Joel-Peter Witkin Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Joel-Peter Witkin Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
Witkin, Joel-Peter (b.1939). "Head of a dead man".
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Witkin, Joel-Peter (b.1939). "Head of a dead man". Gelatin silver print, 27,3x33,2 cm. (image size), 40x50 cm. (leaf size), signed "Joel Peter Witkin", titled, "Mexico City, 1990" and "With print to Martha Hellion" in pencil on verso.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Oct. 08, 2024
Joel-Peter Witkin (Amerikaans, 1939)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
What if poetry is we see so little, Gemaakt in 2002 in een oplage van 12 exemplaren, zwart-wit foto (tirage argentique), 79x71 cm (met lijst: 115x107 cm), Provenance: Baudoin Libon, Parijs, 457 B60 C6BTMeerdere schatting: 3000-5000,
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Sep. 18, 2024
Joel-Peter Witkin; American 1939-; Venus Genetrix
Est: R30,000 - R50,000
Joel-Peter Witkin American 1939- Venus Genetrix signed, dated April and May 1981 and numbered 1/15 vintage silver gelatin print image size: 37 by 37cm ; 64,5 by 60 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Jul. 18, 2024
Joel-Peter Witkin (American/New Mexico, b. 1939)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Joel-Peter Witkin (American/New Mexico, b. 1939), "The Guernica Variations: Pathological Reproductions", 1986, gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated and numbered "2/15" en verso, 15 7/8 in. x 15 7/8 in., unframed; accompanied by a copy of a "Pace/MacGill, New York, NY" invoice with "New Gallery, New York, NY" label on original backing paper. (2 pcs.)
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 19, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin Nascita: 1939 Rafael et la fornarina
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
5 from an edition of 10 Galerie Baudoin Lebon's label on the verso
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Jun. 11, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939), "Humor and Fear, New Mexico"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939) "Humor and Fear, New Mexico" Toned gelatin silver print on paper Edition: 5/10 Signed, titled, numbered, and with the artist's copyright in pencil, all verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 11, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939), "Cuisine of a Failed Romance," 2003
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939) "Cuisine of a Failed Romance," 2003 Toned gelatin silver print on paper Edition: 1/10 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, all verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 06, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939): Portrait of Greg Vaughn
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gelatin silver print, 2004, signed, titled and dated on the reverse. 20 x 16 in. (sheet), 24 /4 x 18 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
May. 18, 2024
Witkin Joel-Peter - The revenge of Guernica (1985)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Pencil drawing on paper - Sig. "1985/9" with title
De Vuyst
May. 16, 2024
Joel-Peter Witkin (b. 1939), WOMAN ONCE A BIRD, 1990
Est: $800 - $1,200
Joel-Peter Witkin (b. 1939), American WOMAN ONCE A BIRD, 1990 platinum palladium print signed and numbered 60/100 in pencil to margin sheet 16 x 13.1 in — 40.6 x 33.2 cm Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario Estimate: $800—1,200
Waddington's
May. 08, 2024
Joel-Peter Witkin (b. 1939) "Portrait of Clemence Lebon"
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Gelatin silver print enhanced by encaustic Signed, dated 2002 Paris and numbered 1/6 on the reverse
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Apr. 23, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin (1939) - Woman Once a Bird, from the portfolio "A year in Tibet", 1990
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
Vintage platinum print cm 40,3 x 33,2 (cm 31,8 x 25,8 picture) | 15.9 x 13.2 in. (12.8 x 10.2 in. picture) Edition AP 2 of 24 Signed in pencil on the white inferior recto margin Joel Peter Witkin has the habit of using bodies of corpses for his neo-Baroque-style compositions and in this case is made more acceptable by the noir irony of the title that makes one imagine curious mutilations and fanciful existences. Here the reference is to one of Man Ray's best-known photographs, 'Le violon d'Ingres'.
