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Selected Works107

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Previous Sales 24

Christie's
UNTITLED, 1965
UNTITLED, 1965
$2,390
Jul 2004
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Leaf Head
Leaf Head
Bought In
Jun 2026
Wright
Landscape with Tree
Landscape with Tree
$726
Jan 1970
Wright
Head in Three Parts
Head in Three Parts
$693
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Acteon
Acteon
$252
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled (sketchbook)
Untitled (sketchbook)
$938
Jan 1970
Wright
Large Head (MF-849)
Large Head (MF-849)
Bought In
Jan 1970
Phillips
Left Hand
Left Hand
$945
Jun 2022
Bonhams
Landscape Woman
Landscape Woman, 1973
$3,188
Nov 2021
Swann Auction Galleries
Untitled, (Figure), and Untitled, (Figure)
Untitled, (Figure), and Untitled, (Figure), 1963
Bought In
Dec 2021
Swann Auction Galleries
Untitled, Reclining Figure (Pair)
Untitled, Reclining Figure (Pair), 1964
Bought In
Dec 2021
Swann Auction Galleries
Study for Time Out of Mind, (Pair)
Study for Time Out of Mind, (Pair), 1964
Bought In
Dec 2021
Phillips · Artsy
Left Hand
Left Hand, 1960
Bidding closed
Unique bronze cast with brown patina, affixed to wooden base.
Doyle · Artsy
Three Faces
Three Faces
Bidding closed
Terra cotta
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1979
Bidding closed
Earthenware
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Images on the Horizon XVIII
Images on the Horizon XVIII, 1965
No longer available
Ink on paper
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1975
Bidding closed
Monotype in colors
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
¿Or Was It Like This? II
¿Or Was It Like This? II, 2018
No longer available
Oil, acrylic, graphite, and stone on board
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Leaping Man, New York
Leaping Man, New York, 1977
Bidding closed
Slab-built, incised, and raku-fired earthenware
Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1968
No longer available
Monotype
Freeman's · Artsy
Persephone
Persephone
Bidding closed
Color collograph on Arches cover
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Some of Us
Some of Us, 2020
No longer available
Oil, acrylic, and collage on board
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1982
Bidding closed
Monoprint in colors on Arches
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Witness
Witness, 2021
No longer available
Acrylic and oil on board

For Sale 7

DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
¿Or Was It Like This IV?
¿Or Was It Like This IV? , 2020
Price on request
Acrylic,oil and stone on board
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
What Does it Look Like?
What Does it Look Like? , 2018
Price on request
Acrylic, oil, graphite, and paper on board
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Translation of Bird Calls
Translation of Bird Calls , 2018
Price on request
Acrylic, oil, graphite, paper, and leaf on board
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Knowing By Heart
Knowing By Heart, 2018
Price on request
Acrylic and oil on board
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
West of My Childhood
West of My Childhood, 2018
Price on request
Acrylic, oil, and paper on board
J Gold Fine Art · 1stDibs
Mary Frank Original Charcoal and Pastel 1984 Figure Drawing
Mary Frank Original Charcoal and Pastel 1984 Figure Drawing
$3,500
Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs
Renowned female artist Mary Frank, Cast 3-D Cast Paper Collage Signed, No. 78/85
Renowned female artist Mary Frank, Cast 3-D Cast Paper Collage Signed, No. 78/85
$3,850
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Market62 auction results

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$252 – $2.4K
4 of 5 works on paper lots with prices
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$1.1K
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$938
4 priced works on paper lots
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Jul 2004 · $2.4K
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Works on paper: $938 medianSculpture/objects: $945 medianPaintings: $710 median
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Sotheby'sPhillipsDoyle New YorkRoGallery.comChristie's
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Galleries1

#140 DC Moore Gallery
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News4

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Fair Week in NYC!
New York City is hosting a packed week of art fairs in May 2025, including Frieze at The Shed, Independent Art Fair at Pier 36, TEFAF New York at the …
exhibitionsMay 12, 2026
Venice Biennale Strike Makes History
On May 8, thousands marched through Venice and more than two dozen national pavilions were partially or fully shuttered during a 24-hour strike organi…
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Mary Frank Creates Her Own Pantheon
Mary Frank, an artist in her early 90s known for mythologically rooted sculpture and works on paper, is the subject of a focused exhibition at Steven …
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New York Galleries: Openings and Closings of the Week (01/05—01/11)
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Past Exhibitions10

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Mary Frank: As If for the First Time

Mary Frank

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Dec 4, 2025 — Jan 10, 2026

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#3,579 Cynthia Winings Gallery

First Friday: On the Horizon, Art by Mary Frank

Mary Frank

24 Parker Point Road

Jun 6, 2025 — Jun 6, 2025

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Mary Frank: What Color Courage?

Mary Frank

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 17, 2022 — Dec 22, 2022

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#850 Gaa Gallery

Mary Frank

Mary Frank

4 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY 10013, United States

Sep 1, 2021 — Oct 31, 2021

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#850 Gaa Gallery

Ever Then and Now

Mary Frank

4 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY 10013, United States

Sep 1, 2021 — Oct 31, 2021

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Mary Frank: ¿Or Was It Like This?

Mary Frank

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jan 9, 2020 — Feb 8, 2020

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Mary Frank Pilgrimage: Photographs and Recent Sculpture

Mary Frank

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 9, 2017 — Dec 22, 2017

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Mary Frank: Elemental Expression: Sculpture 1969-1985 & Recent Work

Mary Frank

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 14, 2013 — Dec 21, 2013

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Mary Frank: Transformations

Mary Frank

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

May 5, 2011 — Jun 4, 2011

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Mary Frank: The Near Far

Mary Frank

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jan 9, 2008 — Feb 9, 2008

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Recent Activity15

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Fair Week in NYC!
May 12, 2026
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News
Venice Biennale Strike Makes History
May 11, 2026
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News
Mary Frank Creates Her Own Pantheon
May 8, 2026
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News
New York Galleries: Openings and Closings of the Week (01/05—01/11)
Jan 5, 2026
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Exhibition
Mary Frank: As If for the First Time
Dec 4, 2025
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Exhibition
First Friday: On the Horizon, Art by Mary Frank
Jun 6, 2025
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Exhibition
Mary Frank: What Color Courage?
Nov 17, 2022
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Exhibition
Mary Frank
Sep 1, 2021
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Exhibition
Ever Then and Now
Sep 1, 2021
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Exhibition
Mary Frank: ¿Or Was It Like This?
Jan 9, 2020
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Exhibition
Mary Frank Pilgrimage: Photographs and Recent Sculpture
Nov 9, 2017
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Exhibition
Mary Frank: Elemental Expression: Sculpture 1969-1985 & Recent Work
Nov 14, 2013
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Exhibition
Mary Frank: Transformations
May 5, 2011
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Exhibition
Mary Frank: The Near Far
Jan 9, 2008
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Mary Frank born
Jan 1, 1933
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