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Joe Brainard

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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  1. Joe Brainard, Born to Lose, 1970, watercolor and pencil on paperBorn to LoseRago Auctions · $45,360≈ £37,512≈ €42,999Sign up to see
  2. Joe Brainard, Untitled (Nancy Landscape), 1968, mixed media collageUntitled (Nancy Landscape)Rago Auctions · $17,030≈ £13,546≈ €15,779Sign up to see
  3. Joe Brainard, Guess Where I Found This?!!, 1964, Mixed-media collage and ink on paperGuess 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).

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Joe Brainard, Untitled, 1965, ink on paper
Untitled, 1965
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 18, 2026
$4,864Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, White Flower / Blue Background, 1975, gouache on paper
White Flower / Blue Background, 1975
Rago Auctions · Sep 27, 2024
$2,489Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Self-Portrait, colored pencil on paper
Self-Portrait
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2024
$5,670Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled (Flower), 1976, mixed media collage on mat board
Untitled (Flower), 1976
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2024
$3,276Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Publications, fifteen, 1967-2017, bound printed paper
Publications, fifteen, 1967-2017
Wright · May 3, 2024
$567Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled (Moonscape), 1975, watercolor, gouache and collage on paper
Untitled (Moonscape), 1975
Rago Auctions · Mar 27, 2024
$3,780Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled, 1975, collage on matboard
Untitled, 1975
Rago Auctions · Dec 14, 2023
$4,410Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled, 1978, mixed media and collage on paper
Untitled, 1978
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$7,560Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled (Seated Nude), Unique mixed media drawing in colors, on wove paper, framed
Untitled (Seated Nude)
Phillips · Sep 6, 2023
$2,159Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled (Nancy Landscape), 1968, mixed media collage
Untitled (Nancy Landscape), 1968
Rago Auctions · Jun 13, 2023
$17,030Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Cockhead, 1970, pencil on paper
Cockhead, 1970
Wright · Apr 20, 2023
$1,638Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Born to Lose, 1970, watercolor and pencil on paper
Born to Lose, 1970
Rago Auctions · Mar 15, 2023
$45,360Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled, 1970, paper collage with watercolor
Untitled, 1970
Rago Auctions · May 20, 2020
$6,250Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Onion, 1975, mixed media collage on paper
Onion, 1975
Rago Auctions · May 20, 2020
$3,000Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled (Flowers), 1972, Graphite and ink on paper
Untitled (Flowers), 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 5, 2017
$2,125Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled (3), 1963-1975, Mixed-media collage on illustration board; pencil on paper collage
Untitled (3), 1963-1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$11,250Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Shadow Box, 1964, Mixed-media collage with assemblage
Shadow Box, 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$2,250Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Christ on Ham & Eggs, 1964, Mixed-media collage with assemblage in artist's frame
Christ on Ham & Eggs, 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$2,000Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Well, I Never Said it Was Spring, 1964, Mixed-media collage and ink on paper in artist's frame
Well, I Never Said it Was Spring, 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$2,250Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Is That The Height of Your Ambition Johnny?, 1964, Mixed-media collage and ink on paper in artist's frame
Is That The Height of Your Ambition Johnny?, 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$7,500Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Guess Where I Found This?!!, 1964, Mixed-media collage and ink on paper
Guess Where I Found This?!!, 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$11,250Sign up free to see
Bouquet, 1975
Brunk Auctions · Jan 15, 2016
$1,400Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Madonna, 1968, Mixed media on canvas
Madonna, 1968
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011
$6,875Sign up free to see
Joe Brainard, Untitled (nude), 1965, Unique ink and gouache drawing with collage, on wove paper
Untitled (nude), 1965
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026
Joe Brainard, Nude, 1967, gouache on paper
Nude, 1967
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 20, 2024

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