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Julie Mehretu

American · b. 1970

Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian American contemporary visual artist, known for her multi-layered paintings of abstracted landscapes on a large scale. Her paintings, drawings, and… (Wikipedia)

$4,386,000≈ £3,686,954≈ €4,215,686Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumTsunemasa (next to Kaija)Phillips75auction results2011–2026years recorded87%sold (65)$11.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Tsunemasa (next to Kaija) by Julie Mehretu, 2014, ink and acrylic on canvas stretched over panel, sold Nov 2022Tsunemasa (next to Kaija)Phillips · $4,386,000≈ £3,686,954≈ €4,215,686Sign up to see
  2. Invisible Sun (algorithm 2) by Julie Mehretu, 2013, ink, acrylic on canvas, sold Feb 2015Invisible Sun (algorithm 2)Phillips · £902,500≈ $1,386,060≈ €1,223,569Sign up to see
  3. Stadia Excerpt (a small resurgence) by Julie Mehretu, 2004, ink, acrylic on canvas, laid over wood panel, sold Nov 2014Stadia Excerpt (a small resurgence)Phillips · $1,205,000≈ £765,420≈ €967,405Sign up to see

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  1. Sapphic Strophe 2, from Poetry of Sappho by Julie Mehretu, 2011, Relief print from letterpress plates with hand-coloring, on Italian mould-made Revere paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2020
    Sapphic Strophe 2, from Poetry of Sappho, 2011
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 29/40
    S. 15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    $5,625≈ £4,323≈ €4,772Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Untitled (Grey Area) by Julie Mehretu, 2009, Drypoint, with Chine-collé to Somerset paper, with full margins, contained in the original charcoal card folder with pri, sold Sep 2020
    Untitled (Grey Area), 2009
    Drypoint · Paper · ed. AP
    I. 20.1 x 25 cm (7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.) S. 30.3 x 35.3 cm (11 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 177
    £5,250≈ $6,792≈ €5,732Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Untitled by Julie Mehretu, 2013, lithograph in colors, sold Feb 2020
    Untitled, 2013
    Lithograph
    22 h x 25½ w in (56 x 65 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 177
    $4,063≈ £3,144≈ €3,736Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Untitled by Julie Mehretu, 2000, ink and colored pencil on vellum laid on paper, sold Nov 2019
    Untitled, 2000
    Drawing · Paper
    19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 329
    $287,500≈ £224,032≈ €261,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Untitled (Court) by Julie Mehretu, 1998, ink and oil on Mylar and vellum, sold Sep 2019
    Untitled (Court), 1998
    Oil · Other support
    61 x 45.7 cm (24 x 17 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 168
    $50,000≈ £40,058≈ €45,442Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Sapphic Strophes by Julie Mehretu, 2011, The complete set of four relief prints from letterpress plates, on Italian mould-made Revere paper, with full margins, w, sold Jan 2019
    Sapphic Strophes, 2011
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 11/40
    all I. various sizes all S. 38 x 50.8 cm (14 7/8 x 20 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 201
    £8,750≈ $11,395≈ €10,048Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. The Residual by Julie Mehretu, 2007, Etching, aquatint and drypoint with burnishing in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2018
    The Residual, 2007
    Etching · Paper · ed. 11/25
    I. 36 x 45 in. (91.4 x 114.3 cm) S. 41 x 50 1/4 in. (104.1 x 127.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 360
    $15,000≈ £11,442≈ €13,010Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Untitled by Julie Mehretu, 2006, Etching, engraving and drypoint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2018
    Untitled, 2006
    Etching · Paper · ed. 50/60
    I. 16 x 19 3/4 in. (40.6 x 50.2 cm) S. 23 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. (59.1 x 71.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 361
    $6,250≈ £4,767≈ €5,421Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Untitled by Julie Mehretu, 2005, graphite and colored pencil on paper, sold Jun 2018
    Untitled, 2005
    Drawing · Paper
    56.5 x 77.5 cm (22 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 199
    £81,250≈ $107,575≈ €92,165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £28,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Untitled (Court) by Julie Mehretu, 1998, ink and oil on Mylar and vellum, sold Oct 2017
    Untitled (Court), 1998
    Oil · Other support
    61 x 45.7 cm (24 x 17 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 209
    £13,750≈ $18,110≈ €15,423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗

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About Julie Mehretu

Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian American contemporary visual artist, known for her multi-layered paintings of abstracted landscapes on a large scale. Her paintings, drawings, and prints depict the cumulative effects of urban sociopolitical changes.

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