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American · 1925–1992 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 93 of 96 lots (97% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Joan Mitchell: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s33$66kSign upOil
1950s99$826kSign upOil
1960s1111$1.1kSign upLithograph
1970s1713$103kSign upOil
1980s1111$20.2kSign upLithograph
1990s4140$17.6kSign upLithograph

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1940s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$66kSign up
Average
$78.4kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 28 in (73 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3)
Subjects
—

1950s 9 works

Sold
9 of 9
Median
$826kSign up
Average
$4.3MSign up
Typical size
21 × 21.5 in (53 × 54 cm)
Mediums
Oil (7), Tempera (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
—

1960s 11 works

Sold
11 of 11
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$1.8MSign up
Typical size
17 × 23 in (43 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (7), Oil (4)
Subjects
—

1970s 17 works

Sold
13 of 17
Median
$103kSign up
Average
$873kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 22 in (42 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Oil (8), Etching (6), Lithograph (3)
Subjects
Abstract (2)
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1980s 11 works

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11 of 11
Median
$20.2kSign up
Average
$1.2MSign up
Typical size
42.5 × 32.5 in (108 × 83 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (7), Oil (3), Other (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (3), Rivers & marshes (1)

1990s 41 works

Sold
40 of 41
Median
$17.6kSign up
Average
$444kSign up
Typical size
30 × 22 in (76 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (31), Etching (7), Oil (3)
Subjects
Landscapes (14)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

3 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$157Sign up
Average
$157Sign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Lithograph (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$2.1kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (2)
Subjects
—

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Joan Mitchell auction results →