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Selected Works875

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 59

Christie's
#14 (from the New Abstractions series), 2000
#14 (from the New Abstractions series), 2000
$11,875
Oct 2021
Christie's
029 from 'Flowers', 2004
029 from 'Flowers', 2004
$12,500
Apr 2018
Christie's
005 from 'Flowers', 2004
005 from 'Flowers', 2004
$11,875
Apr 2018
Christie's
IGLE, 2004
IGLE, 2004
£6,000 ($8k USD)
Nov 2014
Christie's
Reading Room, Law School, Cambridge, MA; 1881-84
Reading Room, Law School, Cambridge, MA; 1881-84, 1988
£3,750 ($5k USD)
Mar 2012
Christie's
Buffalo Psychiatric Hospital, 1869-1880, Buffalo NY
Buffalo Psychiatric Hospital, 1869-1880, Buffalo NY, 1989
£3,750 ($5k USD)
Mar 2012
Christie's
Apartments, West Los Angeles, 2003
Apartments, West Los Angeles, 2003
$8,125
Oct 2011
Christie's
IBL 1, 2001 and IA02, 2003
IBL 1, 2001 and IA02, 2003
$10,625
Apr 2008
Christie's
Untitled (5); and two companion photographs, 1989
Untitled (5); and two companion photographs, 1989
$5,000
Mar 2008
Christie's
Island, 1981
Island, 1981
$625
Mar 2008
Christie's
Degrade IX3Y
Degrade IX3Y, 1991
$5,040
Jul 2007
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Tile Photograph 9
Tile Photograph 9
$4,445
Jul 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Tile Photograph 13
Tile Photograph 13
$4,445
Jul 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Degrades (1XCY)
Degrades (1XCY)
$2,286
Jul 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Degrades (19TB) (unique)
Degrades (19TB) (unique)
$2,286
Jul 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
H-1
H-1
$2,142
Dec 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled (from Degrades)
Untitled (from Degrades)
$8,438
Mar 2017
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Borduas
Borduas
$3,750
May 2014
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Tile Photograph 23
Tile Photograph 23
$3,048
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
CP Local Freight Buckingham Quebec
CP Local Freight Buckingham Quebec
$882
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Untitled #137 (from the Diary of Elizabeth and James Dixon / Connecticut Landscapes series) (diptych)
Untitled #137 (from the Diary of Elizabeth and James Dixon / Connecticut Landscapes series) (diptych)
$819
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
2/29II
2/29II
$693
Jan 1970
Wright
ISBG
ISBG
$8,125
Jan 1970
Christie's
Group of Six Photographs
Group of Six Photographs, 1980
Bought In
Apr 2026
Phillips
Seascape: Frame 6 Conanicut Island, Rhode Island
Seascape: Frame 6 Conanicut Island, Rhode Island, 1992
$1,551
Mar 2026

Upcoming Auctions 1

Rago Arts and Auction Center
MacVeagh Home
MacVeagh Home
Est. $800–$1,200
Jun 26, 2026

For Sale 11

Galerie Andrea Caratsch · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1987
CHF15,000
Acrylic on canvas
Marian Goodman Gallery · Artsy
#3
#3, 2016
Price on request
Digital c-print on Kodak Endura Metallic paper
The Glass House · Artsy
The Pavilion
The Pavilion, 2007
For sale
Marian Goodman Gallery · Artsy
IG10
IG10, 2005
Price on request
Photogram on chromogenic paper
Performa · Artsy
0522
0522, 2015
For sale
Medium Inkjet print (Epson 9900 print on Museo Silver Rag)
Marian Goodman Gallery · Artsy
Old Fisherman
Old Fisherman, 2018
Price on request
UV print on Dibond
The Glass House · Artsy
Lilac Mist
Lilac Mist, 2017
US$4,000
Epson 9900 print on Museo Silver Rag paper
CLAMP · 1stDibs
James Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph
James Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph
$1,500
CLAMP · 1stDibs
Torso 1-18, Abstract Chromogenic Photogram by James Welling
Torso 1-18, Abstract Chromogenic Photogram by James Welling
$1,030
CLAMP · 1stDibs
001, 2006
001, 2006
For sale
CLAMP · 1stDibs
Tile Photograph 8
Tile Photograph 8
For sale
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Market249 auction results

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$451 – $35.3K
34 of 46 photographs lots with prices
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$6.7K
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$4.7K
34 priced photographs lots
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Mar 2026 · $1.6K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Photographs: $4.7K medianPaintings: $1.5K medianUnclassified lots: $5.1K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.0K medianEditioned photos: $5.0K median
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Galleries3

#2 David Zwirner
Instagram
#8 Marian Goodman Gallery
Instagram
#21 Regen Projects
Instagram
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 99: James Welling, Steve Roden The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Nov 3, 2014
Episode No. 99 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists James Welling and Steve Roden. The Hammer Museum will open a retrospective of Welling’s work titled “James Welling: Monograph” on Sunday. Curated by James C…
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Education3

