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William N. Copley #2,704 Established

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Selected Works22

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Whitney

Whitney

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Tate

Tate

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami

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Lips that touch liquor must never touch mine (From "Lips That Touch Liquor" by George W. Young)

Lips that touch liquor must never touch mine (From "Lips That Touch Liquor" by George W. Young)

Victory 59 x 78 in (149.9 x 198.1 cm) (Painted in 1981)

Victory 59 x 78 in (149.9 x 198.1 cm) (Painted in 1981)

Aux Morts Joyeux

Aux Morts Joyeux

St Valentine's Day

St Valentine's Day

Lady Windermere’s Fan

Lady Windermere’s Fan, 1965

Gang Bust, 1994

Ohne Titel (Woman with Umbrella)

Ohne Titel (Woman with Umbrella)

Blue Angel, 1973

Cornette de Saint Cyr

Nasserland 1962

Nasserland 1962, 1962

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Market115 auction results

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$3.8K – $5.3K

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$4.6K

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$4.6K

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Paintings: — medianEditioned prints: $4.6K medianUnclassified lots: $45.0K median

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PhillipsChristie'sSotheby'sPook & PookBonhams

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Publications3

Monograph 1

William N. Copley

Hatje Cantz · 2020

Exhibition Catalog 2

William N. Copley: Among Ourselves Author

Hatje Cantz · 2009

William N. Copley: Unter uns Author

Hatje Cantz · 2009

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Current Exhibitions0

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The Marcel Duchamps That Got Away: On Collecting His Work and the Sprawling MoMA Show

The article recounts the author's personal experience as a collector who passed up the opportunity to buy a complete set of Marcel Duchamp's readymade…

marketMay 1, 2026

These Artists Dominated Auction Sales in 2025

The article presents a data-driven analysis of the top-performing artists at auction in 2025, highlighting specific works and their record-breaking sa…

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venus over manhattan closing adam lindemann

Adam Lindemann announces the closure of Venus Over Manhattan, the gallery he founded in 2012 after a career as a contemporary art collector and writer…

marketJul 12, 2025

art basel dealers recall early days

Art Basel dealers recall the fair's early days, from its founding in 1970 by Swiss dealers Ernst Beyeler, Trudl Bruckner, and Balz Hilt to its evoluti…

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Past Exhibitions12

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#592 Galerie Michael Haas

William N. Copley. Wild Wild West

William N. Copley

Nov 7, 2025 — Dec 20, 2025

#147 Kasmin Gallery

William N. Copley: LXCN CPLY

William N. Copley

509 West 27th Street

Apr 4, 2024 — May 11, 2024

#147 Kasmin Gallery

William N. Copley: The New York Years

William N. Copley

509 West 27th Street

Mar 11, 2020 — Jun 9, 2020

#400 NINO MIER GALLERY

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Revisited) (Collaboration with Kasmin Gallery, New York)

62 Crosby St, New York, NY 10012, United States

Feb 15, 2020 — Mar 13, 2020

#147 Kasmin Gallery

William N. Copley: Women

William N. Copley

509 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Jan 26, 2017 — Mar 25, 2017

Byzantine Fresco Chapel

William N. Copley: The World According to CPLY

William N. Copley

4011 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Jan 1, 2016

Feb 19 – Jul 24, 2016 Main Building William N. Copley: The World According to CPLY

Menil Collection

William N. Copley: The World According to CPLY

William N. Copley

1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Jan 1, 2016

Feb 19 – Jul 24, 2016 Main Building William N. Copley: The World According to CPLY

#147 Kasmin Gallery

William N. Copley: Drawings (1962–1973)

William N. Copley

509 West 27th Street

Jan 8, 2015 — Feb 7, 2015

#147 Kasmin Gallery

William N. Copley: The Patriotism of CPLY and All That

William N. Copley

509 West 27th Street

Oct 18, 2012 — Nov 21, 2012

#147 Kasmin Gallery

William N. Copley: X-Rated

William N. Copley

509 West 27th Street

Nov 6, 2010 — Dec 11, 2010

#259 David Nolan Gallery

WILLIAM N. COPLEY Works from the 1970's

William N. Copley

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Feb 22, 2006 — Mar 24, 2006

#7 Galerie Max Hetzler

X-Rated (1972–1974)

William N. Copley

Bleibtreustraße 45, 10623 Berlin, Germany

Apr 25, 2026

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X-Rated (1972–1974)

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The Marcel Duchamps That Got Away: On Collecting His Work and the Sprawling MoMA Show

May 1, 2026

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These Artists Dominated Auction Sales in 2025

Mar 31, 2026

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Exhibition

William N. Copley. Wild Wild West

Nov 7, 2025

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venus over manhattan closing adam lindemann

Jul 12, 2025

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art basel dealers recall early days

Jun 17, 2025

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Exhibition

William N. Copley: LXCN CPLY

Apr 4, 2024

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William N. Copley: The New York Years

Mar 11, 2020

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Drawings 1964 - 1991 (Collaboration with Kasmin Gallery, New York)

Feb 15, 2020

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Exhibition

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Revisited) (Collaboration with Kasmin Gallery, New York)

Feb 15, 2020

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Exhibition

William N. Copley: Women

Jan 26, 2017

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William N. Copley: The World According to CPLY

Jan 1, 2016

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Exhibition

William N. Copley: The World According to CPLY

Jan 1, 2016

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William N. Copley: Drawings (1962–1973)

Jan 8, 2015

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William N. Copley: The Patriotism of CPLY and All That

Oct 18, 2012

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William N. Copley: X-Rated

Nov 6, 2010

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WILLIAM N. COPLEY Works from the 1970's

Feb 22, 2006

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William N. Copley dies

Jan 1, 1996

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William N. Copley born

Jan 1, 1919

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