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Selected Works68

Museum Acquisitions

Met
Milwaukee Art Museum
Pompidou
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design
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Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design
High Museum
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Harry Ransom Center
Blanton Museum
Lowe Art Museum
Hunter Museum of American Art
Hunter Museum of American Art

Previous Sales 32

Christie's
'LETTERS FROM CHEETAH', A SCULPTURE, 1992
'LETTERS FROM CHEETAH', A SCULPTURE, 1992
$5,250
Dec 2016
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Bought In
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Autumn Drive picture table
Autumn Drive picture table
Bought In
May 2026
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Looped demi-lune console table from Rosecliff, Inc.
Looped demi-lune console table from Rosecliff, Inc.
$8,255
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Partner's Desk from Rosecliff, Inc.
Partner's Desk from Rosecliff, Inc.
$7,620
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Abilene rocker
Abilene rocker
$36,680
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Bronze Miniature Chairs, set of two
Bronze Miniature Chairs, set of two
$3,024
Jan 1970
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Bronze Miniature Chair
Bronze Miniature Chair
$630
Jan 1970
Wright
Shoo-in
Shoo-in
Bought In
Jan 1970
Sotheby's
"Crossroads"
"Crossroads", 2014
$127,000
Jan 2026
Phillips
Table and twelve chairs
Table and twelve chairs
$27,940
Feb 2025
Bonhams
WENDELL CASTLE (BORN 1932)
WENDELL CASTLE (BORN 1932), 1932
$31,875
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
"Stool Sculpture"
"Stool Sculpture"
$252,000
Jun 2022
Sotheby's
"Coat on a Chair"
"Coat on a Chair"
$107,100
Jun 2022
Sotheby's
Four-Legged "Sling" Chair and Ottoman
Four-Legged "Sling" Chair and Ottoman
$32,760
Jun 2022
Phillips
Center table
Center table
$50,400
Jun 2022
Phillips
Side table
Side table
$23,940
Jun 2022
Christie's
Two 'Sizzle' Tables
Two 'Sizzle' Tables
$27,720
Mar 2022
Christie's
UNIQUE 'WINDWARD' ARMCHAIR, 2011
UNIQUE 'WINDWARD' ARMCHAIR, 2011
$40,000
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Unique Dining Table
Unique Dining Table
$63,000
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Music Rack
Music Rack, 1980
$52,920
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Desk
Desk
$25,200
May 2021
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Dictionary stand, edition of 12, Scottsville, NY
Dictionary stand, edition of 12, Scottsville, NY, 1968
Bidding closed
Laminated and sculpted walnut
Friedman Benda · Artsy
Dem Bones
Dem Bones, 2007
No longer available
Polychromed fiberglass
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Molar settee in rare chartreuse color, Scottsville, NY
Molar settee in rare chartreuse color, Scottsville, NY, 1969
Bidding closed
Gel-coated fiberglass, rubber

For Sale 7

Friedman Benda · Artsy
A New Seeing
A New Seeing, 2015
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Bronze
Friedman Benda · Artsy
Two States of Mind
Two States of Mind, 2016
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Stained ash
Friedman Benda · Artsy
Squid Chair with Table
Squid Chair with Table, 1966
Inquire about availability
Cherry
Todd Merrill Studio · Artsy
Wendell Castle, Table, USA, 2003
Wendell Castle, Table, USA, 2003, 2003
Price on request
Friedman Benda · Artsy
Bring Your Nights Coffee Tables
Bring Your Nights Coffee Tables, 2012
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Stained Ash
Friedman Benda · Artsy
Forget-Me-Knot
Forget-Me-Knot, 2017
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Stained ash
Friedman Benda · Artsy
Spritual Fruit
Spritual Fruit, 2016
US$35,000–US$45,000
Ash
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Market225 auction results

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$630 – $252K
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$44.8K
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$252K
1 priced sculpture/objects lots
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Jun 2022 · $252K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Sculpture/objects: $252K medianPaintings: $5.4K medianWorks on paper: $787 medianUnclassified lots: $31.9K medianEditioned prints: $500 median
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Education1

Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO, USA
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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Furniture by Wendell Castle
Rizzoli · 1996
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions4

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#357 Carpenters Workshop Gallery

Radical Making | Pursuit of Form

Marc Quinn, Robert Stadler, Kendell Geers, Charlotte Perriand, Wendell Castle, Ingrid Donat, Frederik Molenschot, nendo, Maarten Baas, Pierre Jeanneret, Gio Ponti, Georges Jouve, Joaquim Tenreiro, José Zanine Caldas, Nacho Carbonell, Mathieu Matégot, Serge Mouille, Gareth Mason, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, :mentalKLINIK, David Adjaye, Roger Herman, Vincenzo De Cotiis, david/nicolas, DRIFT, Eric Schmitt, Giacomo Ravagli, Aki and Arnaud Cooren, Shana Raphael, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne

54 Rue de la Verrerie, 75004 Paris, France

Oct 20, 2025 — Jan 18, 2026

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#585 Friedman Benda

Gathering Momentum Wendell Castle

Wendell Castle

515 W 26th St 1st Floor, New York, NY 10001, United States

Apr 1, 2015 — May 2, 2015

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#585 Friedman Benda

Wendell Castle: A New Environment

Wendell Castle

515 W 26th St 1st Floor, New York, NY 10001, United States

Jan 10, 2013 — Feb 9, 2013

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#357 Carpenters Workshop Gallery

BEST LEG FORWARD

WENDELL CASTLE

54 Rue de la Verrerie, 75004 Paris, France

Nov 4, 2011 — Jan 15, 2012

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Art Fair Appearances10

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India Art Fair — New Delhi
2026
TEFAF New York — New York
2026
Design Miami — Paris
2025
TEFAF New York — New York
2025
TEFAF New York — New York
2024
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2023
TEFAF New York — New York
2023
TEFAF New York — New York
2022
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2020
artmonte-carlo — Monaco
2018
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Feb 5, 2026
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Jan 9, 2026
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Dec 3, 2025
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Exhibition
Radical Making | Pursuit of Form
Oct 20, 2025
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Historic Expansion Opening
Sep 8, 2025
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Record Prices, New Buyers and Global Reach: Design’s Moment Has Arrived
Aug 21, 2025
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art hamptons exhibition guide summer
Jul 28, 2025
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Art Fair
TEFAF New York 2025
May 9, 2025
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15 Outstanding Artworks from the May 2025 New York Art Fairs
May 9, 2025
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Art Fair
TEFAF New York 2024
May 10, 2024
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Art Fair
TEFAF New York 2023
May 12, 2023
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2023
Mar 11, 2023
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Art Fair
TEFAF New York 2022
May 6, 2022
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2020
Mar 7, 2020
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artmonte-carlo 2018
Apr 28, 2018
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Wendell Castle dies
Jan 1, 2018
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Gathering Momentum Wendell Castle
Apr 1, 2015
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Wendell Castle: A New Environment
Jan 10, 2013
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BEST LEG FORWARD
Nov 4, 2011
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