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Selected Works136

Museum Acquisitions

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Dallas Museum of Art
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

Previous Sales 126

Sotheby's
Green Suit, Pink Suit
Green Suit, Pink Suit, 2018
$22,000
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Diver for Joseph Beuys; and Superheroes & Divers
Diver for Joseph Beuys; and Superheroes & Divers
$3,302
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Lights
Lights, 1994
$4,200
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Outer Space, Astronaut and Superman
Outer Space, Astronaut and Superman
Unknown
Jun 2023
Christie's
Summer Party
Summer Party, 2017
$69,300
May 2023
Christie's
High Tide Swimmers
High Tide Swimmers, 2023
$132,300
Mar 2023
Christie's
Swimmers Under the Pier
Swimmers Under the Pier, 2020
£75,600 ($100k USD)
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Beach Greeting
Beach Greeting, 2017
$85,000
Dec 2022
Christie's
Beach Walkers at Night
Beach Walkers at Night, 2020
£25,000 ($33k USD)
Jul 2021
Phillips
Long Pink Pier
Long Pink Pier
$38,100
Phillips
Out at Night
Out at Night
£21,590 ($28k USD)
Phillips
Untitled
Untitled
£11,430 ($15k USD)
Phillips
Portrait in 3 Parts
Portrait in 3 Parts
£10,320 ($14k USD)
Phillips
Summer Shorts
Summer Shorts
£2,159 ($3k USD)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Yellow Dress Sitter
Yellow Dress Sitter
$6,985
Nov 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Red Ships, Lights
Red Ships, Lights
$3,556
Nov 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled (Bookmarks)
Untitled (Bookmarks)
$3,302
Nov 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Summer Dunking
Summer Dunking
$23,940
Jun 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Round Boat
Round Boat
$4,410
Jun 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Sailing Ship
Sailing Ship
$3,528
Jun 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Full Ship, Deep Blue
Full Ship, Deep Blue
$18,900
Feb 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Night Ship IV
Night Ship IV
$2,000
Sep 2022
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Luna Park
Luna Park
$4,224
Jan 1970
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Shampoo
Shampoo
$3,990
Jan 1970
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Swimmers In Fog
Swimmers In Fog
$2,540
Jan 1970

For Sale 4

M+M Gallery · Artsy
Lifeguard Diver + Paddle Board in the Sky
Lifeguard Diver + Paddle Board in the Sky, 2019
Price on request
Acrylic on canvas
JRP Editions · Artsy
Holding Hands, IX
Holding Hands, IX, 2023
Price on request
Monotype on Somerset satin
JRP Editions · Artsy
Dock Diver, XII
Dock Diver, XII, 2023
Price on request
Monotype on Somerset satin, white 300 gsm.
JRP Editions · Artsy
Diver Feet First, IV
Diver Feet First, IV, 2023
Price on request
Monotype on Somerset satin, white
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Market143 auction results

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$1.4K – $151K
116 of 127 paintings lots with prices
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$31.7K
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$25.5K
116 priced paintings lots
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Apr 2026 · $29.7K
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Paintings: $25.5K medianWorks on paper: $3.6K medianPhotographs: $1.6K medianEditioned prints: $1.6K medianBooks/portfolios: $500 medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Galleries4

#64 The Journal Gallery
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#741 M+M Gallery
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Podcast Interviews3

podcasts No. 563: Ruth Asawa, Katherine Bradford The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Aug 18, 2022
Episode No. 563 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander and artist Katherine Bradford. Alexander is the curator of “The Faces of Ruth Asawa,” a new permanent installation at the Canto…
 podcasts Katherine Bradford (QuarARTine special episode) - Season 6 - Episode 4 Talk Art · Jun 29, 2020
Season 6 continues! Recorded remotely on 3rd April 2020 during lockdown, Russell & Robert chat to leading artist Katherine Bradford, best known for her radiant paintings of swimmers, superheroes, ships and dreamy landsca…
 podcasts No. 314: An-My Lê, Katherine Bradford The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Nov 9, 2017
Episode No. 314 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists An-My Lê and Katherine Bradford. An-My Lê is in two exhibitions at the Yale University Art Gallery: “Artists in Exile: Expressions of Loss and Hope,” which…
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Current Exhibitions1

