Joe Tilson
British · 1928–2023 · Painter, Printmaker
Joseph Charles Tilson was a British visual artist and fellow of the Royal Academy. He was involved in the Pop Art movement in the 1960s; he made paintings, prints and… (Wikipedia)
Own a work by Joe Tilson? Get a free auction estimate →
1 work by Joe Tilson coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
Suicide by Fire, January 1969Galerie Kodl · CZK 252,000≈ $10,939≈ £8,654≈ €10,203Sign up to see
Jan Palach: Suicide by Fire, January 1969Galerie Kodl · CZK 240,000≈ $10,915≈ £8,186≈ €9,111Sign up to see
New York Decals 3 and 4; and Untitled (New York - Rockefeller Center)Phillips · £6,000≈ $8,677≈ €7,649Sign up to see
Joe Tilson’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).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
34 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 3 | 30% | $1.1kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 1 | 33% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 7 | 2 | 29% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 3 | 38% | $177Sign up | $156Sign up | $254Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $120Sign up | $120Sign up | $120Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 60 | 45 | 75% | $1.3kSign up | $516Sign up | $10.9kSign up |
| Etching | 13 | 11 | 85% | $948Sign up | $613Sign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Aquatint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $240Sign up | $261Sign up | $266Sign up |
| Screenprint | 43 | 30 | 70% | $1.6kSign up | $500Sign up | $10.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $291Sign up | $291Sign up | $291Sign up |
| Other | 33 | 4 | 12% | $1kSign up | $693Sign up | $2.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | $266Sign up |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | $576Sign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | $484Sign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | $989Sign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | $888Sign up |
| 2020 | 19 | 8 | $307Sign up |
| 2019 | 11 | 6 | $258Sign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | $375Sign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | $547Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $313Sign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $211Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $313Sign up |