Rodney Graham
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Selected Works185

Museum Acquisitions

19 Institutions
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Previous Sales 38

Christie's
Number 53, 2003
Number 53, 2003
€6,250 ($7k USD)
May 2021
Christie's
Inverted Drip Painting #47
Inverted Drip Painting #47, 2009
£150,000 ($198k USD)
Oct 2018
Christie's
Schoolyard Tree, Vancouver
Schoolyard Tree, Vancouver, 2001
$50,000
Nov 2017
Christie's
Nautical Scene with Loudhailer
Nautical Scene with Loudhailer, 2004
$50,000
Nov 2014
Christie's
Typewriter with Flour
Typewriter with Flour, 2003
$37,500
Nov 2014
Christie's
A Set of Three: White Shirt (For Mallarmé), Spring 1993
A Set of Three: White Shirt (For Mallarmé), Spring 1993, 1992
$4,000
Jul 2013
Christie's
Oak Tree Red Bluff (3), 1993-2000
Oak Tree Red Bluff (3), 1993-2000
$18,750
Oct 2008
Christie's
Cedars, Stanley Park, #7
Cedars, Stanley Park, #7, 1991
$91,000
May 2008
Christie's
Tree on Former Site of Camera Obscura, 1996
Tree on Former Site of Camera Obscura, 1996
$2,500
Feb 2008
Christie's
Flanders Trees - Hudelgem, 1989
Flanders Trees - Hudelgem, 1989
$96,000
Oct 2006
Christie's
Untitled, 1993
Untitled, 1993
$5,975
Oct 2004
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Oak Tree, Red Bluff #8
Oak Tree, Red Bluff #8
$1,000
May 2021
Waddington's
School of Velocity, 24 Hours of Music Divided Into Fifteen Minute Intervals (Set of 12 of 15)
School of Velocity, 24 Hours of Music Divided Into Fifteen Minute Intervals (Set of 12 of 15), 1993
CA$6,875 ($5k USD)
May 2025
Waddington's
Untitled Diptych (Oak Trees Red Bluff), 1993-1994
Untitled Diptych (Oak Trees Red Bluff), 1993-1994
CA$14,640 ($12k USD)
Apr 2021
Wright
A Glass of Beer
A Glass of Beer
$2,000
Jan 1970
Wright
Weathervane
Weathervane
$650
Jan 1970
Wright
Meissonier with my Thumb-Print
Meissonier with my Thumb-Print
$1,625
Jan 1970
Wright
A Glass of Beer
A Glass of Beer
$1,500
Jan 1970
Wright
A Glass of Beer
A Glass of Beer
$688
Jan 1970
Wright
British Weathervanes
British Weathervanes
$500
Jan 1970
Phillips
Mini Rotary Pyscho Opticon
Mini Rotary Pyscho Opticon, 2008
$11,164
Dec 2023
Phillips
Essence of Smoke
Essence of Smoke, 2006
$38,100
Jul 2023
Phillips
Oxfordshire Oak, Bandord Fall
Oxfordshire Oak, Bandord Fall
$3,429
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
Flanders Trees
Flanders Trees, 1993
$7,893
Apr 2023
Phillips
A Glass of Beer
A Glass of Beer
$3,024
Oct 2022

For Sale 3

ICA Philadelphia · Artsy
I Think We’re Alone Now
I Think We’re Alone Now, 2005
Price on request
C-print
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 2021
Inquire about availability
Acrylic, gesso and oil on burlap
Contemporary Art Gallery · Artsy
Jacob Grimm’s Study in Berlin/Wilhelm Grimm’s Study in Berlin 1960
Jacob Grimm’s Study in Berlin/Wilhelm Grimm’s Study in Berlin 1960, 1992
C$2,000
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Market186 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range
$335 – $96.0K
4 of 5 photographs lots with prices
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$26.5K
Object-type specific
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$5.7K
4 priced photographs lots
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Jul 2023 · $38.1K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $5.7K medianWorks on paper: $1.2K medianSculpture/objects: $11.2K medianPaintings: $198K medianEditioned prints: $4.0K medianBooks/portfolios: $6.1K medianEditioned photos: $15.3K medianPosters/ephemera: $977 median
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PhillipsSotheby'sChristie'sRago Arts & Auction CenterVilla Grisebach Auktionen
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Prizes & Awards1

