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Selected Works59

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney
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MoMA
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Hammer Museum
Hammer Museum
LACMA
LACMA
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Princeton University Art Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Previous Sales 19

Sotheby's
Durham Dogwood
Durham Dogwood
$762
Oct 2023
Phillips
Baby Love 10; and Baby Love 11
Baby Love 10; and Baby Love 11
$10,795
Wright
The Color Circle
The Color Circle
$1,016
Jan 1970
Wright
Mixed Blooms
Mixed Blooms
$3,750
Jan 1970
Phillips
Little Love 83
Little Love 83
$5,344
Jan 2026
Phillips
Color Field Notes - Orange
Color Field Notes - Orange, 2009
$5,160
Oct 2025
Bonhams
Durham Dogwood
Durham Dogwood, 2010
$2,176
Jul 2025
Sotheby's
Love Alley 4
Love Alley 4, 2012
$10,795
Apr 2024
Christie's
Lover's Leap Black
Lover's Leap Black, 2008
$2,016
Mar 2024
Phillips
Eclipse (Orange/Green)
Eclipse (Orange/Green)
$1,386
Mar 2022
Phillips
Color Field Notes (Purple)
Color Field Notes (Purple)
$6,300
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
Love Me Tender VII
Love Me Tender VII, 2005
$7,560
Oct 2021
Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder · Artsy
PA abstract tileworks (stars, circles and arrows)
PA abstract tileworks (stars, circles and arrows), 2022
No longer available
Terracotta and glaze
Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder · Artsy
Donkey Tails
Donkey Tails, 2026
No longer available
Oil crayon on paper
Dieu Donné Benefit Auction · Artsy
Power to the Flower
Power to the Flower, 2007
Bidding closed
Stenciled linen pulp paint on abaca
Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder · Artsy
Snails: Born of the Fourth of July
Snails: Born of the Fourth of July, 1999
No longer available
Synthetic velvet and dye
Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder · Artsy
Hard Moon
Hard Moon, 2018
No longer available
Porcelain
Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder · Artsy
Snail environment
Snail environment, 2019
No longer available
Ceramic
Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder · Artsy
Snail circle drawing
Snail circle drawing, 2018
No longer available
Gouache, acrylic on paper

For Sale 2

Alpha 137 Gallery · Artsy
Polly Apfelbaum - Color Circle and Star (Framed)
Polly Apfelbaum - Color Circle and Star (Framed), 2004
US$8,000
Fabric Marker and Fabric Dye on Velvet Cotton
Richard Levy Gallery · Artsy
Tough Love
Tough Love, 2007
US$3,000
Two-color lithograph
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Market39 auction results

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$1.0K – $3.8K
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$2.1K
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$1.4K
3 priced works on paper lots
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Mar 2022 · $1.4K
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Works on paper: $1.4K medianPaintings: $7.6K medianEditioned prints: $5.2K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Galleries3

#116 Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder
#132 Frith Street Gallery
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#1,644 Clifton Benevento
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Education2

SUNY Purchase
Purchase, NY, USA
Tyler School of Art (Temple University)
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Comic abstraction Author
MoMA Publications · 2007
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Current Exhibitions1

#3,265 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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Recent News6

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Past Exhibitions11

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#132 Frith Street Gallery

Polly Apfelbaum These Boots Are Made for Walkin’

Polly Apfelbaum

17-18 Golden Square, London W1F 9JJ, United Kingdom

Mar 24, 2023 — May 5, 2023

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Kunstmuseum Luzern

Polly Apfelbaum, Josef Herzog

Polly Apfelbaum, Josef Herzog

Jan 1, 2022

05.03.19.06.2022 Polly Apfelbaum, Josef Herzog

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#132 Frith Street Gallery

Polly Apfelbaum Dubuffet's Feet My Hands

Polly Apfelbaum

17-18 Golden Square, London W1F 9JJ, United Kingdom

Nov 24, 2017 — Feb 2, 2018

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#120 Alexander Gray Associates

The Potential of Women

Polly Apfelbaum

384 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, USA

Sep 7, 2017 — Oct 21, 2017

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#299 Locks Gallery

Summer of Love: Prints by Polly Apfelbaum

Polly Apfelbaum

Jul 7, 2017 — Aug 3, 2017

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#132 Frith Street Gallery

Polly Apfelbaum Colour Sessions

Polly Apfelbaum

17-18 Golden Square, London W1F 9JJ, United Kingdom

Nov 7, 2014 — Dec 20, 2014

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#1,644 Clifton Benevento

A HANDWEAVER’S PATTERN BOOK

POLLY APFELBAUM

515 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA

May 31, 2014 — Aug 8, 2014

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#6,791 Mumbai Art Room

Polly Apfelbaum: Second That Emotion

Polly Apfelbaum

Devashree Park, C - 501, Kolshet Rd, opp. Canara Bank, Kolshet Industrial Area, Thane West, Mumbai, Thane, Maharashtra 400607, India

Mar 15, 2013 — Apr 20, 2013

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#2,406 MK Gallery

Polly Apfelbaum: Anything can happen in a horse race

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900 Midsummer Blvd

Jan 31, 2009 — Mar 22, 2009

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#116 Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder

Saint Stephen (with a rose)

Polly Apfelbaum

Domgasse 6

May 23, 2026

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#607 Durham Press, Inc.

Polly Apfelbaum | Solar Eclipse - Stripe for Stripe - Rainbow Monoprints 2008 - 2024

Polly Apfelbaum

892 Durham Road

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Art Fair Appearances7

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ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2019
Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2018
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2017
Frieze New York — New York
2016
Frieze New York — New York
2015
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Recent Activity20

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Exhibition
Saint Stephen (with a rose)
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Exhibition
Polly Apfelbaum | Solar Eclipse - Stripe for Stripe - Rainbow Monoprints 2008 - 2024
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Exhibition
Fresh Cut
Jun 11, 2026
newspaper
News
Pietro Alexander’s Gallery Opening Was Also His Wedding
May 28, 2026
newspaper
News
How to Buy Minimalist Art
May 5, 2026
newspaper
News
Kate McNamara Named Director of Harvard’s Carpenter Center for Visual Arts
Mar 30, 2026
newspaper
News
Scrappy: By Any Means Necessary
Dec 15, 2025
newspaper
News
parties national academy of design morgan library
Nov 14, 2025
newspaper
News
arrival hotel art fair change the game
Jun 20, 2025
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Exhibition
Polly Apfelbaum These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
Mar 24, 2023
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Art Fair
ARCOmadrid 2023
Feb 22, 2023
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2022
Jun 14, 2022
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Exhibition
Polly Apfelbaum, Josef Herzog
Jan 1, 2022
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2019
Dec 5, 2019
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Art Fair
Seattle Art Fair 2018
Aug 2, 2018
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Exhibition
Polly Apfelbaum Dubuffet's Feet My Hands
Nov 24, 2017
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2017
Sep 13, 2017
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Exhibition
The Potential of Women
Sep 7, 2017
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Exhibition
Summer of Love: Prints by Polly Apfelbaum
Jul 7, 2017
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Art Fair
Frieze New York 2016
May 5, 2016
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