Joel-Peter Witkin

Joel-Peter Witkin

American · b. 1939 · Photographer

Joel-Peter Witkin is an American photographer who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work often deals with themes such as death, corpses, often featuring ornately decorated… (Wikipedia)

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81lots offered2010–2026years recorded71%sold (54)$3.2kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Joel-Peter Witkin, La Giovanissima, Gelatin silver print tonedLa GiovanissimaLempertz · €13,420≈ $17,364≈ £11,500Sign up to see
  2. Joel-Peter Witkin, Le Baiser (The Kiss), 1982, bromoil gelatin silver printLe Baiser (The Kiss)Wright · $15,120≈ £12,266≈ €13,900Sign up to see
  3. Joel-Peter Witkin, Studio of the Painter, Courbet, Paris, 1990, Gelatin silver printStudio of the Painter, Courbet, ParisPhillips · $15,000≈ £9,235≈ €11,067Sign up to see

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  1. Joel-Peter Witkin, Harvest; Helena Fourment; Man Without Legs; Portrait of Nan; Ragazzo con quattro Braccia; The Result of War: The Cornucopian Dog; and Venus, Pan and Time, 1985, Seven photogravures, on Arches paper, with full margins
    Harvest; Helena Fourment; Man Without Legs; Portrait of Nan; Ragazzo con quattro Braccia; The Result of War: The Cornucopian Dog; and Venus, Pan and Time, 1985
    Etching · Paper
    all I. 12 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (30.8 x 30.8 cm) all S. 22 x 19 1/2 in. (55.9 x 49.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 256
    $3,048≈ £2,298≈ €2,684Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Joel-Peter Witkin, One Plate, from The Bone House, 1998, Etching on wove paper
    One Plate, from The Bone House, 1998
    Etching · Paper · ed. 36/250
    8 x 6in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3137A
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
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Lots by Joel-Peter Witkin that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Joel-Peter Witkin photographs (73)

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