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Previous Sales 66

Sotheby's
Six Magnet, Three Color Curl (CMY: Irvine, California, September 6th 2009, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C) (WB06709)
Six Magnet, Three Color Curl (CMY: Irvine, California, September 6th 2009, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C) (WB06709)
£35,000 ($59k USD)
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Copper Surrogate
Copper Surrogate, 2011
Bought In
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Three Colour Curl (YMC: Los Angeles, California, February 15th 2013, Fuji Color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 186-007, 02713)
Three Colour Curl (YMC: Los Angeles, California, February 15th 2013, Fuji Color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 186-007, 02713), 2013
Bought In
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Six-Sided Picture C (CMMYYC: Irvine California, July 16th 2008 Fuji Crystal Archive Type C)
Six-Sided Picture C (CMMYYC: Irvine California, July 16th 2008 Fuji Crystal Archive Type C), 2008
£20,000 ($26k USD)
Nov 2021
Sotheby's
Absent Self-Portrait #3 (Age Progressions)
Absent Self-Portrait #3 (Age Progressions)
$1,300
Jul 2021
Christie's
Selected Works (2009-2011/November 15th 2010- March 16th 2011)
Selected Works (2009-2011/November 15th 2010- March 16th 2011), 2011
Bought In
Oct 2016
Christie's
RA4 Contact Print (Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, June 17th 2007, Kodak Ultra, 72307)
RA4 Contact Print (Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, June 17th 2007, Kodak Ultra, 72307), 2007
Bought In
Oct 2016
Christie's
Fold (45° directional light source), Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, June 29th 2008, Foma Multigrade Fiber
Fold (45° directional light source), Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, June 29th 2008, Foma Multigrade Fiber, 2010
£12,500 ($17k USD)
Sep 2014
Christie's
Black Curl (CMY/Five Magnet: Irvine, California, March 25th 2010, Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 165-021, 05310)
Black Curl (CMY/Five Magnet: Irvine, California, March 25th 2010, Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 165-021, 05310), 2010
£25,000 ($33k USD)
Jul 2014
Christie's
Six Color Curl (CMMYYC: Irvine, California, July 17th 2008, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C)
Six Color Curl (CMMYYC: Irvine, California, July 17th 2008, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C), 2008
£30,000 ($40k USD)
Oct 2012
Christie's
2 Sided Picture (RB), January 11th, 2007, Valencia, CA Fujicolour Crystal Archive, Colour Photographic Print
2 Sided Picture (RB), January 11th, 2007, Valencia, CA Fujicolour Crystal Archive, Colour Photographic Print, 2007
£13,750 ($18k USD)
Oct 2012
Phillips
2 Sided Mirror Pair (CY), November 23rd 2007, Los Angeles, California, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C
2 Sided Mirror Pair (CY), November 23rd 2007, Los Angeles, California, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C
$10,320
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Fold (45 Degree Directional Light Source), December 22nd, 2006, Valencia, California
Fold (45 Degree Directional Light Source), December 22nd, 2006, Valencia, California
$10,710
Mar 2024
Christie's
Marginalis (Los Angeles, California, August 1-October 20, 2013)
Marginalis (Los Angeles, California, August 1-October 20, 2013), 2014
$5,040
Jul 2025
Phillips
Picture Made by My Hand with the Assistance of Light
Picture Made by My Hand with the Assistance of Light, 2012
$6,942
Jul 2025
Phillips
Travel Picture Sunset [Tschaikowskistrasse 17 in multiple exposures* (LAXFRATHF/TXLCPHSEALAX) March 27–April 3, 2006] *Contax G-2, L-3 Communications eXaminer 3DX 6000, and InVision Technologies CTX 5000
Travel Picture Sunset [Tschaikowskistrasse 17 in multiple exposures* (LAXFRATHF/TXLCPHSEALAX) March 27–April 3, 2006] *Contax G-2, L-3 Communications eXaminer 3DX 6000, and InVision Technologies CTX 5000, 2012
Bought In
Apr 2025
Christie's
TBD (Los Angeles, California, October 21, 2013-January 31, 2014)
TBD (Los Angeles, California, October 21, 2013-January 31, 2014), 2014
$20,160
Dec 2024
Phillips
Six Color Loop (CMMYYC: Irvine, California, July 16th 2008, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C). 2009, Los Angeles, California
Six Color Loop (CMMYYC: Irvine, California, July 16th 2008, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C). 2009, Los Angeles, California, 2011
Bought In
Dec 2024
Christie's
Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print / Processor Stall [Black Curl (YCM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, May 24, 2017, Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 141-044, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, 21717), Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174]
Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print / Processor Stall [Black Curl (YCM/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, May 24, 2017, Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 141-044, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, 21717), Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174], 2017
$4,281
Oct 2024
Christie's
Copper Surrogate (48 ounce C11000 Copper Alloy: June 14, 2016, Basel, Switzerland)
Copper Surrogate (48 ounce C11000 Copper Alloy: June 14, 2016, Basel, Switzerland), 2016
$11,340
Oct 2024
Christie's
Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print / Processor Stall [Black Curl (9:6/YMC/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, July 16, 2014, Fuji Color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 199-023, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, Cat. No. 847 1484, 75914), Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174]
Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print / Processor Stall [Black Curl (9:6/YMC/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, July 16, 2014, Fuji Color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 199-023, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, Cat. No. 847 1484, 75914), Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174], 2014
$17,640
Jul 2024
Christie's
Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print [Black Curl IMYC/Six Magnet/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, March 17, 2016, Kodak Professional Ultra Endura N, Ero, No. 112-006, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, 04716], Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174]
Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print [Black Curl IMYC/Six Magnet/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, March 17, 2016, Kodak Professional Ultra Endura N, Ero, No. 112-006, Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, 04716], Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174], 2016
$27,720
May 2024
Christie's
Copper (Fedex® Golf-Bag Box 2010 Fedex 163166 REV 10/10) Standard Overnight, Glendale-Los Angeles trk#798886320028, September 5-6, 2012, Standard Overnight, Los Angeles-Miami Beach trk#800983717784, December 1-3 2012
Copper (Fedex® Golf-Bag Box 2010 Fedex 163166 REV 10/10) Standard Overnight, Glendale-Los Angeles trk#798886320028, September 5-6, 2012, Standard Overnight, Los Angeles-Miami Beach trk#800983717784, December 1-3 2012, 2012
$22,680
May 2024
Christie's
Fold (45°directional light source), Annandale-on-Hudson New York, June 29th 2008
Fold (45°directional light source), Annandale-on-Hudson New York, June 29th 2008, 2012
Bought In
Apr 2024
Phillips
Copper (Fedex® Golf-Bag Box_2010 Fedex 163166 Rev 10/10), International Priority, Los Angeles to Hoofddorp, Trk# 799869727005, May 29 – June 4 2013, International Priority, Hoofddorp-Sydney, Trk#796117381500, June 28 – July 3, 2013, FedEx 2Day, Sag Harbor to New York, Trk#771530715412, September 21 – September 23, 2020
Copper (Fedex® Golf-Bag Box_2010 Fedex 163166 Rev 10/10), International Priority, Los Angeles to Hoofddorp, Trk# 799869727005, May 29 – June 4 2013, International Priority, Hoofddorp-Sydney, Trk#796117381500, June 28 – July 3, 2013, FedEx 2Day, Sag Harbor to New York, Trk#771530715412, September 21 – September 23, 2020, 2013
$25,400
Mar 2024