Finarte
Apr. 05, 2024
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939); 'Feast of Fools, Mexico City';
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) 'Feast of Fools, Mexico City', 1990 Gelatin silver print; signed, titled, dated, and numbered '5/15' in pencil on the reverse, framed, a Fraenkel Gallery label on the reverse. 25 1/2 x 33 in. (64.8 x 83.8 cm.) sheet 29 x 36 1/2 in. (73.7 x 92.7 cm.)
Bonhams
Apr. 05, 2024
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939); The Maxims of Men Disclose Their Hearts: The Journal of Joel-Peter Witkin;
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) The Maxims of Men Disclose Their Hearts: The Journal of Joel-Peter Witkin, 2009 (South Dennis: 21st Editions, 2009) 15 platinum prints, each signed in pencil in the margin, hand-bound in cream cloth folio, with title page, colophon, signed and numbered '36' in pencil, and text by Witkin and Christine Grant Keene, edited by John Wood and Steven Albahari; lacking small journal component, housed in gold cloth clamshell box; this work is no. 36 from an edition of 40. varying sizes from 8 3/4 x 4 7/8 in. (22.3 x 12.4 cm.) to 10 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (26.4 x 23.8 cm.) each sheet 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm.) clamshell box 17 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (43.8 x 36.2 cm.)
Bonhams
Feb. 29, 2024
JOEL PETER WITKIN. "RAPHAEL AND LA FORNARINA, 2003"
Est: €6,000 - €7,000
JOEL PETER WITKIN (Brooklyn 1939). Gelatin silver print applied on cardboard "RAPHAEL AND LA FORNARINA, 2003". Signature, title and date in pencil on the back. JOEL PETER WITKIN (Brooklyn 1939). Stampa alla gelatina ai sali d'argento applicata su cartoncino "RAPHAEL AND LA FORNARINA, 2003". Firma, titolo e data a matita sul retro.
Viscontea Casa d'Aste s.r.l.
Feb. 29, 2024
JOEL PETER WITKIN. "EVE KNIGHTING DAGUERRE, 2003"
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
JOEL PETER WITKIN (Brooklyn 1939). Gelatin silver print "EVE KNIGHTING DAGUERRE, 2003". Signature, title and date in pencil on the back. JOEL PETER WITKIN (Brooklyn 1939). Stampa alla gelatina ai sali d'argento "EVE KNIGHTING DAGUERRE, 2003". Firma, titolo e data a matita sul retro.
Viscontea Casa d'Aste s.r.l.
Feb. 10, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin "Birth of Venus, N.Y.C." (1982 Gelatin Silver)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939) Birth of Venus, N.Y.C., 1982 Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper 14 1/2" x 14 3/4" Pencil-signed, dated, and titled to the reverse of the sheet. Housed in a glazed frame measuring 21 1/4" x 20 1/4".
Circle Auction
Jan. 23, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939), Photo proof contact sheet, Gelatin silver print on paper, Sheet: 11" H x 9.25" W
Est: $400 - $600
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939) Photo proof contact sheet Gelatin silver print on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Unsigned
John Moran Auctioneers
Jan. 23, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939), "Bound Woman," Gelatin silver print on paper, Image: 7" H x 10.5" W; Sheet: 11" H x 14" W
Est: $800 - $1,200
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939) "Bound Woman" Gelatin silver print on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Signed, dated, and inscribed indistinctly in pencil, verso: Joel Peter Witkin
John Moran Auctioneers
Jan. 23, 2024
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939), "Dominatrix (II)," Gelatin silver print on paper, Image: 10" H x 10" W; Sheet: 14" H x 11" W
Est: $500 - $700
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939) "Dominatrix (II)" Gelatin silver print on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Unsigned
John Moran Auctioneers
Dec. 14, 2023
Joel Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939), The Annunciation of "Whistler's Madame X", and one other., gelatin silver print, image 9 x 9in (23 x 23cm); sheet 17 x 14in (43 x 36cm)
Est: $600 - $800
Joel Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939) The Annunciation of "Whistler's Madame X", and one other. gelatin silver print lot includes two photographs: 1. titled, dated, and signed The Annunciation of Whistler's "Madame X". London 11- '72 Joel Peter Witkin in ink to lower margin; 2. together with a an unsigned (not attributed) print of a pregnant woman in profile.