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Valencia, CA, USA
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Carnegie-Mellon University
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Publications4

Monograph 1

James Welling Author
Aperture · 2020

Exhibition Catalog 3

James Welling Author
Prestel · 2017
Wolfsburg Unlimited: Eine Stadt als Weltlabor
Hatje Cantz · 2016
Simple conjunctions Author
MoMA Publications · 1986
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News7

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Fairfield University Art Museum To Present James Welling: Cento
Fairfield University Art Museum will present "James Welling: Cento," a major exhibition of over 60 photographs by the renowned contemporary photograph…
exhibitionsMay 25, 2026
James Welling’s “Cento” exhibit brings ancient art and color to Fairfield University
James Welling's exhibition "Cento" has opened at Fairfield University, showcasing the artist's exploration of ancient art and color through a series o…
exhibitionsMay 20, 2026
Brandywine Conservancy and Museum picks architects for $100m expansion project
The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, has selected Kengo Kuma & Associates, along with landscape architects Field O…
exhibitionsMay 6, 2026
art in america winter collaborations issue
The winter collaborations issue of Art in America explores the often unglamorous, slow-paced nature of creative work, challenging the social-media-dri…
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photo archive historic new york gallery shows
The New York Gallery History Project has launched its first installment: an online archive of Jay Gorney Modern Art, which operated from 1985 to 1998.…
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New York exhibition seeks to raise funds for LGBTQ+ youth centre
The Ali Forney Center (AFC), an LGBTQ+ youth organization facing a funding drop of over $400,000 from lost corporate sponsors, is holding a benefit ex…
exhibitionsOct 28, 2025
Michael Asher at Artists Space review
Artists Space in New York is hosting a posthumous survey of Michael Asher, the influential conceptual artist who died in 2012. Curated by Jay Sanders …
exhibitionsMay 1, 2025
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Past Exhibitions9

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#8 Marian Goodman Gallery

Thought Objects, Italy and France

James Welling

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 17, 2025 — Mar 8, 2025

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#8 Marian Goodman Gallery

James Welling The Earth, the Temple and the Gods

James Welling

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 24, 2020 — Mar 14, 2020

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#8 Marian Goodman Gallery

James Welling

James Welling

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 25, 2017 — Mar 2, 2017

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#8 Marian Goodman Gallery

Chronology

James Welling

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 25, 2017 — Mar 2, 2017

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#2,406 MK Gallery

James Welling: Mind on Fire

James Welling

900 Midsummer Blvd

Sep 14, 2012 — Nov 25, 2012

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Wadsworth Atheneum

James Welling: “Wyeth”

James Welling

600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA

Mar 24, 2012 — Jul 22, 2012

James Welling — March 24, 2012 – July 22, 2012

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#84 Peter Freeman, Inc.

James Welling

James Welling

7 Gal de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France

Jan 17, 2009 — Feb 28, 2009

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#811 Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects

Early Photographs: 1976–1985

JAMES WELLING

401 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, USA

Sep 12, 1998 — Oct 31, 1998

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#37 Maureen Paley

James Welling and Bernd & Hilla Becher

James Welling, Hilla Becher

Maureen Paley Rochelle School, Friars Mount House 7 Playground Gardens, London E2 7FA, UK

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Art Fair Appearances5

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Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2023
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2022
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2017
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Recent Activity20

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Exhibition
James Welling and Bernd & Hilla Becher
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Fairfield University Art Museum To Present James Welling: Cento
May 25, 2026
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News
James Welling’s “Cento” exhibit brings ancient art and color to Fairfield University
May 20, 2026
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News
Brandywine Conservancy and Museum picks architects for $100m expansion project
May 6, 2026
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News
art in america winter collaborations issue
Dec 1, 2025
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News
photo archive historic new york gallery shows
Nov 20, 2025
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News
New York exhibition seeks to raise funds for LGBTQ+ youth centre
Oct 28, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2025
Oct 24, 2025
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Michael Asher at Artists Space review
May 1, 2025
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Exhibition
Thought Objects, Italy and France
Jan 17, 2025
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Exhibition
Thought Objects, Italy and France
Jan 17, 2025
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Exhibition
New Limited Editions
Jan 16, 2025
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Exhibition
New Limited Editions
Jan 16, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2023
Oct 18, 2023
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2023
Jun 12, 2023
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2022
Oct 20, 2022
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Exhibition
James Welling The Earth, the Temple and the Gods
Jan 24, 2020
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Exhibition
James Welling The Earth, the Temple and the Gods
Jan 24, 2020
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2017
Dec 7, 2017
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Exhibition
Chronology
Jan 25, 2017
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