Lee Bontecou — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works457

Museum Acquisitions

44 Institutions

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Previous Sales 26

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Untitled (bird), 1957

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For Sale 2

Pettibone Fine Art · Artsy

untitled , 1967

For sale

Etching and aquatint in color

Elizabeth Clement Fine Art · Artsy

Etching One, 1967

US$16,000

Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper

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Market178 auction results

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$25.0K – $718K

9 of 10 works on paper lots with prices

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$238K

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$163K

9 priced works on paper lots

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May 2026 · $300K

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Works on paper: $163K medianSculpture/objects: $4.7M medianPaintings: $254K medianEditioned prints: $4.0K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.0K medianUnclassified lots: $63.7K median

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Christie'sSotheby'sLeslie Hindman AuctioneersPhillipsArtcurial

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Prizes & Awards2

American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals

Winner 2019

Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner 2018

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Publications4

Monograph 1

Lee Bontecou Author

Yale University Press · 2011

Exhibition Catalog 2

Kompass. Zeichnungen aus dem Museum of Modern Art, New York

Hatje Cantz · 2011

Lee Bontecou

Abrams · 2003

Survey 1

Butterfly: Exploring the World of Lepidoptera

Phaidon Press · 2024

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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The Dealers: Rajiv Menon Connects Cultures

This article from Contemporary Art Review LA profiles dealer Rajiv Menon, focusing on his role in connecting cultures through art. The piece, part of …

peopleJun 9, 2026

Interview with Reynaldo Rivera

newsJun 2, 2026

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The May 19 evening sales at Sotheby’s and Phillips generated a combined $419.1 million, signaling a potential recovery in the contemporary and modern …

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Phillips achieved a $115.2 million 'white glove' evening sale in New York on Tuesday night, with 41 of 43 lots sold and a 100% sell-through rate after…

marketMay 20, 2026

Tutto venduto e il doppio del ricavo rispetto all’anno scorso. A New York fa boom anche l’asta di Phillips

Phillips held its Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York on May 19, 2026, achieving a complete sell-out with a total of $115.2 million. Al…

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Phillips’ $115.2 Million Evening Sale Was a Testament to the Power of Pre-Planning and Priority Bidding

Phillips’ Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on May 19 achieved a white-glove result, totaling $115.2 million across 41 lots—a 122 percent increas…

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Phillips’ Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art More than Doubles Auction Total from the Previous Year

Phillips’ Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art achieved a total that more than doubled the previous year's auction result, driven by strong deman…

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marketMay 20, 2026

Phillips Modern & Contemporary Sale Nets $115.2 M., With Strong Results for Women Artists

Phillips’ modern and contemporary art evening sale on Tuesday achieved $115.2 million against a presale estimate of $84.2 million, its highest since 2…

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Sold-out Phillips auction in New York brings in $115.2m, more than double 2025 result

Phillips’s marquee spring auction in New York achieved a sold-out result, bringing in $91.73 million hammer ($115.2 million with fees), more than doub…

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The Same Dead Thing Alive: Contemporary Archives in L.A. and Beyond

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MONUMENTS at MOCA and The Brick

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2026 Carla Art Auction is Live!

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Minnie Pwerle, Emily Pwerle, Molly Pwerle, Galya Pwerle at Château Shatto

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Manoucher Yektai at Karma

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Los Angeles Art Scene Overview

The Los Angeles art scene is experiencing a significant transformation as major blue-chip galleries like Gagosian and PaceWildenstein expand their pre…

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Desperate, Scared, But Social at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art

The group exhibition "Desperate, Scared, But Social" at the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art (Langson IMCA) explores the complexities of …

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Alex Heilbron at as-is

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Past Exhibitions6

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#155 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Lee Bontecou A Constellation of Drawings 1982-1987

Lee Bontecou

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Jul 24, 2021 — Sep 18, 2021

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Huntington Museum of Art

Macy’s Presents: WWW.PAPER (Women Working with Paper)

Maria Sibylla Merian, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Käthe Kollwitz, Marie Laurencin, Sonia Delaunay, Berenice Abbott, Blanche Lazzell, Louise Nevelson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Marcia Marx, Lee Bontecou, Yvonne Jacquette, Helen Frankenthaler, Kiki Smith, Miriam Schapiro, Ida Kohlmeyer, Lesley Dill, Maggie Taylor, Janet Fish, Lynda Benglis, Alison Saar, Joan Mitchell, Carrie Mae Weems, Sandy Skoglund, Sook Jin Jo

2033 McCoy Rd, Huntington, WV 25701, USA

Feb 28, 2015 — Jun 14, 2015

Maria Sibylla Merian, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Käthe Kollwitz, Marie Laurencin, Sonia Delaunay, Berenice Abbott, Blanche Lazzell, Louise Nevelson, Gloria Vanderbi...

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