Joan Erbe Udel (1926 – August 21, 2014) was a Baltimore painter and sculptor. She was best known for her Surrealist style and use of bright colors and was called “The Grand Duchess of Baltimore Painters” by Ned Oldham, as quoted by Rebecca Hoffberger in Baltimore Magazine. She received her training at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she studied under Leonard Bahr and Louis Bouché. Erbe died on August 21, 2014, at the age of 87.
