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Selected Works243

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Previous Sales 59

Sotheby's
Demolished
Demolished, 1996
$2,000
Jun 2025
Sotheby's
Drawing for Floor Piece
Drawing for Floor Piece, 2002
$24,232
Jun 2024
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2020
£4,000 ($5k USD)
Oct 2020
Christie's
Untitled (White Bed)
Untitled (White Bed), 1992
$10,000
Nov 2014
Christie's
Bed
Bed, 1992
£10,625 ($14k USD)
Oct 2014
Christie's
Untitled (Building)
Untitled (Building), 1992
£10,625 ($14k USD)
Oct 2014
Christie's
Demolished (a pair)
Demolished (a pair)
$1,125
Jul 2012
Christie's
Untitled (Trafalgar Square Plinth)
Untitled (Trafalgar Square Plinth), 1999
£61,250 ($81k USD)
Jul 2008
Christie's
Room (Floor/Ceiling)
Room (Floor/Ceiling), 1994
$42,000
May 2007
Christie's
Study for 'Wax Corridor'
Study for 'Wax Corridor', 1992
$19,200
May 2007
Christie's
Study for Wax Corridor
Study for Wax Corridor
$19,120
May 2004
Christie's
Water Tower Project
Water Tower Project, 1998
£5,287 ($7k USD)
Feb 2001
Christie's
Demolished
Demolished, 1996
£14,100 ($19k USD)
Jun 2000
Christie's
Mattress
Mattress, 1994
£16,100 ($21k USD)
Dec 1999
Wright
Untitled (Floor)
Untitled (Floor)
$20,160
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled
Untitled
$4,788
Jan 1970
Sotheby's
plaster, wood and aluminum
plaster, wood and aluminum, 2005
$32,000
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1993
$7,230
Sep 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled (Nets)
Untitled (Nets), 2002
Bought In
Jul 2025
Christie's
Step
Step, 2007
$30,957
Jul 2025
Phillips
Herringbone Floor
Herringbone Floor
$3,804
Jan 2025
Bonhams
Untitled (Tiles)
Untitled (Tiles), 2005
$2,096
Nov 2024
Christie's
Untitled (Two Shelf Pieces)
Untitled (Two Shelf Pieces), 1998
$75,600
Nov 2024
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 2004
$6,171
Jul 2024
Sotheby's
circa 1860 (II)
circa 1860 (II), 2013
$75,726
Jun 2024

For Sale 5

RAW Editions · Artsy
Switch [for Parkett 42]
Switch [for Parkett 42], 1994
£5,750
Plaster (prestia ortho) and brass multiple
Dovehouse Contemporary · 1stDibs
50 Spaces By Rachel Whitread
50 Spaces By Rachel Whitread
$5,489
Jenna Burlingham Gallery · 1stDibs
Untitled (Tiles), 2005/2017 - Patterned Textural Print by Rachel Whiteread
Untitled (Tiles), 2005/2017 - Patterned Textural Print by Rachel Whiteread
$3,842
RAW Editions · 1stDibs
Switch [for Parkett 42] -- Plaster, Multiple, Everyday Object by Whiteread
Switch [for Parkett 42] -- Plaster, Multiple, Everyday Object by Whiteread
$9,948
Huxley-Parlour · 1stDibs
Rachel Whiteread, Untitled 'Torso', 1995, Plaster Sculpture
Rachel Whiteread, Untitled 'Torso', 1995, Plaster Sculpture
$30,874
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Market294 auction results

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$6.2K – $42.0K
12 of 13 works on paper lots with prices
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$18.4K
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$12.3K
12 priced works on paper lots
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Jul 2024 · $6.2K
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Works on paper: $12.3K medianSculpture/objects: $41.4K medianPaintings: $3.5K medianPhotographs: $7.0K medianUnclassified lots: $17.8K medianEditioned prints: $1.9K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.0K medianDecorative/non-core: $14.1K median
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Prizes & Awards4

