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Selected Works156

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Previous Sales 23

Sotheby's
Study, Sky Angel
Study, Sky Angel , 1982
£12,000 ($16k USD)
Jan 2026
Sotheby's
Drawing Which Makes Itself (B)
Drawing Which Makes Itself (B), 1973
$44,450
Nov 2025
Christie's
Haloed Angel Study, Image, front and reversed sides
Haloed Angel Study, Image, front and reversed sides, 1983
Bought In
Mar 2024
Christie's
Copal #3
Copal #3, 1975
$20,000
Nov 2021
Christie's
Discourse (Combination Series)
Discourse (Combination Series), 1978
$39,400
Apr 2008
Christie's
Untitled (from the series 'Carte carbones')
Untitled (from the series 'Carte carbones'), 1972
£1,200 ($2k USD)
Feb 2007
Christie's
Exsultate
Exsultate, 1985
$17,250
Nov 1998
Swann Auction Galleries
Rephasing the Moon in the Milky Way If the Moon Were Constructed of Two Rectangles.
Rephasing the Moon in the Milky Way If the Moon Were Constructed of Two Rectangles.
Unknown
Jun 2026
Wright
Untitled (For John)
Untitled (For John)
$5,040
Jan 1970
Sotheby's
Golden Section Painting: Parallelogram and Diamond
Golden Section Painting: Parallelogram and Diamond, 1974
$121,600
Feb 2026
Bonhams
Return to a Star
Return to a Star, 2010
$4,352
Jul 2025
Bonhams
Jupiter Star
Jupiter Star, 2002
$4,096
Jul 2025
Christie's
Star Structure
Star Structure, 2002
$5,040
Dec 2024
Sotheby's
Golden Section Painting: Parallelogram with 2 White Triangles
Golden Section Painting: Parallelogram with 2 White Triangles, 1974
$35,560
Sep 2023
Sotheby's
Messenger Angel, Uriel
Messenger Angel, Uriel, 1982
$30,480
Sep 2023
Phillips
Open Sesame: Sky Chart
Open Sesame: Sky Chart
$6,930
Feb 2023
Christie's
Black and White
Black and White, 1987
$119,700
Nov 2022
Phillips
Musician Angel: Parallelogram, Square
Musician Angel: Parallelogram, Square, 1981
$25,200
Sep 2022
Christie's
Arena VI
Arena VI, 1978
$88,200
May 2022
Artcurial
INDICATION OF INSTALLATION, HARTFORD
INDICATION OF INSTALLATION, HARTFORD, 1973
$55,891
Jun 2021
Phillips · Artsy
Golden Section #8
Golden Section #8, 1975
Bidding closed
Collage with brown craft paper and blue pencil, on wove paper
David Richard Gallery · Artsy
Descent
Descent, 1978
No longer available
Vellum, colored pencil, varnish, glue and rag board
Freeman's | Hindman · Artsy
Seraphim, Love
Seraphim, Love, 1982
No longer available
Watercolor on vellum

For Sale 7

Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
Singularity
Singularity, 1999
US$6,000
12 color lithograph/screenprint
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
W.I.M.P. #1 State I
W.I.M.P. #1 State I, 1999
US$4,000
2 color lithograph
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
W.I.M.P. #1
W.I.M.P. #1, 1999
US$6,000
5 color lithograph
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
Singularity, State
Singularity, State, 1999
US$6,000
10 color lithograph
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
W.I.M.P. #1 State II
W.I.M.P. #1 State II, 1999
US$4,000
2 color lithograph
David Nolan Gallery · Artsy
Giotto's Night
Giotto's Night, 2021
For sale
Aquacryl paint and gouache on paper
David Nolan Gallery · Artsy
Giotto's Light
Giotto's Light, 2021
For sale
Aquacryl paint and gouache on paper
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Market96 auction results

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$1.6K – $88.2K
11 of 14 works on paper lots with prices
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$29.9K
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$30.5K
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Jan 2026 · $15.8K
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Works on paper: $30.5K medianPaintings: $20.3K medianPhotographs: $6.9K medianEditioned prints: $1.3K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Galleries1

#259 David Nolan Gallery
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 97: Dorothea Rockburne, Jennifer Watts The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Nov 3, 2014
Episode No. 97 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Dorothea Rockburne and curator Jennifer Watts. On September 21 the Museum of Modern Art, New York will open “Dorothea Rockburne: Drawing Which Makes Itself.”…
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Education1

Black Mountain College
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Publications1

