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).
Lots sold
23
of 25 offered · 2011–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 7 | 100% | $6.7kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $17kSign up |
| Mixed media | 7 | 7 | 100% | $6.7kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $17kSign up |
| Works on paper | 17 | 15 | 88% | $7.2kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $45.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $18.5kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $45.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 2 | 50% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $3.6kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $5.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $567Sign up | $567Sign up | $567Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $567Sign up | $567Sign up | $567Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.