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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  1. Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1957–1958, oil on canvasUntitledPhillips · $14,290,000≈ £10,890,108≈ €12,337,046Sign up to see
  2. Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1992, oil on canvasUntitledPhillips · $11,870,000≈ £8,820,688≈ €10,489,572Sign up to see
  3. Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1953, oil on canvasUntitledPhillips · $11,297,500≈ £8,496,916≈ €9,315,221Sign up to see

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  1. Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1964, oil on canvas
    Untitled, 1964
    Oil · Canvas
    76 7/8 x 45 in. (195.3 x 114.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 27
    $3,902,000≈ £2,789,534≈ €3,264,999Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500,000–3,500,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Joan Mitchell, Little Weeds II, 1992, etching with aquatint in colors on three sheets of paper
    Little Weeds II, 1992
    Etching · Paper
    9¼ h x 21 w in (23 x 53 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 317
    $20,000≈ £14,122≈ €16,377Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Joan Mitchell, Untitled (Blue Sky), 1959, Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins
    Untitled (Blue Sky), 1959
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 12/36
    I. 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm) S. 18 x 14 1/4 in. (45.7 x 36.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 179
    $12,600≈ £9,023≈ €10,456Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Joan Mitchell, Bedford III, from the Bedford Series (T. 365), 1981, Lithograph in colors, on Arches 88 mould-made paper, with full margins
    Bedford III, from the Bedford Series (T. 365), 1981
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 18/70
    I. 37 1/2 x 29 in. (95.3 x 73.7 cm) S. 42 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (108 x 82.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 180
    $20,160≈ £14,436≈ €16,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Joan Mitchell, Trees I, 1992, Monumental lithograph in colors, on two sheets of Rives BFK paper (as issued), the full sheets
    Trees I, 1992
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 28/34
    S. 56 1/2 x 82 1/4 in. (143.5 x 208.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    $27,720≈ £19,850≈ €23,002Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Joan Mitchell, Sunflower V, 1992, lithograph in colors
    Sunflower V, 1992
    Lithograph
    56½ h x 41 w in (144 x 104 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 307
    $37,500≈ £27,041≈ €31,095Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Joan Mitchell, Poems portfolio, 1992, lithographs in colors on TGL handmade paper
    Poems portfolio, 1992
    Lithograph · Paper
    21¼ h x 15⅞ w in (54 x 40 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 308
    $9,750≈ £7,031≈ €8,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1953, oil on canvas
    Untitled, 1953
    Oil · Canvas
    80 5/8 x 69 3/8 in. (204.8 x 176.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 24
    $11,297,500≈ £8,496,916≈ €9,315,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000,000–15,000,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Joan Mitchell, Sides of a River I from the Bedford series, 1981, lithograph in colors on Arches 88
    Sides of a River I from the Bedford series, 1981
    Lithograph · Paper
    42½ h x 32½ w in (108 x 83 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 381
    $12,500≈ £9,517≈ €10,601Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Joan Mitchell, Champs (Fields) from the Carnegie Hall Centennial Fine Art portfolio, 1990, lithograph in colors
    Champs (Fields) from the Carnegie Hall Centennial Fine Art portfolio, 1990
    Lithograph
    59½ h x 40 w in (151 x 102 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 383
    $35,000≈ £26,646≈ €29,684Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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About Joan Mitchell

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 New York School of artists in the 1950s. A native of Chicago, she is associated with the American abstract expressionist movement, even though she lived in France for much of her career.

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