Joseph Stella
American · 1877–1946 · Painter, Printmaker
Joseph Stella was an Italian-born American Futurist painter best known for his depictions of industrial America, especially his images of the Brooklyn Bridge. He is also… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
In the Garden of EdenWright · $21,240≈ £12,700≈ €18,497Sign up to see
Flowering Tropical CactusBonhams · $20,075≈ £15,476≈ €17,122Sign up to see
End of a DayRago Auctions · $18,750≈ £14,640≈ €16,993Sign up to see
Joseph Stella’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).
Price trend
5 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 | 22 | 18 | 82% | $5.8kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $21.2kSign up |
| Oil | 19 | 15 | 79% | $6.4kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $21.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 46 | 37 | 80% | $3.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $20.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 3 | 75% | $9kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $20.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 5 | 3 | 60% | $4.2kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 36 | 30 | 83% | $2.3kSign up | $2kSign up | $8.9kSign up |
| Other | 8 | 7 | 88% | $3.8kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $18.8kSign 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 | 4 | 3 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 | $775Sign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $12.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $3kSign up |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | $1.9kSign up |