Bas Jan Ader — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works30

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

NGA Washington

Hammer Museum

LACMA

Stedelijk Museum

Kröller-Müller Museum

Georgia Museum of Art

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Previous Sales 3

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

Study for In Search of the Miraculous (One night in Los Angeles), 1973

No longer available

Silver gelatin prints

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

Untitled, 1968

No longer available

Serigraph on paper

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

Sawing, 1971

No longer available

Silver gelatin prints

For Sale 8

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

Untitled (Neon sculpture), 1974

Price on request

Steel, neon tubing, and miscellaneous electrical components

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

Untitled (The elements), 1971

US$125,000

C-type print

AWT Focus · Artsy

I'm too sad to tell you, 1970

US$1,975

Gelatin silver print

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

Nightfall, 1971

US$175,000

Black and White Film, 16mm

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

Untitled (Westkapelle, Holland), 1971

Price on request

Two color cibachrome prints, framed

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

I'm too sad to tell you, 1970

US$1,975

Digital silver gelatin black and white print on fiber based 310 gsm paper

AWT Focus · Artsy

Nightfall, from Fall, 1971

Price on request

16mm film transferred to digital media, black-and-white, silent

Meliksetian | Briggs · Artsy

Untitled (Swedish fall), 1971

Price on request

Two color cibachrome prints, framed

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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Bas Jan Ader

MIT Press · 2006

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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News5

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Where It Doesn’t Reach at Lo Brutto Stahl

Lo Brutto Stahl presents "Where It Doesn’t Reach," a group exhibition featuring works by Bas Jan Ader, Hélène Janicot, and Park McArthur, running from…

exhibitionsMay 5, 2026

“Where it doesn’t reach” at Lo Brutto Stahl, Paris

Lo Brutto Stahl in Paris is hosting a group exhibition titled "Where it doesn’t reach," featuring the works of Hélène Janicot, Park McArthur, and the …

exhibitionsApr 15, 2026

icons issue fall 2025

The article introduces the annual 'Icons' issue of Art in America, profiling artists whose decades-long practices reflect deep commitment to their med…

cultureSep 2, 2025

Introducing CULTURED’s Inaugural Young Dealers List

CULTURED magazine has launched its inaugural Young Dealers List, highlighting 23 galleries under five years old that are reshaping the art world. Sele…

peopleJun 12, 2025

cultured young dealers list art gallerists

Cultured magazine has published its first Young Dealers List, highlighting 23 galleries under five years old that are revitalizing the art world. The …

peopleJun 12, 2025

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