Audain Prize for the Visual Arts
Winner 2011
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Education1

Columbia University School of the Arts
New York, NY, USA
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Publications7

Monograph 1

Rodney Graham Phonokinetoscope
MIT Press · 2013

Exhibition Catalog 6

Never Ending Stories: Der Loop in Kunst, Film, Architektur, Musik, Literatur und Kulturgeschichte
Hatje Cantz · 2017
Rodney Graham Author
Hatje Cantz · 2016
Rodney Graham
Hatje Cantz · 2015
Rodney Graham: Through the Forest
Hatje Cantz · 2010
Little Theatre of Gestures
Hatje Cantz · 2009
Jenseits des Kinos: Die Kunst der Projektion
Hatje Cantz · 2006
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Nature, sculpture, dance, music… The 20 best summer festivals in France
Beaux Arts Magazine presents a curated selection of 20 summer festivals across France for 2026, blending visual art, sculpture, dance, music, and heri…
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FAD News: Jean-Marc Bustamante opens new foundation in Arles with inaugural exhibition En Miroirs
French artist Jean-Marc Bustamante will open the Fonds Bustamante in Arles on July 9, 2026, during the Rencontres d'Arles photography festival. Housed…
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An Expert’s Guide To Navigating The Art World
An art consultant with experience directing galleries in New York and Seattle, working with Nick Knight at SHOWstudio, and presenting The Art Show on …
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Surrey Art Gallery probes Expo 86’s artistic legacy with In the Shadow of the Pavilions
The Surrey Art Gallery has launched "In the Shadow of the Pavilions," an exhibition exploring the complex artistic legacy of Vancouver’s Expo 86. Cura…
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Surrey Art Gallery spotlights Expo 86 with In the Shadow of the Pavilions, April 18 to June 7
The Surrey Art Gallery is launching "In the Shadow of the Pavilions: Expo 86 and Contemporary Art," a multidisciplinary exhibition running from April …
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National Gallery of Canada receives donation of 24 works from collector Bob Rennie
The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa has received a donation of 24 contemporary artworks from Vancouver-based collector and real estate tycoon Bob…
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Vancouver Art Gallery gifted more than 800 photographs by Stephen Shore
The Vancouver Art Gallery has received a major gift of over 800 photographs by the acclaimed American photographer Stephen Shore. Donated by the Chan …
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5 Art Openings* in London this week.
London's art scene is bustling with a diverse range of openings this week, featuring both historical and contemporary work. Key events include a major…
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2022 obituaries
newsFeb 9, 2026
Kathleen Goncharov, influential curator who helped many artists ‘realise their dreams’, has died aged 73
Kathleen Goncharov, an artist and curator who worked at influential US organizations including Just Above Midtown and Creative Time, died on 31 Decemb…
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A brush with... Cliff Lauson
Cliff Lauson, a curator, participates in 'A brush with...' and shares his personal connection to art, citing Rodney Graham's self-portrait 'My Late Ea…
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National Gallery of Canada receives gift of 61 works valued at $16.8m
Canadian collector and businessman Bob Rennie has donated 61 works valued at C$22.8 million ($16.8 million) to the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in…
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Take a rare chance to see the astonishing Ringier Collection of artworks in Düsseldorf
The Langen Foundation in Neuss, outside Düsseldorf, is hosting a rare public exhibition of the Ringier Collection, featuring 500 works from artists in…
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Past Exhibitions15

