Walter De Maria
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personAmerican, 1935–2013
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Selected Works170

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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SFMOMA
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Previous Sales 12

Sotheby's
Two Parallel Lines, 12 Ft apart in chalk, Nevada
Two Parallel Lines, 12 Ft apart in chalk, Nevada, 1968
Unknown
Apr 2022
Christie's
Rome Eats Shit
Rome Eats Shit, 1970
£5,875 ($8k USD)
Jun 2001
Swann Auction Galleries
Drawing for John Cale.
Drawing for John Cale.
Unknown
May 2026
Bonhams
Untitled
Untitled, 1962
$48,640
Jul 2025
Bonhams
Sans titre, Hommage à Picasso
Sans titre, Hommage à Picasso, 1974
$689
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
High Energy Bar #73
High Energy Bar #73, 1966
Bought In
Sep 2022
Villa Grisebach
”Grey Mountains with Jet Plane”
”Grey Mountains with Jet Plane”, 1962
$22,905
Jun 2025
Villa Grisebach
”Loaves of bed” / ”There in a Bed - Better rest your head” / ”Pun Machine” / ”Smoke” (from the series: ”Invisible Drawings”)
”Loaves of bed” / ”There in a Bed - Better rest your head” / ”Pun Machine” / ”Smoke” (from the series: ”Invisible Drawings”), 1961
$10,737
Jun 2025
Villa Grisebach
Untitled (Dolmen)
Untitled (Dolmen), 1971
$5,491
Feb 2025
Villa Grisebach
Razor Piece
Razor Piece, 1971
$1,961
Feb 2025
RAW Editions Gallery Auction · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1973
Bidding closed
Photograph
Drawing Center Benefit Auction · Artsy
Landscape with River
Landscape with River, 1965
Bidding closed
Graphite on paper

For Sale 4

Clifton Gallery · Artsy
Walter De Maria Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm
Walter De Maria Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm, 1973
£850
Screenprint with varnish additions from a portfolio of seventeen screenprints, nine lithographs, two lithographs with screenprint, one photocopy, and one photograph
RAW Editions · Artsy
Untitled (from Stockholm)
Untitled (from Stockholm), 1973
£750
Screenprint with varnish additions on wove paper
Gagosian · Artsy
Black Truck / Triangle, Circle, Square, from Truck Trilogy
Black Truck / Triangle, Circle, Square, from Truck Trilogy, 2011
Inquire about availability
3 1950s Chevrolet half-ton pickup trucks, white oak, and stainless steel, in 3 parts
Bowdoin College Museum of Art · Artsy
Cage II
Cage II, 1965
For sale
Stainless steel
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Market62 auction results

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$1.4K – $22.9K
11 of 12 works on paper lots with prices
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$9.3K
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$8.1K
11 priced works on paper lots
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Jun 2025 · $22.9K
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Works on paper: $8.1K medianPaintings: $48.6K medianSculpture/objects: — medianPhotographs: — medianEditioned prints: $689 medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Sotheby'sPhillipsChristie'sVan HamPhillips de Pury & Company
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Education2

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, USA
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA, USA
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Publications6

Monograph 2

The Lightning field
Yale University Press · 2008
The Chichu Art Museum: Tadao Ando builds for Walter De Maria, James Turrell, and Claude Monet Author
Hatje Cantz · 2005

Exhibition Catalog 1

Walter de Maria
Yale University Press · 2012

Survey 3

Art and Society 1972-2022-2072
Hatje Cantz · 2023
Kunst und Gesellschaft 1972-2022-2072: Von der Kunst für die Olympischen Spiele in München 1972 zu künstlerischen Gestaltungskonzepten des 21. Jahrhunderts
Hatje Cantz · 2023
Ecologies Environments And Energy Systems In Art Of The 1960s And 1970s
MIT Press · 2014
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Current Exhibitions0

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#1 Gagosian

Walter De Maria. The Singular Experience

9 rue de Ponthieu, 75008 Paris, France

Oct 19, 2026 — Jan 17, 2027

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#5,098 Dan Flavin Institute

Walter De Maria: 360˚ I Ching

Walter De Maria

Nov 14, 2026

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#4,301 Dia: Beacon

Walter De Maria: 360˚ I Ching

Walter De Maria

3 Beekman St, Beacon, NY 12508, USA

Nov 14, 2026

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Dia Art Foundation

Walter De Maria: 360˚ I Ching

Walter De Maria

94 Rue Saint-Lazare, 75009 Paris, France

Nov 14, 2026

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Past Exhibitions19

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#1 Gagosian

Walter De Maria The Singular Experience

Walter de Maria

9 rue de Ponthieu, 75008 Paris, France

Oct 19, 2025 — Jan 17, 2026

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The Singular Experience

Walter De Maria

76 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris, France

Oct 19, 2025 — Jan 17, 2026

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Byzantine Fresco Chapel

Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video

Anne Bean, Teresa Burga, Jaime Davidovich, Walter De Maria, Catherine Elwes, Dov Eylath, Anna Bella Geiger, Sanja Iveković, K.O. Götz, Philip Guston, Joan Jonas, Suzy Lake

4011 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Oct 4, 2025 — Feb 8, 2026

Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video October 4, 2025–February 8, 2026 Menil Drawing Institute

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Byzantine Fresco Chapel

Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work

Walter De Maria

4011 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Oct 29, 2022 — Apr 23, 2023

Oct 29, 2022 – Apr 23, 2023 Main Building Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work

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Menil Collection

Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work

Walter De Maria

1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Oct 29, 2022 — Apr 23, 2023

Oct 29, 2022 – Apr 23, 2023 Main Building Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work

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Walter De Maria: Idea to Action to Object

Walter De Maria

20 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD, United Kingdom

Jan 24, 2019 — Mar 23, 2019

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#1 Gagosian

Walter De Maria, Park & 75, New York

Walter De Maria

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 16, 2017 — Oct 21, 2017

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Walter De Maria

Walter De Maria

151 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

May 27, 2017 — Feb 4, 2018

Walter De Maria Surface Waves May 27, 2017–February 4, 2018

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Walter De Maria

Walter De Maria

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Oct 17, 2016 — Jan 15, 2017

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Walter De Maria, Britannia Street, London

Walter De Maria

20 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD, United Kingdom

May 26, 2016 — Jul 30, 2016

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Byzantine Fresco Chapel

Walter De Maria: Trilogies

Walter De Maria

4011 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Sep 16, 2011 — Jan 8, 2012

Sep 16, 2011 – Jan 8, 2012 Walter De Maria: Trilogies

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Menil Collection

Walter De Maria: Trilogies

Walter De Maria

1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Sep 16, 2011 — Jan 8, 2012

Sep 16, 2011 – Jan 8, 2012 Walter De Maria: Trilogies

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Walter De Maria

Walter De Maria

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Apr 8, 1989 — May 13, 1989

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#4,301 Dia: Beacon

Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field

Walter De Maria

3 Beekman St, Beacon, NY 12508, USA

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#4,301 Dia: Beacon

Walter De Maria, The New York Earth Room

Walter De Maria

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#4,301 Dia: Beacon

Walter De Maria, The Vertical Earth Kilometer

Walter De Maria

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#5,098 Dan Flavin Institute

Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field

Walter De Maria

23 Corwith Ave, Bridgehampton, NY 11932, USA

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#5,098 Dan Flavin Institute

Walter De Maria, The New York Earth Room

Walter De Maria

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#5,098 Dan Flavin Institute

Walter De Maria, The Vertical Earth Kilometer

Walter De Maria

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Art Fair Appearances1

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Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
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Recent Activity20

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Walter De Maria, The Vertical Earth Kilometer
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Walter De Maria, The New York Earth Room
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Walter De Maria, The Broken Kilometer
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Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field
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Walter De Maria, The New York Earth Room
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Walter De Maria, The New York Earth Room
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Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field
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Walter De Maria, The Vertical Earth Kilometer
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Walter De Maria: 360˚ I Ching
Nov 14, 2026
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Walter De Maria: 360˚ I Ching
Nov 14, 2026
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Walter De Maria: 360˚ I Ching
Nov 14, 2026
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Exhibition
Walter De Maria. The Singular Experience
Oct 19, 2026
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Our Highlights From Frieze New York 2026
May 18, 2026
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May 13, 2026
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May 4, 2026
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May 1, 2026
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Apr 27, 2026
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Apr 8, 2026
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