Andrew Jones Auctions
Dec. 12, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin. Studio de Winter
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
WITKIN, JOEL-PETER (b. 1939) Studio de Winter, Paris 1994. Warm-toned gelatin silver print, 13 13/16 x 15 3/8 inches (350 x 392 mm) on larger sheet, verso titled (as above), signed, dated and numbered 4 from the edition of six. Fine. Framed. Germano Celant Witkin, Zurich, Scalo, 1995, pl. 108. Provenance: Pace Wildenstein MacGill to Norma and Martin Stevens April 12 1996. Norma Stevens represented Richard Avedon for thirty years, and her husband Martin (d. 2016) was an art and creative director for Revlon and other agencies.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 01, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin, Sanitarium poster
Est: $500 - $700
Joel-Peter Witkin Sanitarium poster 1985 photogravure image: 18.5 h x 18.5 w in (47 x 47 cm) sheet: 26 h x 20 w in (66 x 51 cm) Signed to lower margin 'Joel-Peter Witkin'. This work is from the unnumbered edition published by Twelvetrees Press, Pasadena. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 01, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin, Apollonia and Dominetrix Creating Pain in the Art of the West, New York City, 1988
Est: €1,800 - €2,000
Signed, dated, titled and editioned in pencil on the verso. Print 11 from an edition of 15.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Dec. 01, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin, Picasso en los Disparates de Goya, New Mexico, 1987
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
Signed, dated, titled and editioned in pencil on the verso. Print 7 from an edition of 15.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Nov. 30, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin (b. 1939): Las Meninas
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Gelatin silver print, 1982, signed, titled, dated, inscribed 'New Mexico' and numbered 12/15 on the reverse. 20 x 16 in. (sheet), 30 x 27 in. (frame).
STAIR
Nov. 28, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) Satiro, Mexico, 1992
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) Satiro, Mexico, 1992 Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1992; initialed, titled, dated, and numbered '5/6' in ink on a certificate of authenticity affixed on the frame backing. image: 15 x 13 1/2in. (38 x 34.3cm.) sheet: 16 x 20in. (40.6 x 50.8cm.) An Important Midwestern Private Collection
Hindman
Nov. 28, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) Costumed Inmate, Insane Asylum, Budapest, 1993
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) Costumed Inmate, Insane Asylum, Budapest, 1993 Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1993; signed, titled, dated, and numbered '1/6' in pencil on the verso. image: 15 3/8 x 12 1/2in. (39 x 31.8cm.) sheet: 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.6cm.) An Important Midwestern Private Collection
Hindman
Nov. 18, 2023
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (*1939)
Est: €3,200 - €3,800
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (*1939) | 'Prudence', Paris 1996 Image Size: 42,6 x 35,9 cm English: Gelatin silver print on double-weight matte paper 50,5 x 40,6 cm, in excellent condition. Signed, titled, dated and numbered "1/6" by the photographer in pencil on the reverse. PROVENANCE From the collection of Hans-Jürgen Burkard, Hamburg. Deutsch: Silbergelatineabzug auf mattem "double-weight" Papier 50,5 x 40,6 cm, in ausgezeichnetem Zustand. Rückseitig vom Fotografen mit Bleistift signiert, betitelt, datiert und nummeriert "1/6". PROVENIENZ Aus der Sammlung von Hans-Jürgen Burkard, Hamburg.
OstLicht Auctions
Nov. 18, 2023
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (*1939)
Est: €3,200 - €3,800
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (*1939) | 'Who Naked Is', 1996 Image Size: 40,4 x 31,9 cm English: Gelatin silver print on double-weight semi-matte paper 50,3 x 40,5 cm, in excellent condition. Signed, titled, dated and numbered "1/6" by the photographer in pencil on the reverse. PROVENANCE From the collection of Hans-Jürgen Burkard, Hamburg. Deutsch: Silbergelatineabzug auf mattem "double-weight" Papier 50,3 x 40,5 cm, in ausgezeichnetem Zustand. Rückseitig vom Fotografen mit Bleistift signiert, betitelt, datiert und nummeriert "1/6". PROVENIENZ Aus der Sammlung von Hans-Jürgen Burkard, Hamburg.
