Joan Brown
American · 1938–1990 · Painter
Joan Brown was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Berchard's BrandyBonhams · $167,000≈ £115,085≈ €145,154Sign up to see
Al Jolson's "Mammy" #2Bonhams · $144,000≈ £70,206≈ €98,267Sign up to see
Dancer with VeilBonhams · $87,500≈ £65,993≈ €74,247Sign up to see
Joan Brown’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).
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 13 | 13 | 100% | $64.3kSign up | $62.5kSign up | $167kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 9 | 100% | $74.7kSign up | $62.5kSign up | $167kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $28.9kSign up | $14.1kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 9 | 82% | $16.6kSign up | $11.5kSign up | $33kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.3kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.3kSign up | $8.3kSign up | $8.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 4 | 67% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.