Cletus Johnson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Cletus Johnson Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 01, 2024
Cletus Johnson, assemblage shadow box
Est: $400 - $600
Cletus Johnson (American b. 1941), assemblage shadow box titled Rebus with painted wood and electrical components, 24 3/4" x 19" x 11 3/4". Provenance: A York County Pennsylvania estate.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Oct. 16, 2024
Cletus Johnson, mixed media collage, 1988
Est: $400 - $600
Cletus Johnson (American, b. 1941), "Through a Train Window (Depot at Night)", pencil signed and dated lower right, framed under plexiglass, 20"h x 13"w (sight), 26.25"h x 19.25"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Sep. 27, 2024
Cletus Johnson, A Pantry Theater for Joseph Cornell
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Cletus Johnson A Pantry Theater for Joseph Cornell 1975 mixed media 26.875 h x 19.625 w x 8 d in (68 x 50 x 20 cm) Provenance: The Artist | A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 27, 2024
Cletus Johnson, Wagner's Oasis (First Sketch)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Cletus Johnson Wagner's Oasis (First Sketch) 1979 graphite on paper 13.875 h x 11 w in (35 x 28 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge 'Wagner's Oasis First Sketch CJ 10 June 1979'. Provenance: The Artist | A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 27, 2024
Cletus Johnson, Wagner's Oasis
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Cletus Johnson Wagner's Oasis 1979 mixed media, electric lights on dimmer switches 49.25 h x 37 w x 11.75 d in (125 x 94 x 30 cm) Signed and dated to verso 'Cletus Johnson Nov. 3 2009'. Provenance: The Artist | A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 27, 2024
Cletus Johnson, shadowbox
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Cletus Johnson (American b. 1941), assemblage shadow box titled Rebus with painted wood and electrical components, 24 3/4" x 19" x 11 3/4". Provenance: A York County Pennsylvania estate. NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Mar. 27, 2024
Cletus Johnson, Cave of the Stars IV
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Cletus Johnson Cave of the Stars IV 1984 painted wood, museum board, clear and frosted plastic, filigree and electrical components in artist's shadowbox 24.5 h x 33.25 w x 11.5 d in (62 x 84 x 29 cm) This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 04, 2024
Beauregard
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined Cletus Johnson b. 1941 Beauregard mixed media construction with electrical component 24½ by 36⅞ by 11 in. 62.2 by 93.7 by 27.9 cm. Executed in 1981. Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Montserrat Palacios at Montserrat.Palacios@sothebys.com
Sotheby's
Feb. 17, 2024
Large Cletus Johnson Illuminated Sculpture, 38"H
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Cletus Johnson (American, b. 1941) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: painted wood, acrylic or plexiglass, light fixture Dimensions (H, W, D): 38"h, 24.5"w, 11"d Additional Information: Sculpture was originally installed in the consignor's home by the artist. They own several of his works and had custom niches built into the wall for them. Provenance: Collection of Kenneth Endick & Cynthia Starr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, thence by descent. Sculpture is one of several they had installed by the artist into custom-built niches in their home, three of which are offered as consecutive lots in this auction.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Feb. 17, 2024
Cletus Johnson Illuminated Sculpture, 21"H
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Cletus Johnson (American, b. 1941) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); 1992 Materials: painted wood, acrylic or plexiglass, light fixture Dimensions (H, W, D): 21.5"h, 17.5"w, 6"d Additional Information: Work is titled "Yazd VII." Sculpture was originally installed in the consignor's home by the artist. They own several of his works and had custom niches built into the wall for them. Provenance: Collection of Kenneth Endick & Cynthia Starr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, thence by descent.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Feb. 17, 2024
Cletus Johnson Illuminated Sculpture, 33"H
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Cletus Johnson (American, b. 1941) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: painted wood, acrylic or plexiglass, light fixture Dimensions (H, W, D): 33.5"h, 37"w, 11.25"d Additional Information: Work is titled "Utopia." Sculpture was originally installed in the consignor's home by the artist. They own several of his works and had custom niches built into the wall for them. Provenance: Collection of Kenneth Endick & Cynthia Starr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, thence by descent.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Dec. 15, 2023
The Pendant
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Cletus Johnson b. 1941 The Pendant signed twice, titled and dated 1987 (on the reverse) mixed media construction with electrical components 36 by 48 by 12 in. 91.4 by 121.9 by 30.5 cm. Executed in 1987.
Sotheby's
Dec. 15, 2023
Lusterware Collection
Est: $400 - $600
Cletus Johnson b. 1941 Lusterware Collection (A Collection of Lusterware for Emily Landau) signed, dated 4'91 and inscribed Ellington, N.Y. (lower right); signed, titled, and dated April 1991 (on the backing board) printed paper collage on paper sheet: 9½ by 7 in. 22.9 by 17.8 cm. Executed in 1991.
