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Selected Works54

Museum Acquisitions

11 Institutions
Whitney
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Whitney
MoMA
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Milwaukee Art Museum
Hammer Museum
Princeton University Art Museum
MOCA Los Angeles
Crystal Bridges
Williams College Museum of Art
Williams College Museum of Art
Fralin Museum of Art

Previous Sales 32

Bonhams
El Poeta 60 x 40 1/4 in (152.4 x 102.2 cm) (Executed in 2004)
El Poeta 60 x 40 1/4 in (152.4 x 102.2 cm) (Executed in 2004)
$360,000
Nov 2025
Bonhams
Chingado 60 x 119 in (152.4 x 302.3 cm) (Executed in 1998)
Chingado 60 x 119 in (152.4 x 302.3 cm) (Executed in 1998)
$470,000
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
A Certain Woman
A Certain Woman, 1996
Bought In
Dec 2024
Sotheby's
Red Tailed Hawk
Red Tailed Hawk, 1992
Unknown
Nov 2020
Christie's
Necropolis
Necropolis, 1999
$615,000
Nov 2019
Christie's
Swadeshi-cide, 1998; La Historia Me Absolvera, 1999; Benjamin's Emblem, 2000; Tale of Johnny Nutkin, 2001; Compromised, 2003; and Visitation, 2004
Swadeshi-cide, 1998; La Historia Me Absolvera, 1999; Benjamin's Emblem, 2000; Tale of Johnny Nutkin, 2001; Compromised, 2003; and Visitation, 2004
$100,000
Nov 2019
Christie's
The Undead
The Undead, 2008
£347,250 ($458k USD)
Jun 2019
Christie's
Funk Island
Funk Island, 1998
$672,500
Nov 2018
Christie's
It Makes Me Think of that Awful Day
It Makes Me Think of that Awful Day, 2011
$1,212,500
May 2018
Christie's
Conclusions
Conclusions, 1996
$112,500
Nov 2015
Christie's
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron, 1992
$245,000
May 2015
Christie's
Our Emblem
Our Emblem, 1992
$425,000
Nov 2013
Christie's
The Householder
The Householder, 1992
$389,000
Nov 2013
Christie's
Anthroponosis - 1975
Anthroponosis - 1975, 2013
$840,000
May 2013
Christie's
Columbiana-Culebra Island Amazon
Columbiana-Culebra Island Amazon, 1991
$11,250
Sep 2012
Christie's
Danda - The Staff
Danda - The Staff, 1997
$362,500
May 2011
Phillips
Guilty Elephant
Guilty Elephant
$70,950
Phillips
Untitled (two birds)
Untitled (two birds)
$5,334
Sotheby's
That Awful Day on the Island
That Awful Day on the Island, 2011
$44,800
Feb 2026
Christie's
Répresentation Véritable
Répresentation Véritable, 2015
$762,000
Feb 2026
Christie's
His Supremacy
His Supremacy, 2011
$254,000
Feb 2026
Bonhams
El Poeta
El Poeta, 2004
$457,700
Nov 2025
Bonhams
Chingado
Chingado, 1998
$597,400
Nov 2025
Phillips
Study for Cabeza de Vaca
Study for Cabeza de Vaca, 2021
$7,724
Oct 2025
Christie's
Calvaire
Calvaire, 2012
$324,827
Mar 2025
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Market133 auction results

trending_upWorks on paper Range
$5.3K – $1.4M
7 of 8 works on paper lots with prices
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$443K
Object-type specific
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$325K
7 priced works on paper lots
calendar_todayLast Works on paper Sale
Feb 2026 · $44.8K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Works on paper: $325K medianPaintings: $36.5K medianSculpture/objects: $1.2M medianEditioned prints: $9.8K medianUnclassified lots: $415K medianDecorative/non-core: $88.9K medianPosters/ephemera: $4.0K median
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Galleries3

#1 Gagosian
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#7 Galerie Max Hetzler
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#1,420 Richard Nagy Ltd.
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Education1

