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Dorothy Hood #4,351Established

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personAmerican, 1918–2020
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Selected Works46

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney
Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Hammer Museum
Hammer Museum
Hammer Museum
Hammer Museum
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art

Previous Sales 11

Phillips
Two works: (i) Crocodile Jubilation; (ii) Other Premonitions
Two works: (i) Crocodile Jubilation; (ii) Other Premonitions
$7,740
Nov 2025
Bonhams
Mutual Fortune
Mutual Fortune
$2,560
Nov 2023
Freeman's | Hindman · Artsy
Blind Destiny
Blind Destiny, 1987
Bidding closed
Mixed media and collage
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
Comet Tangled in the Sun
Comet Tangled in the Sun, 1975
No longer available
Acrylic on Canvas
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1990
No longer available
Oil on Canvas
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
Summer in Europe
Summer in Europe, 1983
No longer available
Mixed Media Collage
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
The Floating Circle
The Floating Circle, 1983
No longer available
Mixed Media Collage
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
Coptic Days
Coptic Days, 1983
No longer available
Mixed Media and Cut Canvas Collage Painting
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
Florentine
Florentine, 1983
No longer available
Mixed Media and Gold Leaf Collage Painting
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
Oh, to be Back in Europe
Oh, to be Back in Europe , 1983
No longer available
Mixed Media and Gold Leaf Collage Painting
Heidi Vaughan Fine Art · Artsy
Dark Walker
Dark Walker, 1991
No longer available
Oil on canvas

For Sale 4

Heidi Vaughan Fine Art · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1980
US$8,500
Mixed media collage
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1990
Price on request
Oil on Canvas
Heidi Vaughan Fine Art · Artsy
The Serene Fields
The Serene Fields, 1980
US$8,000
Collage on paper
Deborah Colton Gallery · Artsy
Adventures of the Cormorants
Adventures of the Cormorants, 1983
Price on request
Mixed Media Collage
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Market23 auction results

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$2.6K – $7.7K
3 of 3 works on paper lots with prices
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$6.0K
Object-type specific
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$5.2K
3 priced works on paper lots
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Nov 2025 · $7.7K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Works on paper: $5.2K median
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Education3

Art Students League New York
José Clemente Orozco mentor
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Providence, RI, USA
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News6

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The free museum tucked away in a Houston park showcases masterpieces by Picasso, Warhol, and Magritte
The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, is a free museum located on a 30-acre park-like campus in the Montrose neighborhood. Founded by French philant…
localJun 10, 2026
Untitled Art, Houston Announced New Prizes for Its 2026 Art Fair
Untitled Art has announced a series of new prizes for its second art fair in Houston, scheduled for October 2–4, 2026, at the George R. Brown Conventi…
exhibitionsMay 29, 2026
You Can’t Drive It; You Can Only Look At It: A Conversation with Heidi Vaughan
Houston gallerist, secondary market art broker, and fine art appraiser Heidi Vaughan discusses her gallery Heidi Vaughan Fine Art (HVFA), the recent o…
peopleMay 19, 2026
Georgia Museum of Art reaches for the stars with new exhibition
The Georgia Museum of Art has opened a new exhibition titled "We, Too, Are Made of Wonders," on view from January 24 to June 28, 2026. Inspired by Ada…
exhibitionsJan 7, 2026
5 new art hotels
Five new art hotels opened in 2025, including Hotel Saint Augustine in Houston, Texas, and Capella Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan. Hotel Saint Augustine, lo…
cultureJan 5, 2026
Untitled Art Houston opens with a slew of four- and five-figure sales
Untitled Art Houston opened its inaugural edition on Thursday, September 18, with a VIP preview that generated uneven but promising sales. Lower-price…
marketSep 19, 2025
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Past Exhibitions7

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Byzantine Fresco Chapel

Foyer Installation: Mel Bochner, Chryssa, and Dorothy Hood

Mel Bochner, Dorothy Hood

4011 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Jan 1, 2026

Foyer Installation: Mel Bochner, Chryssa, and Dorothy Hood April 1–October 25, 2026 Main Building

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#695 Hollis Taggart

Dorothy Hood Remember Something Out of Time

Dorothy Hood

521 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001, United States

Feb 27, 2025 — Apr 12, 2025

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#1,483 McClain Gallery

DOROTHY HOOD: CELESTIAL VOIDS

DOROTHY HOOD

2242 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098, USA

Sep 28, 2024 — Dec 27, 2024

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#2,343 Carlye Packer

Dorothy Hood The Huntress

Dorothy Hood

3201 La Cienega Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034, USA

Feb 24, 2024 — Mar 23, 2024

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#1,483 McClain Gallery

DOROTHY HOOD Collage

DOROTHY HOOD

2242 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098, USA

Jun 24, 2020 — Sep 22, 2020

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#1,483 McClain Gallery

THE ART SHOW - ADAA FAIR Dorothy Hood

Dorothy Hood

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Feb 27, 2020 — Mar 1, 2020

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#1,483 McClain Gallery

DOROTHY HOOD Illuminated Earth

2242 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098, USA

Oct 12, 2019 — Dec 21, 2019

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Art Fair Appearances1

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The Armory Show — New York
2024
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Recent Activity16

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News
Untitled Art, Houston Announced New Prizes for Its 2026 Art Fair
May 29, 2026
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You Can’t Drive It; You Can Only Look At It: A Conversation with Heidi Vaughan
May 19, 2026
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Exhibition
Installation: Gretchen Bender, Chryssa, and Dorothy Hood
Apr 1, 2026
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Georgia Museum of Art reaches for the stars with new exhibition
Jan 7, 2026
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5 new art hotels
Jan 5, 2026
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Exhibition
Foyer Installation: Mel Bochner, Chryssa, and Dorothy Hood
Jan 1, 2026
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Untitled Art Houston opens with a slew of four- and five-figure sales
Sep 19, 2025
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Exhibition
Dorothy Hood Remember Something Out of Time
Feb 27, 2025
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Exhibition
DOROTHY HOOD: CELESTIAL VOIDS
Sep 28, 2024
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2024
Sep 6, 2024
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Exhibition
Dorothy Hood The Huntress
Feb 24, 2024
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Exhibition
DOROTHY HOOD Collage
Jun 24, 2020
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Exhibition
THE ART SHOW - ADAA FAIR Dorothy Hood
Feb 27, 2020
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death
Dorothy Hood dies
Jan 1, 2020
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Exhibition
DOROTHY HOOD Illuminated Earth
Oct 12, 2019
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Dorothy Hood born
Jan 1, 1918
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Related News5

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