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#92 Corbett vs. Dempsey

Rodney Graham A Little Thought

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2156 West Fulton Street, Chicago, IL 60612

Jan 24, 2025 — Mar 1, 2025

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham: Paintings and Lightboxes

Rodney Graham

1037 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

Feb 2, 2024 — Mar 23, 2024

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham: Painting Rocks

Rodney Graham

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Apr 26, 2022 — Jun 25, 2022

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham

Rodney Graham

4 Newtown Lane

Sep 9, 2021 — Sep 26, 2021

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#59 303 Gallery

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Rodney Graham

555 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jun 15, 2020 — Aug 7, 2020

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Painting Problems

Rodney Graham

1037 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

May 6, 2020 — May 20, 2020

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham: Central Questions of Philosophy

Rodney Graham

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Oct 3, 2018 — Nov 3, 2018

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham: Più Arte dello Scovolino!

Rodney Graham

Via Gastone Pisoni, 2, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Jan 29, 2016 — Mar 4, 2016

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#26 Esther Schipper

Canadian Humourist

Rodney Graham

via lift or stairs, Potsdamer Str. 81e/Top floor / Obergeschoss, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Sep 11, 2012 — Nov 3, 2012

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Vancouver Art Gallery

Rodney Graham: Canadian Humourist

Rodney Graham

750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada

Jan 1, 2012

Rodney Graham: Canadian Humourist May 26–September 30, 2012 Learn More

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham: Painter, Poet, Lighthouse Keeper

Rodney Graham

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Jun 23, 2010 — Jul 31, 2010

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham: Wet on Wet - My Late Early Styles

Rodney Graham

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Oct 10, 2007 — Nov 17, 2007

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham: A Glass of Beer and Other Works

Rodney Graham

1037 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

Oct 19, 2005 — Nov 23, 2005

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#2,972 Atlantean Art Gallery

Rodney Graham: A Little Thought

Rodney Graham

317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada

Mar 31, 2004 — Jun 27, 2004

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham: What is Happy, Baby?

Rodney Graham

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Dec 7, 2000 — Jan 27, 2001

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Art Fair Appearances1

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Art Basel Paris — Paris
2024
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An Expert’s Guide To Navigating The Art World
May 11, 2026
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News
Surrey Art Gallery probes Expo 86’s artistic legacy with In the Shadow of the Pavilions
Apr 16, 2026
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News
Surrey Art Gallery spotlights Expo 86 with In the Shadow of the Pavilions, April 18 to June 7
Apr 7, 2026
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News
National Gallery of Canada receives donation of 24 works from collector Bob Rennie
Mar 11, 2026
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Vancouver Art Gallery gifted more than 800 photographs by Stephen Shore
Feb 27, 2026
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Exhibition
Rodney Graham: Who does not love a tree?
Feb 18, 2026
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Exhibition
Rodney Graham: Who does not love a tree?
Feb 18, 2026
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Exhibition
Rodney Graham: Who does not love a tree?
Feb 18, 2026
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5 Art Openings* in London this week.
Feb 16, 2026
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2022 obituaries
Feb 9, 2026
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News
Kathleen Goncharov, influential curator who helped many artists ‘realise their dreams’, has died aged 73
Jan 7, 2026
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A brush with... Cliff Lauson
Oct 31, 2025
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bob rennie donation national gallery art canada morning links
Jun 17, 2025
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National Gallery of Canada receives gift of 61 works valued at $16.8m
Jun 16, 2025
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Take a rare chance to see the astonishing Ringier Collection of artworks in Düsseldorf
Apr 23, 2025
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Exhibition
Rodney Graham A Little Thought
Jan 24, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2024
Oct 16, 2024
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Exhibition
Rodney Graham: Paintings and Lightboxes
Feb 2, 2024
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Exhibition
Rodney Graham: Painting Rocks
Apr 26, 2022
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Exhibition
Rodney Graham: Painting Rocks
Apr 26, 2022
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