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Louisa Chase

Louisa Chase

American · 1951–2016 · Painter, Printmaker

Louisa Lizbeth Chase was an American neo-expressionist painter and printmaker. (Wikipedia)

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24lots offered2016–2025years recorded100%sold (19)$1.4kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Louisa Chase, Madame Butterfly, 1987, oil on canvas (diptych)Madame ButterflyRago Auctions · $11,250≈ £9,395≈ €11,030Sign up to see
  2. Louisa Chase, Untitled, 1985, oil on canvasUntitledRago Auctions · $8,820≈ £6,994≈ €8,155Sign up to see
  3. Louisa Chase, Brook, 1980, oil on canvasBrookRago Auctions · $5,000≈ £4,329≈ €5,005Sign up to see

Louisa Chase’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).

ArtSell has recorded 19 auction results for Louisa Chase between 2016 and 2025, of which 19 sold (100%). A further 5 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $64Sign up free to see to $11.3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $11.3kSign up free to see for Madame Butterfly at Rago Auctions in July 2022. The most common medium is oil paintings (7 lots). Most results come from Rago Auctions (9), Wright (4) and Palm Beach Modern Auctions (3).

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  1. Louisa Chase, Woods, 1984, etching and aquatint in colors
    Woods, 1984
    Etching
    23½ h x 25½ w in (60 x 65 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 128
    $127≈ £94≈ €108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Louisa Chase, Spiders Nest, 2000, oil on canvas
    Spiders Nest, 2000
    Oil · Canvas
    30 h x 26 w in (76 x 66 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 326
    $3,556≈ £2,639≈ €3,142Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  3. Louisa Chase, Untitled, 2001, oil on canvas
    Untitled, 2001
    Oil · Canvas
    30 h x 26 w in (76 x 66 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 328
    $3,696≈ £2,743≈ €3,266Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  4. Louisa Chase, Nightfall, 1985, etching and aquatint in colors
    Nightfall, 1985
    Etching
    19¾ h x 17¾ w in (50 x 45 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 137
    $64≈ £49≈ €59Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Louisa Chase, St. Joan Variant II (Fire), 1984, etching and aquatint in colors
    St. Joan Variant II (Fire), 1984
    Etching
    7½ h x 9¾ w in (19 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 138
    $191≈ £148≈ €175Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Louisa Chase, Woods, 1984, etching and aquatint in colors
    Woods, 1984
    Etching
    23½ h x 25½ w in (60 x 65 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 139
    $127≈ £98≈ €117Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Louisa Chase, Untitled, Watercolor Painting
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · · Lot 198
    $2,176≈ £1,727≈ €2,090Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
  8. Louisa Chase, Rock, 1979, oil on canvas
    Rock, 1979
    Oil · Canvas
    60 h x 60 w in (152 x 152 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 191
    $1,441≈ £1,076≈ €1,291Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Louisa Chase, Untitled, 1976, painted metal
    Untitled, 1976
    painted metal
    24 h x 20⅜ w x 12 d in (61 x 52 x 30 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 186
    $2,838≈ £2,250≈ €2,624Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Louisa Chase, Untitled, 1985, oil on canvas
    Untitled, 1985
    Oil · Canvas
    11⅛ h x 10 w in (28 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 246
    $8,820≈ £6,994≈ €8,155Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Also offered, result not published (5)

Lots by Louisa Chase that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Louisa Chase: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Louisa Chase at auction?

$11,250Sign up free to see, for Madame Butterfly at Rago Auctions (July 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Louisa Chase?

The median sale price is $1.4kSign up free to see across 19 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Louisa Chase have sold at auction?

19 of 19 recorded lots sold between 2016 and 2025. 5 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Louisa Chase?

Rago Auctions, Wright and Palm Beach Modern Auctions account for the most recorded results. Rago Auctions · Wright · Palm Beach Modern Auctions

Louisa Chase signature

7 catalogued lots by Louisa Chase record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (100% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right3

Form

  • signed5
  • signed in pencil1
  • signed and dated1
  • Pencil signed and dated lower right, title lower center, and editioned 18/25 lower left — Thicket, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Apr 26, 2023
  • Signed, titled, dated and marked as edition of 120 lower margin, bat blindstamp lower right, depicting studies of a human head — Baby Head, Leonard Auction, Aug 21, 2022
  • Signed lower right, image of four heads, woodblock print on deckle-edged hand laid rag paper — baby head, Leonard Auction, Mar 17, 2019

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