Joan Semmel
American · b. 1932 · Painter, Printmaker
Joan Semmel is an American feminist painter and professor emeritus in painting. She is best known for her large-scale naturalistic nude self portraits as seen from her… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Portrait of RosemaryWright · $62,500≈ £51,087≈ €56,664Sign up to see
ComposicionPhillips · $38,700≈ £28,840≈ €32,967Sign up to see
Study on WhiteRago Auctions · $21,420≈ £16,011≈ €19,240Sign up to see
Joan Semmel’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).
Lots sold
7
of 7 offered · 2017–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 3 | 100% | $35.4kSign up | $38.7kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $50.6kSign up | $50.6kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $13.4kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $21.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.