# Joan Mitchell - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T20:09:00.022Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 650
- Lots with prices: 543
- First auction date: 1997-05-07
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-25
- Median realised price: $28,000
- Price range: $60 to $83,350,000

## Market Takeaway
Joan Mitchell shows very deep auction liquidity with 642 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $28,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 40 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-07.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($28,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $4,182 and $688,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 6.9% (37 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 32.5% (174 sales)
- $10,000\+: 60.6% (324 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 40
- Previous 12 months sales: 55
- Recent 12 months median: $110,000
- Previous 12 months median: $15,240
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-07
- Days since latest sale: 42
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 258 lots
- Sotheby's: 137 lots
- Bonhams: 39 lots
- Artcurial: 26 lots
- Morgan Auctions: 19 lots
- Phillips: 19 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 19 lots
- Artimore Auctions: 14 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 10 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 9 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-19 | Joan Mitchell \(American, 1925\-1992\) Study | Cottone Auctions | $60,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-joan-mitchell-american-1925-1992-study-35-c-41e6fa07fb
2. 2026-01-07 | Joan Mitchell \(American, 1925\-1992\) "Trees III" Diptych Lithograph | Market Auctions | $28,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-joan-mitchell-american-1925-1992-trees-iii-diptych-lithograph-8-c-8d24bee9ed
3. 2025-02-23 | Joan Mitchell \(American, 1925\-1992\). | Fine Estate Inc. | $8,000
4. 2024-11-26 | Joan Mitchell \(1925\-1992\); Flowers III, from Bedford Series; | Bonhams | $11,000
5. 2024-10-18 | Joan Mitchell \(1925\-1992\) Sans titre pastel et graphite sur papier 57.8 x 3 | Christie's | €403,200
6. 2024-10-18 | Joan MITCHELL | Artcurial | €360,000
7. 2023-04-08 | JOAN MITCHELL \(AMERICAN 1925\-1992\) | Shapiro Auctions LLC | $150,000
8. 2021-06-29 | Joan MITCHELL \(1925 \- 1992\) DE L'AUTRE COTE \- 1981 Huile sur toile | Artcurial | €195,000
9. 2021-05-04 | Joan Mitchell \(American, 1925\-1992\) Untitled, 1989 | Hindman | $380,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-joan-mitchell-american-1925-1992-untitled-1989-32-c-a3f403eaae
10. 2021-04-15 | JOAN MITCHELL \(1925\-1992\) Trees I JOAN MITCHELL \(1925\-1992\) Trees I lithogr | Christie's | $18,750
11. 2018-08-29 | JOAN MITCHELL,"TREES IV, FROM THE TREE SERIES", 1992 | Bal Harbour Auctions | $14,000
12. 2012-05-10 | JOAN MITCHELL | Phillips | $1,650,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-joan-mitchell-29-c-b9464a8b39
13. 2009-10-07 | JOAN MITCHELL \(American, 1926\-1992\) Trees IV \(on | Heritage Auctions | $4,182
14. 2006-10-31 | JOAN MITCHELL | Christie's | $5,400
15. 2006-04-28 | JOAN MITCHELL | Sotheby's | $3,600
16. 2005-11-09 | JOAN MITCHELL | Sotheby's | $2,480,000
17. 2026-04-25 | JOAN MITCHELL 'TREE II' | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-joan-mitchell-tree-ii-318-c-6a00ce42d9
18. 2025-12-16 | Joan Mitchell, Little Weeds I | Wright | $14,000
19. 2025-11-20 | JOAN MITCHELL \(1925\-1992\). Untitled. oil on canvas16 ¼ x 13 1/8 in. \(41.3 x | Christie's | $508,000
20. 2025-11-20 | JOAN MITCHELL \(1925\-1992\). Untitled. pastel on paper24 ¼ x 17 3/8 in. \(61.6 | Christie's | N/A
21. 2025-11-20 | JOAN MITCHELL \(1925\-1992\). Untitled. diptych—oil on canvasoverall: 25 5/8 x | Christie's | $2,759,000
22. 2025-11-20 | JOAN MITCHELL \(1925\-1992\). Untitled. pastel on paper22 ¾ x 15 ¼ in. \(57.8 x | Christie's | $698,500
23. 2025-11-17 | JOAN MITCHELL \(1925\-1992\). Sunflower V. oil on canvas102 ½ x 63 in. \(206.4 | Christie's | $16,735,000
24. 2025-11-12 | Joan Mitchell, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $22,000

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