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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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UntitledPhillips · Nov 2025$14,290,000≈ £10,890,108≈ €12,337,046Sign up to see
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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
Rago Auctions · Nov 12, 2020
$12,500Sign up free to see

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
Rago Auctions · Nov 12, 2020
$35,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Fields II from the Fields suite, 1992, etching with aquatint in colors — Fields II from the Fields suite, 1992
Rago Auctions · Nov 12, 2020
$10,880Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1975, oil on canvas, diptych — Untitled, 1975
Phillips · Oct 20, 2020
£441,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Trees IV, 1992, Lithograph in colors, on two sheets of Rives BFK paper (as issued), the full sheets — Trees IV, 1992
Phillips · Jul 24, 2020
$22,500Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Flower I, from the Bedford Series, 1981, Lithograph in colors, on Arches 88 paper, with full margins — Flower I, from the Bedford Series, 1981
Phillips · Jul 24, 2020
$13,750Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1975, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1975
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020
$102,500Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Noël, 1961-1962, oil on canvas — Noël, 1961-1962
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020
$11,062,500Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled (for Galerie Jean Fournier et Cie.): two plates, 1969, Two lithographs in colours, on wove paper, with full margins — Untitled (for Galerie Jean Fournier et Cie.): two plates, 1969
Phillips · Jan 23, 2020
£750Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Bedford I, from Bedford Series, 1981, Lithograph in colors, on Arches 88 mould-made paper, with full margins — Bedford I, from Bedford Series, 1981
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019
$25,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Sunflowers II, 1992, Lithograph in colors, on two sheets of wove paper (as issued), the full sheets — Sunflowers II, 1992
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019
$106,250Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Sunflower III, 1972, Color etching and aquatint on paper — Sunflower III, 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2019
$5,938Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Arbres (Black, Yellow and Blue), 1991, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet — Arbres (Black, Yellow and Blue), 1991
Phillips · Apr 23, 2019
$4,750Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Arbres (Black and Yellow), 1992, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet — Arbres (Black and Yellow), 1992
Phillips · Apr 23, 2019
$5,250Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Little Weeds I, 1992, Etching and aquatint in colors, on three sheets of Rives BFK paper, the full sheets — Little Weeds I, 1992
Phillips · Apr 23, 2019
$11,875Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1949, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1949
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018
$118,750Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Tree II, 1992, Lithograph in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet — Tree II, 1992
Phillips · Oct 17, 2018
$11,250Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Poems, 1992, Eight lithographs in colors, on TGL handmade paper, with full margins, two folded (as issued), all with text by the poet Nathan Kern and contained in the original red cloth-covered portfolio with title page and colophon — Poems, 1992
Phillips · Oct 17, 2018
$7,500Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Perch and Twirl, 1973, oil on canvas — Perch and Twirl, 1973
Phillips · Oct 5, 2018
£3,129,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Tree I, 1992, Lithograph in Colors — Tree I, 1992
Clarke Auction Gallery · Aug 27, 2018
$3,400Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Champs, 1990, oil on canvas — Champs, 1990
Phillips · Jun 27, 2018
£3,189,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Hours, 1989, oil on canvas, diptych — Hours, 1989
Phillips · May 17, 2018
$2,775,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1964, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1964
Phillips · Nov 16, 2017
$3,615,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1951, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1951
Phillips · Nov 16, 2017
$3,015,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Fields IV, 1992-1993, Color etching, aquatint, and carborundum on white TGL handmade paper — Fields IV, 1992-1993
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 21, 2017
$8,750Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1958, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1958
Phillips · Nov 16, 2016
$370,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled — Untitled
Rago Auctions · Nov 5, 2016
$2,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Two works of art — Two works of art
Rago Auctions · Nov 5, 2016
$2,250Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Flower II, from the Bedford series, 1981, Lithograph in colors, on Arches 88 paper, the full sheet, — Flower II, from the Bedford series, 1981
Phillips · Apr 25, 2016
$2,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1975, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1975
Phillips · Nov 8, 2015
$1,925,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Arbres (Black and Yellow), 1991-92, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet, — Arbres (Black and Yellow), 1991-92
Phillips · Oct 26, 2015
$2,500Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Champs (Black, Gray and Green), 1991, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet, — Champs (Black, Gray and Green), 1991
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015
$4,375Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Sunflower I, 1972, Etching in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins, — Sunflower I, 1972
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015
$2,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Trees III, 1992, Lithograph in colors, on two sheets of Rives BFK paper, with full margins, — Trees III, 1992
Phillips · Apr 28, 2014
$32,500Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1992, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1992
Phillips · Nov 11, 2013
$749,000Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Arbres (black, yellow and blue), 1992, Lithograph in colours — Arbres (black, yellow and blue), 1992
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 24, 2010
€1,403Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, untitled, 1991, lithograph on paper — untitled, 1991
Wright · Feb 26, 2009
$1,125Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, untitled, 1991, lithograph on paper — untitled, 1991
Wright · Feb 26, 2009
$1,375Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, untitled, 1991, lithograph on paper — untitled, 1991
Wright · Feb 26, 2009
$829Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, untitled, 1991, lithograph on paper — untitled, 1991
Wright · Feb 26, 2009
$1,875Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, untitled, 1991, lithograph on paper — untitled, 1991
Wright · Feb 26, 2009
$1,212Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Komposition, Lithograph printed in colours — Komposition
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2001
€176Sign up free to see

Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1979, oil on canvas, diptych — Untitled, 1979
Phillips · Dec 7, 2020

Joan Mitchell, Sunflowers III, 1992, Lithograph in colors, on two sheets of Rives BFK paper (as issued), the full sheets — Sunflowers III, 1992
Phillips · Jul 24, 2020

Joan Mitchell, Arbres (Black and Yellow), 1991-92, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet — Arbres (Black and Yellow), 1991-92
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015

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