Group Catalog 1

Hisachika Takahashi: From Memory Draw a Map of the United States
Hatje Cantz · 2015
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Independent 20th Century Announces Details of 2026 Fair at the Breuer Building
Independent 20th Century has announced details for its fifth edition, taking place from September 24–27, 2026, at the Breuer Building in New York, now…
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Artnet News highlights 11 must-see gallery shows during Armory Art Week in New York City, running from September 5 to October 26, 2024. Featured exhib…
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Sotheby's held a day sale on Wednesday featuring 30 works from the collection of cosmetics heir Leonard Lauder, generating $3.84 million against an es…
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Robert Rauschenberg at 100: How the Relentless Experimenter Rewired American Art
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New York Dealer Hal Bromm Can’t Remember His Last Art Fair. He Couldn’t Be Happier
Hal Bromm, a New York art dealer who opened his gallery in Tribeca decades before it became a gallery hub, is celebrating 50 years in the neighborhood…
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Past Exhibitions10

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#259 David Nolan Gallery

Time Measures Itself

Dorothea Rockburne

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Feb 25, 2026 — Apr 18, 2026

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#164 Ceysson & Bénétière

Dorothea Rockburne

Dorothea Rockburne

23 R. du Renard, 75004 Paris, France

Jan 29, 2025 — Mar 15, 2025

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#718 Bernheim | Mayfair

The Light Shines in the Darkness and the Darkness Has Not Understood It

Dorothea Rockburne

1 New Burlington St, London W1S 2JA, UK

Nov 21, 2024 — Feb 7, 2025

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#259 David Nolan Gallery

DOROTHEA ROCKBURNE Giotto's Angels and Knots

Dorothea Rockburne

Oct 15, 2021 — Jan 8, 2022

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#424 Van Doren Waxter

Dorothea Rockburne Special Presentation | Works on Paper 1972 - 1974

Dorothea Rockburne, Daisy Youngblood

23 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Sep 8, 2021 — Oct 23, 2021

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#424 Van Doren Waxter

Dorothea Rockburne Locus I-VI

Dorothea Rockburne

23 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Jun 2, 2014 — Jun 12, 2014

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Jill Newhouse Gallery

Dorothea Rockburne: Indication Drawings from the Drawings that Make Themselves Series 1974

Dorothea Rockburne

4 E 81st St, New York, NY 10028, USA

Sep 1, 2013 — Sep 30, 2013

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Craig F. Starr Gallery

Dorothea Rockburne Works 1967-1972

Dorothea Rockburne

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Sep 7, 2012 — Oct 20, 2012

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#424 Van Doren Waxter

Dorothea Rockburne Ten Years of Astronomy Drawings 1990 - 2000

Dorothea Rockburne

23 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Mar 1, 2000 — Apr 1, 2000

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Dorothea Rockburne

Dorothea Rockburne

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Mar 30, 1973 — Apr 28, 1973

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Art Basel — Basel
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Recent Activity20

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art best new york show reviews
Apr 8, 2026
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Exhibition
Time Measures Itself
Feb 25, 2026
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here are 11 must see gallery shows this armory art week
Jan 9, 2026
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New York Galleries: Openings and Closings of the Week (01/05—01/11)
Jan 5, 2026
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News
sothebys lauder day sale
Nov 19, 2025
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News
New York Galleries: Openings and Closings of the Week (11/11—11/16)
Nov 11, 2025
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News
Robert Rauschenberg at 100: How the Relentless Experimenter Rewired American Art
Oct 22, 2025
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New York Dealer Hal Bromm Can’t Remember His Last Art Fair. He Couldn’t Be Happier
Aug 27, 2025
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Exhibition
Dorothea Rockburne
Jan 29, 2025
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The Light Shines in the Darkness and the Darkness Has Not Understood It
Nov 21, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2022
Jun 14, 2022
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Exhibition
DOROTHEA ROCKBURNE Giotto's Angels and Knots
Oct 15, 2021
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Dorothea Rockburne Special Presentation | Works on Paper 1972 - 1974
Sep 8, 2021
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Dorothea Rockburne Locus I-VI
Jun 2, 2014
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Dorothea Rockburne: Indication Drawings from the Drawings that Make Themselves Series 1974
Sep 1, 2013
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Dorothea Rockburne Works 1967-1972
Sep 7, 2012
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Dorothea Rockburne Ten Years of Astronomy Drawings 1990 - 2000
Mar 1, 2000
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Dorothea Rockburne
Mar 30, 1973
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Dorothea Rockburne
Mar 30, 1973
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Dorothea Rockburne
Mar 30, 1973
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