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Lester Johnson

American · 1919–2010 · Painter, Printmaker

Lester Johnson was an American artist and educator. Johnson was a member of the Second Generation of the New York School during the late 1950s. The subject of much of his work… (Wikipedia)

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UntitledDuMouchelles · Oct 2025$6,000≈ £4,466≈ €5,137Sign up to see
Two HeadsWright · Jul 2018$4,688≈ £3,613≈ €4,046Sign up to see
Three HeadsWright · Apr 2023$4,410≈ £3,552≈ €4,030Sign up to see

Lester Johnson’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (39 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Lester Johnson, Self-Portrait in Umber, 1959, oil and watercolor on paper — Self-Portrait in Umber, 1959
Bonhams · Feb 19, 2026
$3,072Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Untitled, 1970-1975, Oil on Canvas — Untitled, 1970-1975
DuMouchelles · Oct 17, 2025
$6,000Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Crowd, 1972, Watercolor And Pastel on Paper — Crowd, 1972
DuMouchelles · Oct 17, 2025
$3,500Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Head Facing West, 1962, oil on board — Head Facing West, 1962
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 21, 2025
$2,112Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Untitled, Serigraph on Pink Paper, Ca. 1985, "Three Girls" — Untitled
DuMouchelles · Jan 16, 2025
$125Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Untitled (Head), 1961, pastel on paper — Untitled (Head), 1961
Wright · Jul 11, 2024
$1,965Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Landscape, Watercolor Painting — Landscape
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 17, 2024
$1,024Sign up free to see

Beethoven Study No. II, 1964
Cottone Auctions · Jan 24, 2024
$480Sign up free to see

Beethoven Study No. I, 1964
Cottone Auctions · Jan 24, 2024
$360Sign up free to see

Watercolor
Cottone Auctions · Jan 24, 2024
$1,440Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Head, 1964, oil on board — Head, 1964
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$4,032Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Seagull, 1961, Watercolor on paper — Seagull, 1961
Barridoff Auctions · Aug 19, 2023
$600Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Untitled (Men in Hats) — Untitled (Men in Hats)
Bonhams · May 2, 2023
$319Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Three Heads, 1961, oil on paper laid to board — Three Heads, 1961
Wright · Apr 20, 2023
$4,410Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Street Scene, Man Woman, c. 1980, lithograph — Street Scene, Man Woman, c. 1980
Michaan's Auctions · Aug 20, 2022
$172Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Street Scene 4, 1979, lithograph — Street Scene 4, 1979
Michaan's Auctions · Aug 20, 2022
$185Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Untitled, Man and Women, 1979, lithograph — Untitled, Man and Women, 1979
Michaan's Auctions · Aug 20, 2022
$172Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Green Still Life, c. 1960, oil on canvas — Green Still Life, c. 1960
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022
$1,625Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Street Scene 4, 1978, lithograph in colors on Somerset — Street Scene 4, 1978
Wright · Aug 11, 2021
$98Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Three Women, 1979, lithograph in colors — Three Women, 1979
Wright · Aug 11, 2021
$94Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, DaVinci's Restaurant, c. 1980, lithograph in colors — DaVinci's Restaurant, c. 1980
Wright · Aug 11, 2021
$94Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Untitled, Painting — Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 6, 2021
$3,375Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Three Men with Hats Walking #2, 1968, oil on canvas — Three Men with Hats Walking #2, 1968
Phillips · Sep 30, 2020
$4,000Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Portrait, Oil on Canvas — Portrait
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 13, 2020
$3,600Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Lovers, 1961, Oil on canvas — Lovers, 1961
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 16, 2020
$2,500Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Untitled (Head), c. 1959, Oil on canvas board — Untitled (Head), c. 1959
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 16, 2020
$2,250Sign up free to see

Man's Head in Profile
Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2019
$1,000Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Three Standing Men in Yellow -, Color lithograph on BFK RIVES paper — Three Standing Men in Yellow -
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Jul 30, 2019
$156Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Two Heads, 1964, oil on canvas — Two Heads, 1964
Wright · Jul 19, 2018
$4,688Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, The Dance, Oil on Canvas "The Dance" — The Dance
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 21, 2017
$850Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Drawing of a Head, Ink on Sketch Paper — Drawing of a Head
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 21, 2017
$200Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Head — Head
Rago Auctions · Nov 5, 2016
$4,375Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Top Hats, 1961, oil on canvas — Top Hats, 1961
Bonhams · Mar 17, 2013
$4,000Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Boys of Broadway Ii, Color lithograph — Boys of Broadway Ii
Sloans & Kenyon · Jan 29, 2012
$425Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Three Comrades, Oil on canvas abstract scene shows three figures in black outline against a mustard brown background — Three Comrades
James D. Julia · May 6, 2005
$3,450Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, untitled, still-life & untitled, portrait (pair), 1960, ink on paper; oil on paper — untitled, still-life & untitled, portrait (pair), 1960
Wright · Nov 9, 2003
$3,835Sign up free to see

Lester Johnson, Still Life in Milford #4, 1965, Oil on canvas — Still Life in Milford #4, 1965
Barridoff Auctions · Apr 13, 2024

Lester Johnson, Arabesque, State I, 1985, Etching — Arabesque, State I, 1985
Barridoff Auctions · May 20, 2023

Lester Johnson, Silver Beach 2, 1972, oil on canvas — Silver Beach 2, 1972
Phillips · Sep 17, 2015

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