#3,268 Bookstein Projects

Fresh Cut

Jane Freilicher, Diana Horowitz, Amy Weiskopf, Joshua Marsh, Louise Kruger, Jan Müller (1922-1958), Susannah Phillips, Paul Resika, Alfred H. Maurer, Arnold Friedman, Fred Tomaselli, Julie Heffernan, Olive Ayhens, Polly Apfelbaum, Joe Brainard, Hiroyuki Hamada, Glenn Goldberg, Jimmy Wright, Susan Jane Walp, Nell Blaine, Elena Sisto, Daisy Craddock, Matt Magee, Robert Kulicke, Francie Bishop Good, Katherine Bradford, Ezra Johnson, Gregory Botts, Eric Holzman, Ron Milewicz, Lois Dodd, Sarah Lutz, Dave Walsh, Ying Li, Louis Fratino, Tracy Miller, Antone Könst, Elizabeth O'Reilly, Alix Bailey, Xico Greenwald, Donna Moylan, Deborah Wasserman, Haidee Becker, Ruth Miller, Sutton Allen, Jack Ceglic

39 E 78th St 4th Floor, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jun 11, 2026 — Jul 24, 2026

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Past Exhibitions19

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KATHERINE BRADFORD | ALLTAG

Katherine Bradford

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

May 1, 2026 — Jun 6, 2026

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Katherine Bradford

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Jan 1, 2026

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#227 CANADA

Communal Table

Katherine Bradford

60 Lispenard St

Oct 23, 2025 — Dec 13, 2025

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Why Have My Hands Strayed?

Katherine Bradford

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Oct 17, 2025 — Nov 29, 2025

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A Closer Look

Katherine Bradford

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Dec 6, 2024 — Jan 25, 2025

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GERTRUDE STEIN AND SUPERMAN

Katherine Bradford

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Mar 14, 2024 — Apr 20, 2024

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AMERICAN ODYSSEY

Katherine Bradford

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Jan 1, 2024 — Feb 26, 2024

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Katherine Bradford: Arms and the Sea

Katherine Bradford

60 Lispenard St

Nov 1, 2023 — Dec 22, 2023

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MY WORLD PLAY

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Jun 9, 2023 — Aug 19, 2023

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#362 Campoli Presti Paris

Les saltimbanques

Katherine Bradford

6 Rue de Braque, 75003 Paris, France

Apr 20, 2023 — Jun 17, 2023

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#227 CANADA

Katherine Bradford: Shell Seekers

Katherine Bradford

60 Lispenard St

May 14, 2022 — Jun 26, 2022

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#362 Campoli Presti Paris

Katherine Bradford Solo Exhibition

Katherine Bradford

6 Rue de Braque, 75003 Paris, France

Jun 3, 2021 — Jun 20, 2021

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#227 CANADA

Katherine Bradford: Mother Paintings

Katherine Bradford

60 Lispenard St

Apr 15, 2021 — May 15, 2021

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Superman returns with swimmers

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Apr 30, 2020 — Jun 6, 2020

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#362 Campoli Presti Paris

Artists, Cops and Circus People

Katherine Bradford

6 Rue de Braque, 75003 Paris, France

Oct 14, 2019 — Dec 14, 2019

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#362 Campoli Presti Paris

Legs and Stripes

Katherine Bradford

6 Rue de Braque, 75003 Paris, France

May 31, 2019 — Jul 27, 2019

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Katherine Bradford: Friends and Strangers

Katherine Bradford

60 Lispenard St

Sep 14, 2018 — Oct 21, 2018

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Superman Responds

Katherine Bradford

Mommsenstraße 67, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Sep 9, 2017 — Oct 7, 2017

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#227 CANADA

Katherine Bradford: Fear of Waves

Katherine Bradford

60 Lispenard St

Jan 9, 2016 — Feb 14, 2016

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Art Fair Appearances3

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Art Basel — Basel
2025
Frieze New York — New York
2025
Taipei Dangdai — Taipei
2024
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Recent Activity20

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Exhibition
Fresh Cut
Jun 11, 2026
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Waterbury’s Mattatuck Museum Balances Art and Local
May 8, 2026
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Exhibition
KATHERINE BRADFORD | ALLTAG
May 1, 2026
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KAWS | Untitled (KAWS X Mocad) (2019)
Apr 23, 2026
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miart’s Three-Tier Experiment Reflects a Changing Milan
Apr 20, 2026
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Mar 5, 2026
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Jan 1, 2026
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Dec 9, 2025
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Dec 8, 2025
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Dec 3, 2025
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Nov 6, 2025
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Nov 5, 2025
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Oct 28, 2025
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Exhibition
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Oct 23, 2025
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Oct 17, 2025
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Sep 29, 2025
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Jul 28, 2025
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Jun 30, 2025
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Jun 19, 2025
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Jun 12, 2025
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