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Joan Nelson

American · b. 1958 · Painter, Printmaker

Joan Nelson is a visual artist who lives and works in upstate New York. For over three decades, Nelson has been making "epic and theatrical landscape paintings," borrowing from… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Joan Nelson, Bellini's The Transformation of Christ, 2005, oil, ink, encaustic, glitter and dry pigment on woodBellini's The Transformation of ChristPhillips · $6,192≈ £4,614≈ €5,275Sign up to see
  2. Joan Nelson, Untitled No. 341, 1992, oil on panelUntitled No. 341Phillips · $4,064≈ £3,320≈ €3,771Sign up to see
  3. Joan Nelson, Untitled, 1990, The complete set of five lithographs in colors with screenprinted glaze, on Rives paper, with full margins,UntitledPhillips · $4,000≈ £2,473≈ €3,138Sign up to see

Joan Nelson’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).

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Joan Nelson, Six works, lithograph in colors; lithograph with hand-painting; aquatint in colors with hard ground and soft ground etching and drypoint
Six works
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$1,664Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled, 1986, Lithograph with hand-applied acrylic varnish, on wove paper, with full margins
Untitled, 1986
Phillips · Apr 22, 2026
$581Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, A Collection of 10 Prints (C. pp. 324-328), 1990, 10 lithographs in colors, five with screenprint varnish, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
A Collection of 10 Prints (C. pp. 324-328), 1990
Phillips · Feb 2, 2026
$2,838Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled (River); Untitled (After Edward Hicks); and Untitled (Island) (C. p. 329), 1999-2000 & 1993-1997, Three lithographs in colors with screenprint varnish, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
Untitled (River); Untitled (After Edward Hicks); and Untitled (Island) (C. p. 329), 1999-2000 & 1993-1997
Phillips · Feb 2, 2026
$1,935Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled (#312), 1991, oil and wax on panel
Untitled (#312), 1991
Phillips · Dec 2, 2025
$3,354Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Bellini's The Transformation of Christ, 2005, oil, ink, encaustic, glitter and dry pigment on wood
Bellini's The Transformation of Christ, 2005
Phillips · Sep 25, 2025
$6,192Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Landscape, Painting
Landscape
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Mar 1, 2025
$2,560Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled #159, 1987, oil and wax on panel
Untitled #159, 1987
Rago Auctions · Dec 11, 2024
$2,772Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled (Landscape with Blue Sky and Clouds), acrylic on paper
Untitled (Landscape with Blue Sky and Clouds)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 20, 2024
$693Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled, 1986, The complete set of two lithographs in colors with acrylic varnish, on wove paper, the full sheets
Untitled, 1986
Phillips · Feb 15, 2024
$1,080Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled (#69), 1986, oil pigment and encaustic on board
Untitled (#69), 1986
Bonhams · Apr 12, 2023
$1,020Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled No. 341, 1992, oil on panel
Untitled No. 341, 1992
Phillips · Mar 21, 2023
$4,064Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled (#77)
Untitled (#77)
Rago Auctions · May 6, 2017
$2,500Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled, 1990, The complete set of five lithographs in colors with screenprinted glaze, on Rives paper, with full margins,
Untitled, 1990
Phillips · Oct 28, 2014
$4,000Sign up free to see
Joan Nelson, Untitled (#194), 1988, oil on panel
Untitled (#194), 1988
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021
Joan Nelson, Untitled (#423), 1995, acrylic, ink and oil on panel
Untitled (#423), 1995
Phillips · Sep 20, 2016
Joan Nelson, Untitled: Two Works, Color lithographs with acrylic
Untitled: Two Works
Sloans & Kenyon · Jan 26, 2013
Joan Nelson, Untitled: Two Works, Color lithographs with acrylic
Untitled: Two Works
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 15, 2012

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