Joseph Stella: career timeline

American · 1877–1946 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 22 of 81 lots (27% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Joseph Stella: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1890s	1	1	$5.8kSign up	Oil
1900s	1	1	$2kSign up	Drawing
1910s	3	2	$1.5kSign up	Drawing
1920s	8	6	$6.3kSign up	Drawing
1930s	2	2	$11.1kSign up	Drawing
1940s	6	5	$3.8kSign up	Drawing

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1890s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $5.8kSign up
Average: $5.8kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 14 in (46 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1898 The Spring Bonnet$5.8kSign up

1900s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $2kSign up
Average: $2kSign up
Typical size: 7.5 × 6 in (19 × 15 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1909 Bag Pipe Player$2kSign up

1910s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 5 in (21 × 13 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)

1920s 8 works

Sold: 6 of 8
Median: $6.3kSign up
Average: $6.4kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 10 in (37 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (3), Mixed media (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1920 White Gladiolus$4.4kSign up
c. 1920 American IndustryUnsold
c. 1920 Collage #20, Red Seal$7.5kSign up
c. 1920 GladiolasUnsold
c. 1920 untitled$5kSign up
c. 1924 Italian Shrine$6.9kSign up
c. 1925 Water Lily Blossom$8.9kSign up
1929 Vase Blanc$5.7kSign up · sold 2×

1930s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $11.1kSign up
Average: $11.1kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 14.5 in (46 × 37 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: —

1937 Hibiscus$2.1kSign up
c. 1938 Flowering Tropical Cactus$20.1kSign up

1940s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $3.8kSign up
Average: $5.3kSign up
Typical size: 22.5 × 15.5 in (57 × 40 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (4), Pastel (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (3), Figures & portraits (1)

1940 Study for Golden FallUnsold
1943 Floral Still Life$3.6kSign up
1943 Lotus Flower$5.9kSign up
1944 Still Life with Zucchini$3.8kSign up
1944 Portrait of Clara Fasano, 1944$9.5kSign up
1944 Eggplant$3.8kSign up

Creation date not recorded

58 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 12 works

Sold: 10 of 12
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $4.1kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 10 in (31 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (6), Oil (3), Watercolor (2)
Subjects: Landscapes (4), Figures & portraits (2), Birds (1)

sold 2003 In the Garden of Eden$21.2kSign up
sold 2003 Landscape with Smokestack$3.5kSign up
sold 2003 untitled (View Through the Valley)$5.6kSign up
sold 2003 Tree With Bird$2.1kSign up
sold 2003 Green Forest$1.8kSign up
sold 2003 untitled (Woman Reading)$354Sign up

Show 6 more (2000s)

sold 2003 Study (Woman's Profile)$644Sign up
sold 2004 untitled (Luncheon by the Sea)$1.4kSign up
sold 2004 Tree Study$944Sign up
sold 2006 A Leaf with Flowers$3kSign up
sold 2008 PoppiesUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2009 WaterliliesUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2010s 15 works

Sold: 12 of 15
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $4kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 11 in (26 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Other (6), Oil (5), Drawing (3)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (3), Figures & portraits (1), Birds (1)

sold 2010 Red Tulips in Blue Vase$6.7kSign up
sold 2010 House in BarbadosUnsold
sold 2011 House in BarbadosUnsold
sold 2015 J. Stella$3.2kSign up
sold 2015 J.S.Unsold
sold 2017 Untitled (Sketch of a Woman)$1.4kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2017 Marguerites and Wild Flowers$2.5kSign up
sold 2017 Two works of art$1.3kSign up
sold 2017 Smokestacks$2.2kSign up
sold 2018 Still Life with Peaches$4.8kSign up
sold 2018 Red and Green Parrot Tulip$4.1kSign up
sold 2018 Tabletop Still Life with Oranges and Jug$700Sign up

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 31 works

Sold: 23 of 31
Median: $850Sign up
Average: $2.6kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 10 in (26 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (16), Oil (9), Other (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (6), Flowers & still life (4), Landscapes (3)

sold 2020 Church at Nighttime with Starry Sky$10.2kSign up
sold 2020 Seated Man #41$150Sign up
sold 2020 Modernist Landscape$3.3kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$315Sign up
sold 2021 UntitledResult not published
sold 2021 UntitledResult not published

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2022 UntitledResult not published
sold 2022 Paris Cityscape$12.1kSign up
sold 2022 UntitledResult not published
sold 2022 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 Two Drawings$800Sign up
sold 2023 Portrait in Profile$1kSign up

…and 19 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Joseph Stella auction results →