For Sale 3

Regen Projects · Artsy
RA4 Contact Print [Black Curl (CMY/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, December 19, 2013, Fuji Color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 101-007, 44313), Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174]
RA4 Contact Print [Black Curl (CMY/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, December 19, 2013, Fuji Color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 101-007, 44313), Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174], 2015
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Color photographic paper
Petzel Gallery · Artsy
Marginalis (Los Angeles, California, September 2-30, 2013)
Marginalis (Los Angeles, California, September 2-30, 2013), 2019
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Cyanotype chemistry on canvas
Heather James Fine Art · 1stDibs
Los Caballos en la Conquista
Los Caballos en la Conquista
$125,000
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Market274 auction results

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$1.4K – $58.7K
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$22.0K
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$18.1K
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Jul 2025 · $6.9K
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Photographs: $18.1K medianPaintings: $10.1K medianSculpture/objects: $6.6K medianUnclassified lots: $10.4K medianEditioned photos: $1.6K medianPosters/ephemera: $3.1K median
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Galleries5

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#42 Petzel Gallery
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#179 Rodolphe Janssen
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Education2

Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA
Yale School of Art
New Haven, CT, USA
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Publications2

Monograph 1

Laura Owens Author
Rizzoli · 2015

Survey 1

Ethics Author
MIT Press · 2015
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions8

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#16 Thomas Dane Gallery

Walead Beshty Addendum

Walead Beshty

3 and 11 Duke Street St James's, London SW1Y 6BN, United Kingdom

Apr 12, 2022 — May 28, 2022

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#34 Eva Presenhuber

Walead Beshty Foreign Correspondence (October 1, 2012 – January 14, 2021)

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Maag Areal

Mar 27, 2021 — Apr 24, 2021

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#42 Petzel Gallery

Walead Beshty Abstract of A Partial Disassembling of an Invention Without a Future: Helter-Skelter and Random Notes in Which the Pulleys and Cogwheels Are Lying Around at Random All Over the Workbench

Walead Beshty

520 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Oct 24, 2019 — Dec 14, 2019

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#16 Thomas Dane Gallery

Walead Beshty: Aggregato

Walead Beshty

Sep 25, 2018 — Dec 22, 2018

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#42 Petzel Gallery

Open Source

Walead Beshty

Apr 20, 2017 — Jun 17, 2017

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#34 Eva Presenhuber

Automat

Walead Beshty

Maag Areal

Jun 12, 2016 — Aug 27, 2016

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#42 Petzel Gallery

Performances Under Working Conditions

Walead Beshty

Sep 4, 2014 — Oct 4, 2014

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#42 Petzel Gallery

A Machinery for Living Organized by Walead Beshty

Walead Beshty

Jul 2, 2014 — Aug 8, 2014

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Art Fair Appearances5

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Art Basel — Basel
2022
Frieze London — London
2020
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2018
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2017
Art Basel — Basel
2015
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Jun 14, 2022
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Walead Beshty Addendum
Apr 12, 2022
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Exhibition
Walead Beshty Foreign Correspondence (October 1, 2012 – January 14, 2021)
Mar 27, 2021
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Art Fair
Frieze London 2020
Oct 7, 2020
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Exhibition
Walead Beshty Abstract of A Partial Disassembling of an Invention Without a Future: Helter-Skelter and Random Notes in Which the Pulleys and Cogwheels Are Lying Around at Random All Over the Workbench
Oct 24, 2019
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Walead Beshty: Aggregato
Sep 25, 2018
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ZONAMACO 2018
Feb 7, 2018
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Open Source
Apr 20, 2017
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Art Fair
ZONAMACO 2017
Feb 8, 2017
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Automat
Jun 12, 2016
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2015
Jun 18, 2015
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Performances Under Working Conditions
Sep 4, 2014
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A Machinery for Living Organized by Walead Beshty
Jul 2, 2014
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Walead Beshty born
Jan 1, 1976
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