Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
Dagwood Bumstead, 1996
Acrylic · Paper
41 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (104.8 x 74.9 cm)
Phillips · May 14, 2025 · Lot 149
$30,480≈ £22,873≈ €27,180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
Dreaming of her Shadow Lover, 1989
Acrylic · Paper
44 3/8 x 30 1/8 in. (112.7 x 76.5 cm)
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 198
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Who do you think you're kidding?, 1989
Acrylic · Paper
44 3/8 x 30 1/8 in. (112.7 x 76.5 cm)
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 197
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Baselitz Man, 1990
Acrylic · Paper
42 1/8 x 30 in. (107 x 76.2 cm)
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 196
$30,480≈ £24,063≈ €28,858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Miscegenation, 1975
Acrylic · Canvas
199.4 x 149.9 cm (78 1/2 x 59 in.)
Phillips · Dec 6, 2023 · Lot 17
£152,400≈ $191,872≈ €178,022Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
A Death of an Old Mulatta, 1991
Acrylic · Canvas
84 1/4 x 72 1/4 in. (214 x 183.5 cm)
Phillips · May 17, 2023 · Lot 15
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500,000–700,000View at Phillips ↗
Love Hate Relationship, 1989
Acrylic · Paper
42 1/2 x 30 in. (108 x 76.2 cm)
Phillips · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 157
$50,400≈ £42,346≈ €48,406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
Gift of the Sea, 1984
Acrylic · Canvas
83 7/8 x 72 in. (213 x 182.9 cm)
Phillips · Jun 23, 2021 · Lot 44
$504,000≈ £360,309≈ €421,722Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300,000–500,000View at Phillips ↗
The Monkey Wrench, 1993
Acrylic · Paper
41 1/2 x 59 in. (105.4 x 149.9 cm)
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020 · Lot 215
$50,000≈ £39,971≈ €44,303Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Popeye and Other Negroes in a Bar Fight, 1991
Acrylic · Paper
40 3/4 x 26 1/8 in. (103.5 x 66.4 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 13, 2019 · Lot 459
$43,750≈ £34,092≈ €39,751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
Knowledge of the Past is the Key to the Future: The Original, 1984
Acrylic · Canvas
84 x 72 in. (213.4 x 182.9 cm.)
Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 35
$400,000≈ £312,280≈ €357,047Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300,000–500,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (Red, Yellow, Blue), 1998
Acrylic · Paper
image 3 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (8.3 x 18.4 cm.) sheet 9 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (24.4 x 31.8 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 223
$212,500≈ £163,751≈ €188,120Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
Detectives Report: Unsolved Mystery, 1990
Acrylic · Paper
S. 42 x 29 7/8 in. (106.7 x 75.9 cm)
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015 · Lot 3
$18,750≈ £12,594≈ €17,523Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
Cheese, 1991
Acrylic · Canvas
16 h x 18 w in (41 x 46 cm)
Wright · Sep 26, 2013 · Lot 318
$11,875≈ £7,405≈ €8,797Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Wright ↗
(American b. 1925)
Acrylic · Canvas
91 x 115in (231 x 292cm)
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2006 · Lot 2077
$26,888≈ £14,888≈ €21,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