South Bank Sky Arts Awards
Shortlisted 2022
K Foundation art award
Winner 1993
Turner Prize
Winner 1993
Turner Prize
Shortlisted 1991
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Podcast Interviews4

podcasts Rachel Whiteread DBE - Season 9 - Episode 8 Talk Art · Apr 15, 2021
Talk Art exclusive! Russell & Robert meet legendary British artist Dame Rachel Whiteread DBE for an intimate studio visit where we view her new works prior to installing her new exhibition ‘Internal Objects’. In Rachel W…
 podcasts A brush with... Rachel Whiteread A brush with... · Dec 23, 2020
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Bruce Nauman to George Orwell
 podcasts No. 389: Holiday clips: Rachel Whiteread The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Apr 18, 2019
Episode No. 389 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a holiday clips episode featuring a previously aired conversation with artist Rachel Whiteread. After originating at the Tate Britain and traveling to the National Galle…
 podcasts No. 357: Rachel Whiteread The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Sep 6, 2018
Episode No. 357 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Rachel Whiteread. The National Gallery of Art in Washington opens a retrospective of Whiteread’s thirty-year career on September 16. The exhibition will fea…
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Education3

Cyprus College Art Lemba
Goldsmiths, University of London
London, UK
University of Brighton
Brighton, UK
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Publications10

Monograph 1

House Author
Phaidon Press · 1995

Exhibition Catalog 5

Rachel Whiteread - Internal Objects Author
Rizzoli · 2021
Resonating Spaces
Hatje Cantz · 2019
Rachel Whiteread Author
Abrams · 2002
Rachel Whiteread
Hatje Cantz · 2001
Von Rodin bis Baselitz: Der Torso in der Skulptur der Moderne
Hatje Cantz · 2001

Survey 4

The National Gallery. Paintings, People, Portraits
Taschen · 2024
Encounters with Artists
Thames & Hudson · 2023
Art in the Making: Artists and their Materials from the Studio to Crowdsourcing
Thames & Hudson · 2016
Cass Sculpture Foundation: 20 Years of Commissioning Large-Scale Sculpture
Hatje Cantz · 2012
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Current Exhibitions0

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‘I think about him every time I go swimming’: David Hockney remembered by Rachel Whiteread, Jeremy Deller and more
The Guardian publishes a tribute to David Hockney, featuring personal reminiscences from artists Rachel Whiteread, Jeremy Deller, and Tacita Dean. Whi…
cultureJun 12, 2026
‘I make casts of their feet!’ Rachel Whiteread, Michael Armitage and more on how they get their kids into art
Five artist parents—Rachel Whiteread, Michael Armitage, Chantal Joffe, and Rachel Maclean—share their personal approaches to introducing young childre…
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Why London’s Whitechapel Gallery Hired an Economist
London's Whitechapel Gallery has appointed economist Mariana Mazzucato as its first economist-in-residence, a three-year role aimed at rethinking how …
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From YBAs to McQueen: Tate Britain’s New Exhibition Reframes the Creative Explosion of the 1990s
Tate Britain has announced a major new exhibition, *The 90s: Art and Fashion*, opening in autumn 2026, which will be the first to examine the intersec…
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Nominees for the Turner Prize 2026 announced by Tate
Tate Britain has announced the four nominees for the 2026 Turner Prize: Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau, and Tanoa Sasraku. The shortli…
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Art world provocateur Kenny Schachter addresses the current climate of anxiety within the industry, touching on everything from the existential threat…
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California’s High Desert Is Rich With Natural and Artistic Beauty—All Amplified by a Budding Art Fair
The fifth annual High Desert Art Fair (HDAF) took place at the Pioneertown Motel in California's High Desert, featuring 20 galleries, nonprofits, stud…
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London’s cultural landscape sees a significant surge of activity this April with a diverse array of exhibitions spanning major institutions and commer…
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Art Gallery of Ontario gets gift of more than 450 works
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto has received a major gift of 474 artworks from the late collectors Carol and Morton Rapp, including prints…
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English artist Rachel Whiteread, the first woman to win the Turner Prize in 1993, has collaborated with French silversmith company Puiforcat on a new …
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Thomas Kellein, a curator and art historian known for leading museums in Europe and the US, died in Berlin at age 70 following a serious illness. He d…
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The Armory Show opened its 2024 edition in New York with solid sales during the VIP preview on September 4, providing a positive signal for the city's…
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Past Exhibitions16

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#1 Gagosian

Rachel Whiteread: Substitute

Rachel Whiteread

20 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD, United Kingdom

Mar 26, 2026 — May 23, 2026

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#201 Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert

Rachel Whiteread: on paper

Rachel Whiteread

38 Bury St, London SW1Y 6BB, United Kingdom

Feb 27, 2026 — Apr 25, 2026

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#1 Gagosian

Rachel Whiteread: … And the Animals Were Sold

Rachel Whiteread

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jun 1, 2023 — Aug 30, 2023

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Rachel Whiteread

Rachel Whiteread

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Mar 10, 2023 — Apr 22, 2023

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#1 Gagosian

Rachel Whiteread, Davies Street, London

Rachel Whiteread

20 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD, United Kingdom

May 28, 2021 — Jun 6, 2021

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#1 Gagosian

Rachel Whiteread Internal Objects

Rachel Whiteread

20 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD, United Kingdom

Apr 12, 2021 — Jun 6, 2021

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Looking In

Rachel Whiteread

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Nov 7, 2015 — Dec 19, 2015

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Rachel Whiteread Looking Out

Rachel Whiteread

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 19, 2015 — Dec 18, 2015

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#1 Gagosian

Rachel Whiteread, Geneva

Rachel Whiteread

Jan 28, 2014 — Mar 22, 2014

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#1 Gagosian

Rachel Whiteread Detached

Rachel Whiteread

20 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD, United Kingdom

Apr 11, 2013 — May 25, 2013

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Rachel Whiteread Long Eyes

17 White St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Mar 26, 2011 — Apr 30, 2011

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#84 Peter Freeman, Inc.

Rachel Whiteread

Rachel Whiteread

7 Gal de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France

Sep 18, 2010 — Nov 13, 2010

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Rachel Whiteread

Rachel Whiteread

465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA

Oct 15, 2008 — Jan 13, 2009

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#54 Luhring Augustine

George Condo, Albert Oehlen, Gerhard Richter, Rachel Whiteread, Christopher Wool

George Condo, Albert Oehlen, Gerhard Richter, Rachel Whiteread, Christopher Wool

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jul 2, 2004 — Aug 7, 2004

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Public Art Fund

Rachel Whiteread

Rachel Whiteread

1 E 53rd St #12, New York, NY 10022, United States

Jan 1, 1998

Rachel WhitereadWater TowerNow on view at MoMA, Floor 1, Sculpture Garden Originally presented at West Broadway & Grand StreetOn Permanent View — Installed J...

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Victoria and Albert Museum

Place (Village), installation, by Rachel Whiteread, about 1995 – 2015, London

Rachel Whiteread

Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL, UK

Jan 1, 1995 — Jan 1, 2015

Place (Village), installation, by Rachel Whiteread, about 1995 – 2015, London

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Art Fair Appearances6

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Miart — Milan
2026
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2018
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2017
artgenève — Geneva
2017
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Recent Activity20

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TEFAF New York 2026: Contemporary Gains Ground
May 22, 2026
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Ed Ruscha | Billy (1968) | Art & Prints
May 9, 2026
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Why London’s Whitechapel Gallery Hired an Economist
Apr 29, 2026
newspaper
News
From YBAs to McQueen: Tate Britain’s New Exhibition Reframes the Creative Explosion of the 1990s
Apr 27, 2026
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Nominees for the Turner Prize 2026 announced by Tate
Apr 23, 2026
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Art Fair
Miart 2026
Apr 17, 2026
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Gallery Not Paying? Call Kenny Schachter’s Kollection Agency. He Gets Results!
Apr 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2026
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Exhibition
Rachel Whiteread: Substitute
Mar 26, 2026
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Exhibition
Rachel Whiteread: Substitute
Mar 26, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
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art nicole saikalis bay london milan beirut patron
Mar 9, 2026
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Exhibition
Rachel Whiteread: on paper
Feb 27, 2026
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5 Art Openings in London this week.
Feb 24, 2026
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nnena kalu turner prize winner 2025
Dec 12, 2025
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after a life backstage es devlin is ready for her spotlight
Dec 2, 2025
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travel guide joshua tree robert goff art food
Nov 13, 2025
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Art Gallery of Ontario gets gift of more than 450 works
Nov 12, 2025
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rachel whiteread collaboration puiforcat silver
Sep 25, 2025
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thomas kellein kunsthalle basel chinati foundation dead
Sep 24, 2025
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