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S. G. Rock
Measures museum presence, major auction house sales, and critical recognition. Higher = stronger market position.
Biography
Joseph Coleman is an American painter, illustrator, actor and performance artist. He has been described as the "walking ghost of Old America" by his wife, photographer Whitney Ward, for his over-riding interest in the historical arcana and personae that often populate his paintings. Of Coleman's work, The New York Times wrote that, “If P. T. Barnum had hired Breughel or Bosch to paint sideshow banners, they might have resembled the art of Joe Coleman.” While Berlin's Tagesspiegel said of Coleman, "Like [George] Grosz in the 1920s, he holds a drastic mirror up to his own times."
Market Overview
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Market Position
Institutional backing score based on auction activity
Auction History
| Lot | Title | Year | House | Date | Estimate | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | Girl with Flower on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | 15,000–20,000 | — | Unsold |
| 186 | Magic Sticks on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | ZAR 10,000–15,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 185 | Marabaraba on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | ZAR 10,000–15,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 173 | Mother and Child on rice paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | ZAR 12,000–16,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 172 | Three Female Nudes on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | ZAR 3,000–5,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 159 | Career Bird on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | ZAR 10,000–15,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 158 | Flying Angels on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | ZAR 10,000–15,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 157 | Two Figures on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | ZAR 8,000–12,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 17 | Marathon, page from Nesos on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Aug 2025 | ZAR 15,000–20,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 142 | Figures, Horses and Boats on canvas | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 180,000–240,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 136 | Landscape with Trees on card | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 30,000–50,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 135 | Landscape with Cattle on card | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 30,000–50,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 115 | Figures in White and Turquoise on canvas | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 200,000–300,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 84 | Figures above a Waterfall on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 25,000–35,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 83 | To Pass the Time Away on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 15,000–20,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 39 | Market on a Waterway on canvas | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 150,000–200,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 243 | The Visit and watercolour on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | 18,000–24,000 | — | Unsold |
| 236 | Alpha Batt 155 on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 6,000–9,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 194 | Baobab on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 2,500–3,500 | PRO | Sold |
| 187 | Fook Island on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 8,000–12,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 185 | The Invention of Walking Feathers on paper | — | Strauss & Co | Jul 2025 | ZAR 12,000–16,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 290 | Haitian Woman on canvas | — | Strauss & Co | May 2025 | 300,000–500,000 | — | Unsold |
| 288 | Ua Pou, Marquesas on paper | — | Strauss & Co | May 2025 | ZAR 60,000–80,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 252 | Figures and Horses on board | — | Strauss & Co | May 2025 | ZAR 180,000–220,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 240 | Greek Tragedy on paper laid down on card | — | Strauss & Co | May 2025 | ZAR 100,000–150,000 | PRO | Sold |