Joe Brainard
American · 1942–1994 · Painter, Printmaker
Joe Brainard was an American artist and writer associated with the New York School. His prodigious and innovative body of work included assemblages, collages, drawing, and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Born to LoseRago Auctions · $45,360≈ £37,512≈ €42,999Sign up to see
Untitled (Nancy Landscape)Rago Auctions · $17,030≈ £13,546≈ €15,779Sign up to see
Guess Where I Found This?!!Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $11,250≈ £7,983≈ €10,203Sign up to see
Joe Brainard’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).
ArtSell has recorded 25 auction results for Joe Brainard between 2011 and 2026, of which 23 sold (92%). Recorded sale prices range from $567Sign up free to see to $45.4kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $45.4kSign up free to see for Born to Lose at Rago Auctions in March 2023. The most common medium is mixed media (7 lots). Most results come from Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10), Rago Auctions (9) and Wright (3).
25 results
- Untitled, 1965$4,864≈ £3,677≈ €4,244Sign up free to see
- $2,489≈ £1,859≈ €2,231Sign up free to see
- $5,670≈ £4,449≈ €5,284Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Flower), 1976$3,276≈ £2,571≈ €3,053Sign up free to see
- Publications, fifteen, 1967-2017$567≈ £452≈ €528Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Moonscape), 1975$3,780≈ £2,997≈ €3,495Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1975$4,410≈ £3,472≈ €4,039Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1978$7,560≈ £6,241≈ €7,172Sign up free to see
- $2,159≈ £1,718≈ €2,009Sign up free to see
- $17,030≈ £13,546≈ €15,779Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard paintings (7)Joe Brainard mixed media (7)Joe Brainard works on paper (17)Joe Brainard watercolors (3)Joe Brainard gouaches (4)Joe Brainard drawings (4)
Joe Brainard: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Joe Brainard at auction?
$45,360Sign up free to see, for Born to Lose at Rago Auctions (March 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Joe Brainard?
The median sale price is $3.8kSign up free to see across 23 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Joe Brainard have sold at auction?
23 of 25 recorded lots sold between 2011 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Joe Brainard?
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Rago Auctions and Wright account for the most recorded results. Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Rago Auctions · Wright
About Joe Brainard
Joe Brainard was an American artist and writer associated with the New York School. His prodigious and innovative body of work included assemblages, collages, drawing, and painting, as well as designs for book and album covers, theatrical sets and costumes. In particular, Brainard broke new ground in using comics as a poetic medium in his collaborations with other New York School poets. He is best known for his memoir I Remember, of which Paul Auster said: "It is ... one of the few totally original books I have ever read."
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