Katherine Bernhardt — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works193

Museum Acquisitions

High Museum

San Antonio Museum of Art

Previous Sales 190

Christie's

Giant Eye Sphinx, 2019

HK$203,200 ($26k USD)

Christie's

Sotheby's

Plantains, Limes, Papaya, 2015

$24,000

Feb 2025

Sotheby's

Watermelon, Basketballs, Popsicles, and Cigs, 2014

$26,000

Dec 2023

Christie's

Garfield Maria Disaster, 2017

HK$756,000 ($97k USD)

May 2023

Sotheby's

Watermelon, Basketballs, Popsicles, and Cigs, 2014

$38,000

Dec 2022

Sotheby's

Cafe Mallorca coffee, Coconut water, Cigarettes, Tostones, 2015

Bought In

Dec 2022

Christie's

Giant Eye Sphinx, 2019

HK$1,071,000 ($137k USD)

Dec 2022

Christie's

Untitled, 2015

HK$819,000 ($105k USD)

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Christie's

HK$3,150,000 ($403k USD)

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

CHF 13,000 ($15k USD)

Dec 2021

Sotheby's

Coco Rico, Papaya, Avocado + a Cigarette

£55,000 ($91k USD)

Jul 2021

Christie's

Sneakers + Capri Sun, 2014

$40,000

Mar 2021

Sotheby's

"Porsche 911" Midnight Blue |「保時捷 911」午夜藍

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Christie's

Pacman and Nikes, 2016

HK$525,000 ($67k USD)

Dec 2020

Christie's

Toilet Paper Summer, 2020

HK$750,000 ($96k USD)

Dec 2020

Christie's

Giant Philodendron with Toilet Paper, 2016

HK$250,000 ($32k USD)

Christie's

Christie's

Naomi in the Garden, 2004

$5,000

Sep 2014

Christie's

The Acrobatic Dance, 2019

HK$756,000 ($97k USD)

For Sale 1

RAW Editions · Artsy

Scotch Magic Tape, 2021

£4,750

Monotype printed in colours on wove paper

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Market333 auction results

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$2.8K – $403K

154 of 198 paintings lots with prices

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$55.8K

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$32.3K

154 priced paintings lots

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Mar 2026 · $11.2K

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Paintings: $32.3K medianSculpture/objects: $3.2K medianPhotographs: $645 medianWorks on paper: $3.5K medianEditioned prints: $3.4K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.5K medianPosters/ephemera: $289K medianUnclassified lots: $6.9K median

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Galleries4

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#229 CANADA

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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts Katherine Bernhardt (NYC special episode) - Season 3 - Episode 3 Talk Art · Sep 19, 2019

Talk Art NEW YORK!!! Russell & Robert meet painter Katherine Bernhardt in the BIG APPLE. We discuss her early paintings of ET, growing up in St Louis, a teenage exchange trip to Portugal & Morocco that led to a love of c…

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Current Exhibitions1

#229 CANADA

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Katherine Bernhardt

60 Lispenard St

May 15, 2026 — Jun 20, 2026

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23 giant artist-designed soccer balls make up a World Cup installation across all boroughs and New Jersey

A public art project called Art of the Game is installing 23 giant artist-designed soccer balls across all five New York City boroughs and New Jersey,…

exhibitionsJun 13, 2026

World Cup Fever: Soccer Balls Designed by Futura 2000, Katherine Bernhardt, Hank Willis Thomas, and 20 Other Contemporary Artists Have Been Installed Around New York and New Jersey

A public art project called Art of the Game has installed 23 large-scale soccer ball sculptures designed by contemporary artists—including Futura 2000…

exhibitionsJun 12, 2026

Katherine Bernhardt, Hank Willis Thomas among artists creating soccer-ball sculptures in New York for FIFA World Cup 2026.

Twenty-three artists, including Katherine Bernhardt, Hank Willis Thomas, and Tomokazu Matsuyama, will create soccer-ball sculptures for a public art p…

exhibitionsJun 11, 2026

KAWS designs limited-edition Sacher-Torte cake box for charity.