OstLicht Auctions
Nov. 16, 2023
Photograph, Joel-Peter Witkin
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939), "Poet: From a Collection of Relics and Ornaments," 1986, silver gelatin print, edition 13/15, a copy of the certificate of authenticity affixed verso, image: 14.5"h x 14.5"w, overall (with frame): 23.5"h x 23.5"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 23, 2023
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Waiting for the Chirico in the artist's section of Purgatory New Mexico 1994Edition 3/20 Tirage argentiqueEditie 3/20Zilver printEditie 3/20Silver print66,5 x 74 cm et 105 x 112 cm (avec cadre)
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Waiting for the Chirico in the artist's section of Purgatory New Mexico 1994 Edition 3/20 Tirage argentique Editie 3/20 Zilver print Editie 3/20 Silver print 66,5 x 74 cm et 105 x 112 cm (avec cadre)
Bonhams
Oct. 23, 2023
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Eternity Past, Berlin (Allegory on Modernism) 1998Signé, titré, daté, situé et numéroté 2/5 au dosTirage argentiqueEdition encaustiqueGetekend, getiteld, gedateerd, gelokaliseerd en genum...
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Eternity Past, Berlin (Allegory on Modernism) 1998 Signé, titré, daté, situé et numéroté 2/5 au dos Tirage argentique Edition encaustique Getekend, getiteld, gedateerd, gelokaliseerd en genummerd 2/5 op de achterkant Zilverdruk Encaustic editie Signed, titled, dated, located and numbered 2/5 on the back Silver print Encaustic edition 48,5 x 41 cm
Bonhams
Oct. 23, 2023
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Who Naked it?
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Who Naked it? 1996 Edition 4/12 Tirage argentique Editie 4/12 Zilverdruk Editie 4/12 Silver Print 78,5 x 62 cm 136,5 x 111 cm (avec cadre)
Bonhams
Oct. 23, 2023
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Histoire de la civilisation blanche. Venus préférée au Christ, Paris
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Histoire de la civilisation blanche. Venus préférée au Christ, Paris 1997 Tirage argentique Zilverdruk Silver Print 83 x 73 cm et 137 x 110,5 (avec cadre)
Bonhams
Oct. 19, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) Van Gloeden in Asien, 1984
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) Van Gloeden in Asien, 1984 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1984, signed, titled, dated and numbered '4/15' in pencil on the verso. image: 14 3/4 x 14 3/4in. (37.5 x 36.8cm.); sheet: 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.6cm.) Provenance: With Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York; Rago Auctions, Photographs from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith, May 19, 2007, lot 82 At the moment of photography I act instantaneously and instinctively. At the moment of printing I take time for esthetic decisions for which I didn't have time for with the camera, I redesign the image into something more powerful, more mysterious. JOEL-PETER WITKIN
Hindman
Oct. 11, 2023
Joel Peter Witkin (1939) - The Wife of Cain II, Paris, 2006
Est: €3,500 - €4,500
Vintage gelatin silver print applied on original cardboard cm 71,4 x 81,8 (cm 60 x 70 picture) | 28 x 32.2 in. (23.6 x 27.5 in. picture) Edition 1 of 12 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on the verso of the cardboard Framed
Finarte
Oct. 11, 2023
Joel Peter Witkin (1939) - The Raft of George W. Bush, 2006
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Vintage gelatin silver print applied on original cardboard cm 75 x 89,8 (cm 61,5 x 76 picture) | 29.5 x 35.3 in. (24.2 x 29.9 in. picture) Edition 1 of 15 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on the cardboard verso Framed
Finarte
Oct. 05, 2023
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (1939- ) A Christ.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (1939- ) A Christ. Photogravure, the image measuring 17 5/8 inches (44.8 cm.) square, the sheet 25x 23 1/4 inches (63.5x59 cm.), with Witkin's signature, date, and notation PP in pencil on recto. 1987
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 29, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin (b.1939)
Est: £80 - £120
Joel-Peter Witkin (b.1939) Joel-Peter Witkin (b.1939) THE BONE HOUSE, 1998. First Edition, hardback with slipcase, green cloth covers, 196pp., 92 four-colour plates. New Mexico: Twin Palms Publishers, 2008.
