Joan Mitchell
American · 1925–1992 · Painter, Printmaker
Joan Mitchell was an American artist who worked primarily in painting and printmaking, and also used pastel and made other works on paper. She was an active participant in the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledPhillips · $14,290,000≈ £10,890,108≈ €12,337,046Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $11,870,000≈ £8,820,688≈ €10,489,572Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $11,297,500≈ £8,496,916≈ €9,315,221Sign up to see
Joan Mitchell’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).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
3 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 | 29 | 28 | 97% | $3.6MSign up | $2.4MSign up | $14MSign up |
| Oil | 28 | 27 | 96% | $3.7MSign up | $2.8MSign up | $14MSign up |
| Tempera | 1 | 1 | 100% | $27.9kSign up | $27.9kSign up | $27.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 61 | 59 | 97% | $18.2kSign up | $9.8kSign up | $106kSign up |
| Etching | 13 | 13 | 100% | $10.6kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $21.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 47 | 45 | 96% | $20.5kSign up | $9.8kSign up | $106kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $12.6kSign up | $12.6kSign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $4.1kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $3.4MSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | $17.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | $28.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | $18.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $66.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $27.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 | $28.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | $119kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $3MSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $749kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $157Sign up |