▣ Joel Mesler (조엘 메슬러) - 18 Artworks - Auction Prices

Joel Mesler (American, b. 1974)

The World Record Price for Joel Mesler (喬爾.梅斯勒) at auction is 907,200 USD for "To Life​", sold at Christie's New York on 10 May 2022.

Joel Mesler Auction Results.
Price High to Low (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium).

Lot Sold. USD 907,200
Christie's New York, 10 May 2022
< To Life​ >

[ 2020, Acrylic and pigment on linen, 84 x 65 in. (213.4 x 165.1 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. CNY 5,670,000 (USD 897,561)
Christie's Shanghai, 01 Mar 2022
< Untitled (You Deserve Great Things) >

[ 2020, Pigment on linen, 226 x 165 cm. (84 x 65 in.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 533,400 (USD 637,466)
Phillips's London, 02 Mar 2023
< Untitled (Play the Hits) >

[ 2021, Pigment on linen, 213.4 x 165.1 cm (84 x 65 in.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 403,200
Sotheby's New York, 20 May 2022
< Mystic Truths >

[ 2021, pigment on linen, 70 x 50 in. 177.8 x 127 cm. ]

Lot Sold. HKD 3,024,000 (USD 388,584)
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 09 Oct 2021
< ​Untitled (Hopes and Dreams)​ >

[ 2019, pigment on linen, 177.8 x 127 cm. 70 x 50 in. ]

Lot Sold. HKD 2,794,000

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 05 Oct 2023

< Untitled (In the Beginning) 無題 (起初) >

[ 2021, pigment on linen, in 3 parts, overall: 213.3 x 495.3 cm. 84 x 195 in. ]

Lot Sold. USD 275,000

Christie's New York, 11 May 2021

< New York, New York >

[ 2021, Acrylic and pigment on linen, 84 x 65 in. (213.4 x 165.1 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 2,125,000 (USD 272,715)

Christie's Hong Kong, 02 Dec 2021

< Untitled >

[ 2020, Pigment on linen, 116.8 x 193 cm. (46 x 76 in.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 252,000

Sotheby's New York, 19 Nov 2021

< We are the World >

[ 2019, Acrylic on linen, 50 x 70 in. 127 x 177.8 cm. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 201,600 (USD 245,690)

Christie's London, 28 Jun 2022

< Untitled (Early Bird) >

[ 2019, Acrylic on linen, 65 x 60 in. (165.2 x 127.2 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 241,300

Sotheby's New York, 19 May 2023

< Untitled (Sunrise Sunset) >

[ 2020, pigment on linen, 70 x 50 in. 177.8 x 127 cm. ]

Lot Sold. HKD 1,890,000 (USD 240,764)

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 06 Oct 2022

< ​I Am Happy Joyous and Free >

[ 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 127 x 177.5 cm. 50 x 69⅞ in. ]

Lot Sold. KRW 240,000,000 (USD 201,680) - Hammer Price -

Seoul Auction's, 23 Nov 2021

< Untitled (C) >

[ 2018, Pigment on linen, 122.0 x 101.4 cm. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 165,100 (USD 212,286)

Phillips's London, 08 Mar 2024

< Untitled (We are the World) >

[ 2021, pigment on linen, 177.8 x 127 cm (70 x 50 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 1,638,000 (USD 211,099)

Phillips's Hong Kong, 08 Jun 2021

< Untitled (Tony Chang Goes to Hollywood)​ >

[ 2019, Acrylic on linen, 116.8 x 193 cm. (45 7/8 x 76 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 1,512,000 (USD 194,692)

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 Apr 2021

< Fingers Crossed >

[ 2019, Pigment on linen, 178 x 127 cm. 70 x 50 in. ]

Lot Sold. HKD 1,512,000 (USD 193,906)

Phillips's Hong Kong, 30 Nov 2021

< Untitled (Night Out) >

[ 2019, Pigment on linen, 178.1 x 127.3 cm. (70 1/8 x 50 1/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 1,512,000 

Phillips's Hong Kong, 21 Jun 2022

< Untitled (S)​ >

[ 2017, Pigment on linen, 177.6 x 127.2 cm. (69 7/8 x 50 1/8 in.) ]

◐ Artist World Record ◑

With humor, playfulness, and insight, Joel Mesler distills complex emotions into collage-like scenes, creating a documentary of daily life that is both relatable and his own. He often uses surprising juxtapositions in his imagery to pursue the truth of our complicated times. To Life is a loaded celebration, one that acknowledges our transient and fragile nature. It recalls a central number of the same name from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof, itself a meditation on joy and loss. Honoring the beauty and transience of life in the face of an uncertain future has always been the function of art. [ Source : Christie's ]