Cathy De Monchaux — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works16

Museum Acquisitions

3 Institutions

Tate

Tate Britain

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Previous Sales 11

Christie's

Compress, 1990

£4,700 ($6k USD)

Feb 2001

Rago Arts and Auction Center

Strange Animals

Bought In

Jan 1970

Christie's

Once upon a Fuck. Once upon a Duchamp. Once upon a Lifetime., 1992

$18,695

Mar 2026

Sotheby's

Love does not Apply itself to the Sound Principles of Reason, 1997

$600

Jun 2024

Sotheby's

Untitled (Cruising Disaster), 1996

$635

Jun 2023

Sotheby's

Trust Your Sanity To No One, 1996

$5,334

Feb 2023

Sotheby's

Sweetly the Air Flew Overheard Battle No 5, 2006

$6,902

Nov 2021

Whitechapel Gallery Benefit Auction · Artsy

"Worried about the Weather?" - part 2 act 1, 2019

Bidding closed

Copper wire, bandage, beads and paint

Heritage Auctions · Artsy

Wound Drawing No. 1, 2002

Bidding closed

Paper and wire on board

Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy

Strange Animals, 1997

Bidding closed

Brass, leather, thread and enamel; ink on vellum

Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy

Mordant Rapture, 1999

Bidding closed

Brass, leather, human hair, fur, gesso, chalk, thread, and oil in artist's frame

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Market16 auction results

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$5.3K – $5.3K

2 of 2 works on paper lots with prices

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$5.3K

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$5.3K

2 priced works on paper lots

calendar_todayLast Work on paper Sale

Feb 2023 · $5.3K

Latest priced sale: Trust Your Sanity To No One - 17.8 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm - $36/sq cm

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Works on paper: $5.3K medianSculpture/objects: $6.2K medianPaintings: $18.7K medianUnclassified lots: $635 median

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Sotheby'sPhillipsChristie's

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Prizes & Awards2

Turner Prize

Shortlisted 1998

Turner Prize

Winner Year unknown

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Current Exhibitions1

Palais de Tokyo

STUDIO, WOUNDS AND BATTLES, DESIRE IS THE REITERATION OF HOPE

Cathy de Monchaux

Apr 3, 2026 — Sep 13, 2026

Cathy de Monchaux — 03/04/2026 – 13/09/2026

Details Website

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Recent News5

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Do you love contemporary art? Discover these exhibitions in Paris and the Paris region

This article, published by La Rédac with photos by Cécile de Sortiraparis, provides a regularly updated guide to current and upcoming contemporary art…

exhibitionsJun 2, 2026

The mysterious case of one of the most important British artists of the 1990s who is back with a bang after more than 25 years

Cathy de Monchaux, a prominent British artist from the 1990s known for her erotic and dystopic sculptures, has opened a major survey exhibition at the…

exhibitionsMay 11, 2026

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…

exhibitionsApr 27, 2026

With 'Normes Corps' at the Palais de Tokyo, vulnerable bodies unite their strength

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris has unveiled 'Normes Corps' (Body Norms), a major group exhibition that explores the intersection of vulnerability, disab…

exhibitionsApr 7, 2026

The most inspiring art exhibitions in Paris for April 2026

Paris is hosting a series of major exhibitions in April 2026, headlined by a significant Alexander Calder retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton…

exhibitionsApr 2, 2026

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