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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Record prices
UntitledDuMouchelles · $6,000≈ £4,466≈ €5,137Sign up to see
Two HeadsWright · $4,688≈ £3,613≈ €4,046Sign up to see
Three HeadsWright · $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).
Price trend
6 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 | 14 | 12 | 86% | $3.3kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Oil | 14 | 12 | 86% | $3.3kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 11 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $820Sign up | $820Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 10 | 9 | 90% | $169Sign up | $156Sign up | $425Sign up |
| Etching | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 8 | 8 | 100% | $174Sign up | $164Sign up | $425Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $125Sign up | $125Sign up | $125Sign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.