Chiswick Auctions
Aug. 29, 2023
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939), Photo proof contact sheet, Gelatin silver print on paper, Sheet: 11" H x 9.25" W
Est: $600 - $800
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939) Photo proof contact sheet Gelatin silver print on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Unsigned
John Moran Auctioneers
Aug. 29, 2023
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939), "Dominatrix (II)," Gelatin silver print on paper, Image: 10" H x 10" W; Sheet: 14" H x 11" W
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939) "Dominatrix (II)" Gelatin silver print on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Unsigned
John Moran Auctioneers
Aug. 29, 2023
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939), "Bound Woman," Gelatin silver print on paper, Image: 7" H x 10.5" W; Sheet: 11" H x 14" W
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Joel Peter Witkin (b. 1939) "Bound Woman" Gelatin silver print on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Signed, dated, and inscribed indistinctly in pencil, verso: Joel Peter Witkin
John Moran Auctioneers
Aug. 02, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin, Woman About to Castrate a Man, NM
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Joel-Peter Witkin Woman About to Castrate a Man, NM 1982 gelatin silver print image: 14.5 h x 14.75 w in (37 x 37 cm) sheet: 19.875 h x 15.875 w in (50 x 40 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'Joel-Peter Witkin Woman About to Castrate a Man N.M. 1982 7/15'. Inscribed to verso 'JW.053' and 'FK:JPW-04'. This work is number 7 from the edition of 15. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jun. 29, 2023
JOEL PETER WITKIN. "EVE KNIGHTING DAGUERRE, 2003"
Est: €7,000 - €8,000
JOEL PETER WITKIN (Brooklyn 1939). Gelatin-silver print "EVE KNIGHTING DAGUERRE, 2003". Signed, titled and dated in pencil on the back. JOEL PETER WITKIN (Brooklyn 1939). Stampa alla gelatina ai sali d'argento "EVE KNIGHTING DAGUERRE, 2003". Firma, titolo e data a matita sul retro.
Viscontea Casa d'Aste s.r.l.
Jun. 27, 2023
Joel-Peter Witkin (b. 1939)"The Result of War: Cornucopian Dog"
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Joel-Peter Witkin (b. 1939) "The Result of War: Cornucopian Dog"Gelatine silver print Signed on the reverse Ed. 2/15With label from Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco on the reverse.50,8x40,6 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Jun. 26, 2023
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Woman once a bird, 1991
Est: €600 - €800
JOEL-PETER WITKIN (born 1939) Woman once a bird, 1991 Photogravure. Signée et numérotée 24/100 Fotogravure. Getekend en genummerd 24/100 Photogravure. Signed and numbered 24/100 32 x 26 (image) 40 x 32.5 (sheet) Framed
Cornette de Saint-Cyr-Bruxelles
Jun. 21, 2023
WITKIN, JOEL-PETER (b. 1939) Studio de Winter, Paris 1994.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
WITKIN, JOEL-PETER (b. 1939) Studio de Winter, Paris 1994. Warm-toned gelatin silver print, 13 13/16 x 15 3/8 inches (350 x 392 mm) on larger sheet, verso titled (as above), signed, dated and numbered 4 from the edition of six. Fine. Framed. Germano Celant Witkin, Zurich, Scalo, 1995, pl. 108. Provenance: Pace Wildenstein MacGill to Norma and Martin Stevens April 12 1996. Norma Stevens represented Richard Avedon for thirty years, and her husband Martin (d. 2016) was an art and creative director for Revlon and other agencies. C Collection of Norma and Martin Stevens
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