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Selected Works143

Museum Acquisitions

22 Institutions
Whitney
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Whitney
MoMA
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Met
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Art Institute of Chicago
Milwaukee Art Museum
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Previous Sales 36

Sotheby's
Untitled (05.8)
Untitled (05.8), 2005
$1,300
Jun 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled (from . . .and of time)
Untitled (from . . .and of time)
$4,800
Sep 2021
Sotheby's
Field #9
Field #9
$2,600
Sep 2021
Christie's
Ground (95.6)
Ground (95.6), 1995
$5,000
Jan 2009
Christie's
Ground #66
Ground #66, 1996
£1,875 ($2k USD)
Dec 2008
Christie's
Ground #35, 1994
Ground #35, 1994
$6,250
Oct 2008
Christie's
Ground #77
Ground #77, 1997
$8,750
Apr 2008
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1998
$10,000
Sep 2007
Christie's
Ground # 36
Ground # 36, 1994
$4,800
Jul 2007
Christie's
Ground #46
Ground #46, 1994
$9,000
Mar 2006
Christie's
Ground #34
Ground #34, 1994
$5,760
Sep 2005
Christie's
Ground #43
Ground #43, 1994
$5,400
Sep 2005
Christie's
Ground #31
Ground #31, 1994
$1,920
Sep 2005
Christie's
Ground #45
Ground #45
$5,019
Apr 2003
Christie's
Ground #56
Ground #56
$7,637
Oct 2000
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Ground #54
Ground #54
$2,794
Dec 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled (05.6)
Untitled (05.6)
$2,500
Feb 2019
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled (98.8) (2)
Untitled (98.8) (2)
Bought In
Oct 2016
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Ground #35
Ground #35
$3,750
May 2013
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Ground (95.6)
Ground (95.6)
$3,432
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Untitled (98.6) (diptych)
Untitled (98.6) (diptych)
Bought In
Jan 1970
Wright
Ground #33
Ground #33
$2,375
Jan 1970
Phillips
...in passing.
...in passing.
$2,064
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
Untitled (98.5)
Untitled (98.5), 1998
$16,800
Jun 2024
Sotheby's
School Room (99.1)
School Room (99.1), 1999
$3,360
Jun 2024

For Sale 5

The Art Dome · Artsy
...And to draw a bright white line with light
...And to draw a bright white line with light , 2011
US$50,000
Inkjet prints face-mounted against matte acrylic, framed in painted aluminum frames, diptych--each panel
Mireille Mosler Ltd. · Artsy
Untitled (98.12)
Untitled (98.12), 1998
US$24,000
Two chromogenic prints
Modernism Inc. · Artsy
Ground #73
Ground #73, 1996
Price on request
Chromogenic print on panel
The Art Dome · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled , 2006
US$44,000
Mounted color photographs, 5 panels
The Art Dome · Artsy
Sundial (07.9)
Sundial (07.9), 2007
US$36,000
Mounted color photographs
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Market108 auction results

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$1.7K – $16.8K
10 of 10 photographs lots with prices
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$5.3K
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$3.6K
10 priced photographs lots
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Dec 2025 · $2.8K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Photographs: $3.6K medianPaintings: $8.3K medianEditioned photos: $4.7K medianEditioned prints: $2.1K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Galleries2

#29 Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
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#382 Andréhn-Schiptjenko
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Prizes & Awards1

MacArthur Fellowship
Winner Year unknown
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 579: Uta Barth The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Dec 8, 2022
Episode No. 579 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Uta Barth. The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is presenting “Uta Barth: Peripheral Vision,” a retrospective of Barth’s work. For over forty years Barth…
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News4

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LACMA takes on the world
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has opened its new David Geffen Galleries, designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, in April 2026. The …
exhibitionsJun 1, 2026
2 exhibits at Portland Museum of Art show off photography, decorative arts
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is presenting two concurrent exhibitions: "Ming Smith: Jazz Requiem — Notations in Blue" (through June 7) and "Precio…
exhibitionsMay 13, 2026
This influential L.A. collector bought the artists no one else would. The art world is finally catching up
Eileen Harris Norton, a foundational figure in the Los Angeles art scene, is being celebrated with a major exhibition of her collection at Hauser & Wi…
exhibitionsApr 21, 2026
US National Gallery of Art receives trove of Modern and contemporary drawings
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has received a gift of more than 60 Modern and contemporary works on paper from longtime benefactors Le…
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Past Exhibitions5

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#382 Andréhn-Schiptjenko

In the Light and Shadow of Morandi

Uta Barth

56 Rue Chapon, 75003 Paris, France

Jun 10, 2021 — Jul 24, 2021

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#382 Andréhn-Schiptjenko

Uta Barth - …and to draw a bright white line with light

Uta Barth

56 Rue Chapon, 75003 Paris, France

Feb 16, 2013 — Mar 28, 2013

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Lawndale Art Center

Chris Akin, Seth Alverson, Uta Barth, Jeremy DePrez, Clayton Porter, and Jenny Schlief Staring at the Wall: The Art of Boredom

Uta Barth, Jeremy Deprez, Clayton Porter

4912 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

Nov 30, 2012 — Jan 12, 2013

Nov 30, 2012 – Jan 12, 2013 Chris Akin, Seth Alverson, Uta Barth, Jeremy DePrez, Clayton Porter, and Jenny Schlief Staring at the Wall: The Art of Boredom

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#1,540 Elvira González

Uta Barth

Uta Barth

Calle Hermanos Álvarez Quintero, 1, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain

May 23, 2012 — Jul 14, 2012

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#382 Andréhn-Schiptjenko

Uta Barth - ... to walk without destination and to see only to see

Uta Barth

56 Rue Chapon, 75003 Paris, France

Nov 18, 2010 — Dec 22, 2010

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2 exhibits at Portland Museum of Art show off photography, decorative arts
May 13, 2026
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This influential L.A. collector bought the artists no one else would. The art world is finally catching up
Apr 21, 2026
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US National Gallery of Art receives trove of Modern and contemporary drawings
Jun 11, 2025
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Exhibition
In the Light and Shadow of Morandi
Jun 10, 2021
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Exhibition
Uta Barth - …and to draw a bright white line with light
Feb 16, 2013
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Exhibition
Chris Akin, Seth Alverson, Uta Barth, Jeremy DePrez, Clayton Porter, and Jenny Schlief Staring at the Wall: The Art of Boredom
Nov 30, 2012
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Uta Barth
May 23, 2012
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Uta Barth - ... to walk without destination and to see only to see
Nov 18, 2010
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Uta Barth born
Jan 1, 1958
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