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Providence, RI, USA
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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#7 Galerie Max Hetzler

WALTON FORD

Walton Ford

First Floor, 41 Dover St, London W1S 4NS, United Kingdom

Sep 17, 2026

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This article explores the artistic tradition of Singerie, or 'monkey trick,' a genre that depicts primates dressed and acting like humans. It traces t…
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Walton Ford's new series of paintings, on view at Gagosian in New York through April 19, centers on the Marchesa Luisa Casati and her two cheetahs. Th…
exhibitionsDec 15, 2025
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New York's Kasmin gallery is closing after 35 years, transitioning into a new venture called Olney Gleason, led by Nick Olney (Kasmin's president sinc…
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Past Exhibitions9

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#1 Gagosian

Walton Ford: Tutto

Walton Ford

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

Mar 6, 2025 — Apr 19, 2025

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#1 Gagosian

Walton Ford

Walton Ford

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

Mar 11, 2022 — May 7, 2022

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#148 Kasmin Gallery

Walton Ford: Barbary

Walton Ford

509 West 27th Street

Oct 10, 2018 — Dec 22, 2018

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#1 Gagosian

Calafia

Walton Ford

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

Nov 2, 2017 — Dec 16, 2017

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#148 Kasmin Gallery

Walton Ford: Watercolors

Walton Ford

509 West 27th Street

May 1, 2014 — Jun 21, 2014

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#148 Kasmin Gallery

Walton Ford: I Don't Like To Look At Him, Jack. It Makes Me Think Of That Awful Day On The Island

Walton Ford

509 West 27th Street

Nov 3, 2011 — Dec 23, 2011

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#148 Kasmin Gallery

Walton Ford: New Work

Walton Ford

509 West 27th Street

Nov 12, 2009 — Dec 23, 2009

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Morgan Library and Museum

Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio

Walton Ford

225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA

Jan 1, 1960

Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio April 12 through October 20, 2024American artist Walton Ford (b. 1960) established his reputation in the 1990s wi...

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Wadsworth Atheneum

Walton Ford’s Novaya Zemlya

Walton Ford

600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA

Dec 14, 2014

Walton Ford — June 14 – December 14, 2014

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Art Fair Appearances9

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2023
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2021
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2021
Frieze London — London
2021
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Recent Activity20

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Exhibition
Walton Ford’s Novaya Zemlya
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Exhibition
WALTON FORD
Sep 17, 2026
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2026
Mar 14, 2026
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News
art bites singerie monkeys
Dec 16, 2025
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News
walton ford gagosian tutto cheetah marchesa luisa casati
Dec 15, 2025
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News
kasmin closes olney gleason opens
Aug 6, 2025
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Exhibition
Walton Ford: Tutto
Mar 6, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2024
Dec 2, 2024
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2024
Apr 11, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2024
Mar 26, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2023
Jun 12, 2023
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2023
Mar 11, 2023
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Exhibition
Walton Ford
Mar 11, 2022
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2021
Dec 2, 2021
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Art Fair
Frieze London 2021
Oct 13, 2021
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Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2021
May 21, 2021
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Exhibition
Walton Ford: Barbary
Oct 10, 2018
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Exhibition
Calafia
Nov 2, 2017
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Exhibition
Calafia
Nov 2, 2017
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Exhibition
Walton Ford: Watercolors
May 1, 2014
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Related News5

exhibitions Rare chance to see 2 pioneering American artists’ light works in Hong Kong South China Morning Post / Jun 14, 2026 exhibitions Chloe Wise Opens Major Swiss Institutional Exhibition in Time for Art Basel in Basel FAD Magazine / Jun 12, 2026 exhibitions Anish Kapoor: ‘Just because a thing is big, it doesn’t mean it’s of any interest or even good’ The Art Newspaper / Jun 15, 2026 news Culturespaces au Japon Le Journal des Arts / Jun 15, 2026 exhibitions The Imperishable Catharses of Artist Alessandro Piangiamore on Show in Lugano. The Review Artribune / Jun 15, 2026