Joan Mitchell

American | 1925 - 1992

Joan Mitchell was an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1925. Her work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Barbara Mathes Gallery in New York and will be on exhibit at Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco on March 06, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Fondation Beyeler, Basel have featured Joan Mitchell's work in the past.Joan Mitchell's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 10 USD to 29,160,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 29,160,000 USD for Untitled, sold at Christie's New York in 2023. In the past 12 months, her paintings have averaged 5,002,578 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 221,771 USD.Joan Mitchell has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, The Guardian and Wallpaper . The most recent article is Art Market Predictions 2025 written for Made In Bed in February 2025. The artist died in 1992.

Featured for Sale

Untitled , circa 1977 ,1977

By Joan Mitchell

Bonhams Los Angeles

Sides of a River II, from Bedford Series ,1981

By Joan Mitchell

Christie's New York

Untitled ,1985

By Joan Mitchell

Sotheby's New York

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Sunflowers ,1990

By Joan Mitchell

+11%

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Plowed Field ,1971

By Joan Mitchell

-12%

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12 Hawks at 3 O'Clock ,1960

By Joan Mitchell

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Upcoming Lots

Untitled , circa 1977 ,1977

By Joan Mitchell

Bonhams Los Angeles

Canada II ,1975

By Joan Mitchell

Phillips London

Untitled ,1985

By Joan Mitchell

Sotheby's New York

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Recent Auction Results

Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992

By Joan Mitchell

-36%

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Fine Estate Auction Gallery

JANE LIVINGSTON BOOK ,2002

By Joan Mitchell

-91%

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Lion and Unicorn

Sunflower II ,1972

By Joan Mitchell

-24%

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Phillips London

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Current Exhibitions

Gallery Selections

Barbara Mathes Gallery

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Jan 27,2025 - Mar 28,2025

Revolutions: Art From The Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

National Mall | Washington D.C. | District Of Columbia | USA

Mar 22,2024 - Apr 20,2025

Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection

BAMPFA , Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive

Berkeley | California | USA

Oct 27,2024 - Apr 20,2025

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Articles

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Coverage

“ ..Known for his enigmatic portraits, the artist continues his exploration of internal landscapes and external artifice... ”
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Koenig & Clinton

“ ..Mitchell considered sunflowers to be ‘like people’ — subjects to empathise with whose life cycles were played out with exuberance but brutal swiftness... ”
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Hauser & Wirth, Zurich

“ ..Like these writers, Mitchell expresses through her painting a complex interplay of emotion, memory, and sense of place... ”
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

“ ..Mitchell sought to depict the elements of nature that most engaged her... ”
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Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills

“ ..Mitchell translated its natural beauty into radiating lines and abstract knots of color—her compositions reference water, trees, and floral motifs, and channel the area’s unique quality of light and atmosphere... ”
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Cheim & Read