Jens Johannessen
Norwegian · b. 1934 · Painter, Sculptor
Jens Johannessen is a Norwegian painter and graphical artist. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
MaskenGrev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · NOK 1,100,000≈ $179,630≈ £110,965≈ €132,921Sign up to see
TrollhavenGrev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · NOK 550,000≈ $90,244≈ £48,128≈ €70,289Sign up to see
Det var en stjerne i mitt livGrev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · NOK 550,000≈ $87,318≈ £44,914≈ €66,417Sign up to see
Jens Johannessen’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).
Lots sold
92
of 92 offered · 1995–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 39 | 39 | 100% | $20.9kSign up | $7.1kSign up | $180kSign up |
| Oil | 39 | 39 | 100% | $20.9kSign up | $7.1kSign up | $180kSign up |
| Works on paper | 12 | 12 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $977Sign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 10 | 10 | 100% | $3kSign up | $977Sign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 39 | 39 | 100% | $927Sign up | $422Sign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 27 | 27 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $408Sign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 12 | 12 | 100% | $439Sign up | $460Sign up | $728Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $9.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $505Sign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $512Sign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $228Sign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $197Sign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $179Sign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $243Sign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $228Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $180kSign up |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $10kSign up |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $87.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | $460Sign up |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | $568Sign up |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $51.4kSign up |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |
| 1995 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |