Joseph Yaeger

b. 1986 · Painter

Josepph Yaeger is an American painter who completed his academic art education in England. He is known for working solely in the medium of watercolor on.heavily gessoed canvas… (Wikipedia)

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15auction results2024–2026years recorded93%sold (14)$65.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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There is a light and it always goes outPhillips · May 2026$477,300≈ £356,008≈ €410,757Sign up to see
Sphinx without a secretPhillips · Oct 2024£203,200≈ $265,440≈ €242,810Sign up to see
Tyranny of the rationalPhillips · Mar 2026£135,450≈ $180,988≈ €155,783Sign up to see

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ArtSell has recorded 15 auction results for Joseph Yaeger between 2024 and 2026, of which 14 sold (93%). Recorded sale prices range from $16.4kSign up free to see to $477kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $477kSign up free to see for There is a light and it always goes out at Phillips in May 2026. The most common medium is watercolors (15 lots). Results come from Phillips (15).

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Ellipsis, 2021
Watercolor · Canvas
20 1/8 x 24 1/8 in. (51.1 x 61.3 cm)
Phillips · May 21, 2026 · Lot 305
$51,600≈ £38,450≈ €44,487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
There is a light and it always goes out, 2021
Watercolor · Linen
55 1/8 x 41 3/4 in. (140 x 106 cm)
Phillips · May 19, 2026 · Lot 37
$477,300≈ £356,008≈ €410,757Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
Interlocutor, 2023
Watercolor · Linen
41 x 30.5 cm. (16 1/8 x 12 in.)
Phillips · Mar 29, 2026 · Lot 3
HK$541,800≈ $69,161≈ £52,075≈ €60,051Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
Thanks, Democritus, 2020
Watercolor · Linen
51.5 x 41.4 cm (20 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Mar 7, 2026 · Lot 102
£49,020≈ $65,373≈ €56,546Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Tyranny of the rational, 2023
Watercolor · Linen
54.1 x 41.3 cm (21 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Mar 5, 2026 · Lot 1
£135,450≈ $180,988≈ €155,783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £35,000–55,000View at Phillips ↗
Prayer is a deep-reading of nothing, 2022
Watercolor · Linen
26 x 46 cm. (10 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Dec 12, 2025 · Lot 2
HK$180,600≈ $23,196≈ £17,335≈ €19,773Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$120,000–220,000View at Phillips ↗
Hard out there for autocrats, 2019
Watercolor · Canvas
66.6 x 51.1 cm (26 1/4 x 20 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Oct 18, 2025 · Lot 103
£19,350≈ $25,995≈ €22,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
History is its own denial, 2022
Watercolor · Linen
26 x 46 cm. (10 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 28, 2025 · Lot 104
HK$516,000≈ $66,316≈ £49,346≈ €56,817Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
Each one is two, 2022
Watercolor · Linen
55.7 x 95.5 cm (21 7/8 x 37 5/8 in.)
Phillips · Jun 26, 2025 · Lot 24
£60,960≈ $83,527≈ €71,421Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £18,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
In helpless longing to get close you must destroy what's close, 2020
Watercolor · Linen
24 x 32 cm (9 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.)
Phillips · Apr 10, 2025 · Lot 1
£12,700≈ $16,412≈ €14,810Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗

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Joseph Yaeger: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Joseph Yaeger at auction?

$477,300Sign up free to see, for There is a light and it always goes out at Phillips (May 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Joseph Yaeger?

The median sale price is $65.8kSign up free to see across 14 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Joseph Yaeger have sold at auction?

14 of 15 recorded lots sold between 2024 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Joseph Yaeger?

Phillips accounts for the most recorded results. Phillips

About Joseph Yaeger

Josepph Yaeger is an American painter who completed his academic art education in England. He is known for working solely in the medium of watercolor on.heavily gessoed canvas and linen works, many psychological in nature and in paint only revealing some of the alluded to totality.

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