Sotheby's
Nov. 04, 2023
Large Cletus Johnson Illuminated Sculpture, 38"H
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Sculpture was originally installed in the consignor's home by the artist. They own several of his works and had custom niches built into the wall for them. Provenance: Collection of Kenneth Endick & Cynthia Starr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, thence by descent. Sculpture is one of several they had installed by the artist into custom-built niches in their home, three of which are offered as consecutive lots in this auction.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Nov. 04, 2023
Large Cletus Johnson Illuminated Sculpture, 49"H
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Sculpture was originally installed in the consignor's home by the artist. They own several of his works and had custom niches built into the wall for them. Provenance: Collection of Kenneth Endick & Cynthia Starr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, thence by descent.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Nov. 04, 2023
Cletus Johnson Illuminated Sculpture, 21"H
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Work is titled "Yazd VII." Sculpture was originally installed in the consignor's home by the artist. They own several of his works and had custom niches built into the wall for them. Provenance: Collection of Kenneth Endick & Cynthia Starr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, thence by descent.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Nov. 04, 2023
Cletus Johnson Illuminated Sculpture, 33"H
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Work is titled "Utopia." Sculpture was originally installed in the consignor's home by the artist. They own several of his works and had custom niches built into the wall for them. Provenance: Collection of Kenneth Endick & Cynthia Starr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, thence by descent.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Nov. 06, 2021
Large Cletus Johnson Illuminated Assemblage/Sculpture
Est: $800 - $1,200
Sculpture was originally installed in the consignor's home by the artist. They own several of his works and had custom niches built into the wall for them. Provenance: Artist | Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, New York | Private Collection, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Jun. 03, 2021
Cletus Johnson (b. 1941): Tom Tom Drawings
Est: $400 - $800
Ink and collage on paper, 2006, signed 'Cletus Johnson' and dated lower right, inscribed 'For T.L.' lower left, with the artist's label. 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (sheet), 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (frame). Property from the Collection of Tom Levine
STAIR
Dec. 15, 2019
CLETUS JOHNSON (American, b. 1941). THE THORNTON ROAD, signed, dated '92 and titled verso. Mixed media sculpture assemblage. Electrifi
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
CLETUS JOHNSON (American, b. 1941). THE THORNTON ROAD, signed, dated '92 and titled verso. Mixed media sculpture assemblage. Electrified with adjustable illumination. With protective plexiglass front panel - Height: 31 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in. x 6 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Oct. 27, 2019
CLETUS JOHNSON (AMERICAN, b. 1941).
Est: $600 - $900
Grouping of Three Mixed Media Assemblages. To include: "Exposition", 1976, AM Sachs Gallery label affixed verso, good, 12" high x 18" wide x 3" deep; "Moonlight" panels I & II, 1976, signed, dated, and titled verso, good, each 8.25" high x 10.25" wide x 1.75" deep. From a Rye, NY collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Dec. 07, 2013
Cletus Johnson (American, b. 1941) Moon, 1975 Identified on a label from A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York, affixed to the reverse. Mixed m
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Cletus Johnson (American, b. 1941) Moon, 1975 Identified on a label from A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York, affixed to the reverse. Mixed media (wood, enamel, plastic, glass and electric fixtures) construction, 36 1/4 x 31 x 12 in. Condition: Good. Exhibitions: Cletus Johnson, Inaugural Exhibition, The James Prendergast Library Association Art Gallery, July 17 to August 25, 1978, no. 3. Note: The present work is a shadow box construction from Johnson's "Theaters" series, which Hilton Kramer described as "imaginary movie-palace entrances and facades painted a ghostly monochrome gray and embellished with beguiling architectural details and eerie, tiny lights" which have a "nostalgic dreamlike quality." (1) The exhibition pamphlet for Cletus Johnson and a letter from the artist accompanies the lot. 1. Hilton Kramer, "Art: Cletus Johnson's 'Theaters'. New York Times, May 21, 1976, p. 73.
Skinner
Dec. 15, 2012
Cletus Johnson (American, b. 1941), Moon, 1975, Identified on a label from A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York, affixed to the reverse., Condi
Est: $800 - $1,000
Cletus Johnson (American, b. 1941) Moon, 1975 Identified on a label from A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York, affixed to the reverse. Mixed media (wood, enamel, plastic, glass and electric fixtures) construction, 36 1/4 x 31 x 12 in. Condition: Good. Exhibitions: Cletus Johnson, Inaugural Exhibition, The James Prendergast Library Association Art Gallery, July 17 to August 25, 1978, no. 3. Note: The present work is a shadow box construction from Johnson's "Theaters" series, which Hilton Kramer described as "imaginary movie-palace entrances and facades painted a ghostly monochrome gray and embellished with beguiling architectural details and eerie, tiny lights" which have a "nostalgic dreamlike quality." (1) The exhibition pamphlet for Cletus Johnson and a letter from the artist accompanies the lot. (1) Hilton Kramer, "Art: Cletus Johnson's 'Theaters'. New York Times, May 21, 1976, p. 73.
Skinner
Jul. 12, 2005
Cletus Johnson (b. 1941)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Oasis wood, lights and found objects 36 1/4 x 31 x 12 in. (92.1 x 78.1 x 30.5 cm.)
Christie's