What is a Joan Mitchell print worth?
1925–1992 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 90 works by Joan Mitchell with a published auction price sold between $4,166Sign up free to see and $307,188Sign up free to see, and the median is $20,080Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $9,750Sign up free to see across 59 sales. In the last five years the median was $31,610Sign up free to see across 40 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Joan Mitchell prices by medium
- Auction results
- 93
- Sold rate
- 97%
- Active at auction
- 2001–2026
- Median price
- $20.1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $14MSign up free to see Untitled, Phillips, Nov 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 59 | $2k–$21kSign up free to see | $9.8kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 28 | $569k–$4.1MSign up free to see | $2.4MSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (58), Rago Auctions (17), Wright (8)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $9.9k–$60.1kSign up free to see | $17.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 34 | $3.5k–$26.4kSign up free to see | $11.6kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 25 | $2.5k–$61kSign up free to see | $13.8kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 22 | $83.5k–$4.2MSign up free to see | $3.2MSign up free to see |
Recent Joan Mitchell sales
- Weeds III, etching and aquatint on paper — $21,930Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 21, 2026
- Plain, oil on canvas, diptych — $6,850,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 19, 2026
- Little Weeds I, etching and aquatint in colors on three sheets of Rives BFK — $17,780Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 16, 2025
- Smoke (16 works) — $4,096Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 25, 2025
- Untitled, oil on canvas — $14,290,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 19, 2025
- Untitled, tempera on acetate — $27,940Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 12, 2025
- Untitled, oil on canvas — $66,040Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Sep 26, 2025
- Sunflowers III, Monumental lithograph in colors, on two sheets of Rives BFK paper, the full shee — $60,960Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 16, 2025
Questions about Joan Mitchell prices
What is a Joan Mitchell print worth?
Based on 90 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Joan Mitchell have sold for a median of $20,080, and half of them sold between $4,166 and $307,188. For prints alone the median is $9,750 (59 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Joan Mitchell sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $14,290,000 for “Untitled” at Phillips in November 2025.
Which Joan Mitchell medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $2,350,000 (28 sales).
How often do Joan Mitchell works sell at auction?
97% of the 93 lots recorded between 2001 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Joan Mitchell print?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Of the 93 lots by Joan Mitchell recorded at auction between 2001 and 2026, 90 found a buyer (97%).
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