American artist KAWS has designed a limited-edition Sacher-Torte cake box for the Sacher Artists’ Collection, an annual charity initiative. The collec…

cultureJun 5, 2026

Art Basel Reveals More Participating Galleries and the Artists Selected for its ‘Exclusive’ Initiative, Which Withholds Artworks from Email Previews

Art Basel has announced that 193 of its 232 main-sector exhibitors (83%) have signed on to a new initiative called Basel Exclusive, which requires par…

marketJun 2, 2026

Peanut Butter and Jelly, May 15–Jun 20, 2026 • Exhibitions • CANADA

The exhibition 'Peanut Butter and Jelly' features new works by artist Katherine Bernhardt, hosted at the CANADA gallery's 60 Lispenard Street location…

exhibitionsJun 2, 2026

Spring Cleaning

Artist Katherine Bernhardt is set to debut a new large-scale public installation titled 'Spring Cleaning' on the High Line’s 18th Street Billboard in …

exhibitionsJun 2, 2026

What Will Art Basel’s No-Preview-Allowed ‘Basel Exclusive’ Initiative Offer?

Art Basel has announced the list of artists participating in its new "Basel Exclusive" initiative at its flagship Swiss fair, which opens to VIPs on J…

marketJun 2, 2026

Massive Buddha sculpture by Tuan Andrew Nguyen opens on New York’s High Line Plinth.

Vietnamese sculptor and visual artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen has unveiled a 27-foot-tall sandstone Buddha sculpture titled *The Light That Shines Through …

exhibitionsApr 24, 2026

KAWS | Untitled (KAWS X Mocad) (2019)

Bidding has concluded for KAWS's 2019 screenprint, *Untitled (KAWS X Mocad)*, a limited-edition work produced for the artist's solo exhibition "Alone …

marketApr 23, 2026

Why This Swedish Gallery Set Up Shop in a 19th-Century Chapel

Loyal, a gallery founded by Martin Lilja and Amy Giunta, has relocated from Stockholm to a 19th-century chapel in the university town of Lund, Sweden.…

galleryApr 22, 2026

For their 30th anniversary, Pokémon enter the museum: Gotta catch 'em all!

The Musée en Herbe in Paris is hosting a major exhibition titled 'Admirez-les tous ! Une exposition hommage à Pokémon' to celebrate the 30th anniversa…

exhibitionsApr 21, 2026

Shoptalk: New Guggenheim Director Melissa Chiu on How She Got the Job

Melissa Chiu has been appointed as the new director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, transitioning from her long-standing leadership a…

peopleApr 10, 2026

Stephan Balkenhol New Bronze Sculptures 2026 - Man in a White

German sculptor Stephan Balkenhol has unveiled two new hand-painted bronze editions, "Man in a White Shirt and Black Pants 2026" and "Venus 2026." Rel…

marketApr 9, 2026

high line art commissions 2026

High Line Art has announced its 2026 season of public art commissions for New York's elevated park. The program includes a billboard work by Katherine…

exhibitionsFeb 12, 2026

shanghai art021 west bund art recap

Shanghai's West Bund Art & Design fair and Art021 opened last week with unexpectedly strong sales, despite economic headwinds and regional competition…

marketNov 18, 2025

frieze seoul 2025 sales report

The fourth edition of Frieze Seoul opened with strong collector turnout and solid first-day sales, despite a turbulent global art market. High-profile…

marketSep 12, 2025

Exhibition 'The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture' Opens October 17 at Asia Society Texas

Asia Society Texas (AST) in Houston announces its upcoming exhibition 'The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture,' opening October 17, 2025 an…

exhibitionsAug 19, 2025

The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture

Asia Society Texas (AST) in Houston announces its upcoming exhibition "The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture," opening October 17, 2025, a…

exhibitionsAug 19, 2025