Lester Johnson
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Selected Works106

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
Met
Met
Met
NGA Washington
Milwaukee Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum
LACMA
LACMA
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Institute of Arts
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums

Previous Sales 23

Christie's
Untitled (Head)
Untitled (Head)
$3,750
Aug 2015
Christie's
Six Figures
Six Figures, 1974
$21,250
Apr 2015
Christie's
Untitled (Head)
Untitled (Head), 1961
$2,750
Apr 2013
Christie's
Three Men
Three Men, 1960
$18,750
Mar 2013
Christie's
Untitled (Beethoven)
Untitled (Beethoven), 1964
$5,625
Jul 2012
Christie's
Three Heads
Three Heads, 1961
$5,625
Oct 2011
Christie's
Vincent Series #2
Vincent Series #2, 2001
$6,875
Mar 2009
Christie's
Bathers in Milford #2, 1965
Bathers in Milford #2, 1965, 1965
$16,450
Feb 2002
Christie's
Bowery Gray Family Group
Bowery Gray Family Group, 1963
$3,290
Feb 2002
Christie's
City Scene
City Scene
$5,875
Nov 2000
Christie's
Man with Plant (Blue)
Man with Plant (Blue), 1957
$4,700
Nov 2000
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Lovers
Lovers
$2,500
Feb 2020
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled (Head)
Untitled (Head)
$2,250
Feb 2020
Waddington's
STREET SCENE WITH BUILDING #2; STREET SCENE WITH CITY AND BUILDING; THREE GIRLS
STREET SCENE WITH BUILDING #2; STREET SCENE WITH CITY AND BUILDING; THREE GIRLS
CA$677 ($504 USD)
Sep 2023
Wright
Untitled (Head)
Untitled (Head)
$1,965
Jan 1970
David Barnett Gallery · 1stDibs
"Three Seated Men" original etching signed by Lester Johnson
"Three Seated Men" original etching signed by Lester Johnson
No longer available
RoGallery · 1stDibs
New York Dancers 4, Pop Art Lithograph by Lester Johnson
New York Dancers 4, Pop Art Lithograph by Lester Johnson
No longer available
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Man's Head in Profile with Plant
Man's Head in Profile with Plant, 1958
Bidding closed
Mixed media on paper (framed)
LongHouse Reserve Benefit Auction · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1969
Bidding closed
Ink on paperboard
Freeman's | Hindman · Artsy
Crowd Scene on 10th Street
Crowd Scene on 10th Street, 1962
Bidding closed
Oil on canvas
Doyle · Artsy
(i) Untitled, (ii) Man's Head
(i) Untitled, (ii) Man's Head
Bidding closed
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Street Scene: A Group
Street Scene: A Group
Bidding closed
Oil on canvas (framed)
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Head Facing West
Head Facing West, 1962
Bidding closed
Oil on board

For Sale 13

RoGallery · 1stDibs
Close Up, Pop Art Lithograph by Lester Johnson
Close Up, Pop Art Lithograph by Lester Johnson
$850
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
Passing Crowd Signed Lithograph, 1980, Figurative Expressionist, Fashion
Passing Crowd Signed Lithograph, 1980, Figurative Expressionist, Fashion
$695
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
STREET SCENE Signed Hand Drawn Lithograph 1980, Figurative Expressionism
STREET SCENE Signed Hand Drawn Lithograph 1980, Figurative Expressionism
$650
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
CITY VENUS Signed Lithograph, Men Women Walking, Sheath Dress, Peach Brown Pink
CITY VENUS Signed Lithograph, Men Women Walking, Sheath Dress, Peach Brown Pink
$675
JOSEPH GROSSMAN FINE ART · 1stDibs
Frontal Street Scene
Frontal Street Scene
$1,190
Thomas French Fine Art · 1stDibs
Untitled (Figures in a park)
Untitled (Figures in a park)
$1,800
EDWARD T. POLLACK FINE ARTS · 1stDibs
CITY SCENE
CITY SCENE
$1,875
EDWARD T. POLLACK FINE ARTS · 1stDibs
MEN IN BOWLER HATS
MEN IN BOWLER HATS
$7,200
Procuniar Workshop · 1stDibs
Girls Walking State 3
Girls Walking State 3
$1,440
EDWARD T. POLLACK FINE ARTS · 1stDibs
MEN IN STREET #2
MEN IN STREET #2
$950
RoGallery · 1stDibs
New York Dancers, Lithograph by Lester Johnson
New York Dancers, Lithograph by Lester Johnson
$1,000
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Gems Place · 1stDibs
“Green twins”
“Green twins”
$30,000
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
CITY GRACES Signed Lithograph 1980, Modern Figurative Print, Fashion Portrait
CITY GRACES Signed Lithograph 1980, Modern Figurative Print, Fashion Portrait
$900
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Market303 auction results

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$2.3K – $21.3K
14 of 14 paintings lots with prices
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$7.4K
Object-type specific
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$5.2K
14 priced paintings lots
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Feb 2020 · $2.3K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $5.2K medianWorks on paper: $2.0K medianEditioned prints: $504 medianBooks/portfolios: — median
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Sotheby'sChristie'sPhillips de Pury & CompanyDoyle New YorkHeritage Auctions
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Current Exhibitions1

#591 Schoelkopf Gallery

New York City Circa 1960: Works from the Collection of Robert A. Ellison, Jr.

Wolf Kahn, Lester Johnson, Elaine de Kooning, Milton Resnick, Robert Goodnough, Emily Mason, Bob Thompson, Robert De Niro, Sr, Pat Passlof, Jay Milder, Robert Ellison, Jan Müller, Dody Müller, Ben Johnson

390 Broadway 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013, USA

May 8, 2026 — Jul 2, 2026

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Figurative Expressionist Painter Jay Milder Dies at 92
Jay Milder, a Figurative Expressionist painter and co-founder of City Gallery in New York, has died at age 92 from a stroke. Milder, who moved from Om…
obituaryMay 28, 2026
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Past Exhibitions3

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#982 David Klein Gallery

Lester Johnson | A Centennial Exhibition

Lester Johnson

82 Swanshurst Ln, Birmingham B13 0AL, UK

Mar 16, 2019 — May 11, 2019

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#982 David Klein Gallery

Lester Johnson | Paintings & Works on Paper

Lester Johnson

82 Swanshurst Ln, Birmingham B13 0AL, UK

Sep 10, 2016 — Oct 29, 2016

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#101 Gray

Lester Johnson Paintings 1971 - 1973

Lester Johnson

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60611

Sep 28, 1973 — Oct 28, 1973

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Figurative Expressionist Painter Jay Milder Dies at 92
May 28, 2026
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New York City Circa 1960: Works from the Collection of Robert A. Ellison, Jr.
May 8, 2026
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Lester Johnson | A Centennial Exhibition
Mar 16, 2019
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Lester Johnson | Paintings & Works on Paper
Sep 10, 2016
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Lester Johnson dies
Jan 1, 2010
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Lester Johnson Paintings 1971 - 1973
Sep 28, 1973
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Lester Johnson born
Jan 1, 1919
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