Katherine Bradford: career timeline

American · b. 1942 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 138 of 145 lots (95% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Katherine Bradford: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1980s	2	1	$7.6kSign up	Oil
1990s	11	9	$960Sign up	Oil
2000s	19	15	$11kSign up	Oil
2010s	57	51	$19.9kSign up	Acrylic
2020s	44	42	$12.3kSign up	Acrylic

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1980s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $7.6kSign up
Average: $7.6kSign up
Typical size: 23 × 19.5 in (58 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: —

1983 Storm CloudsResult not published
1989 Midnight$7.6kSign up

1990s 11 works

Sold: 9 of 11
Median: $960Sign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 19.5 in (39 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7), Other (2), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects: —

1992 Untitled, Artist's Relief Portfolio for the Homeless: Relief Prints by 15 New York Artists$640Sign up
1993 Dalmation Paint K.$1.1kSign up
1993 Color X$635Sign up
1994 Luna Park$4.2kSign up
1994 Spirit Body$2.5kSign up
1994 LightsUnsold
1995 Katherine Bradford Am. b. 1942 UntitledResult not published
1995 Long Green Beans$1.9kSign up
1996 Workplace$960Sign up · sold 2×
1996 Traversing the Square$768Sign up · sold 2×
1996 Primary Briar$768Sign up · sold 2×

2000s 19 works

Sold: 15 of 19
Median: $11kSign up
Average: $14.4kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 11.5 in (23 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Oil (11), Gouache (3), Print (other) (3)
Subjects: Boats (5), Sea & coast (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

2001 Early Riser$1.9kSign up
2005 Red Ships, Lights$3.6kSign up
2005 Ocean Liner$10.1kSign up
c. 2005 River Tide$21kSign up
c. 2005 Lone Swimmer$17.6kSign up
2005 Group SwimUnsold
c. 2005 Lone SwimmerUnsold
2005 Couple$32.8kSign up
2006 3 Sails on Blue$11kSign up
2007 Water Line$8.2kSign up
2007 Canoe CarryUnsold
2008 Theatre, Spot light II$3.2kSign up

Show 7 more (2000s)

2008 Full Ship, Deep Blue$18.9kSign up
2008 Night Ship IV$2kSign up
2008 Pleasure Boat$47.9kSign up
c. 2009 Soprano$7.1kSign up
2009 Flash Lights$14kSign up
2009 Cyclist$16.8kSign up
2009 KayakerResult not published

2010s 57 works

Sold: 51 of 57
Median: $19.9kSign up
Average: $30.8kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 18 in (51 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Acrylic (32), Oil (12), Print (other) (7)
Subjects: Boats (7), Sunsets & night (6), Figures & portraits (5)

c. 2010 Boat Dock$69.8kSign up
2010 Sandy Bottom$14kSign up
2010 Couple on Purple$12.5kSign up
2011 Katherine Bradford Am. b. 1943 "Sail Boat"Result not published
2012 Superman Highway$35.3kSign up
2013 Untitled$7.6kSign up
2013 Steamboat USA$826Sign up
2013 Titanic Sinking$15.1kSign up · sold 2×
2013 2 Bathers$1.3kSign up
2013 Round Boat$4.4kSign up
2013 Sailing Ship$3.5kSign up
2013 2 Boats$1.2kSign up

Show 12 more (2010s)

c. 2013 Boxers (Punch Slash)$40.6kSign up
2013 Steamboat GYBResult not published
2013 NavigatorResult not published
2013 Steamboat BlueResult not published
2013 Night SkyResult not published
2013 Katherine Bradford Am. b. 1942 "Giant Stacks"Result not published
2014 Gray Suit Superman at Night$45.1kSign up
2014 Pool Swim$33kSign up
2014 Long Pink Pier$38.1kSign up
2014 Superman, M Shirt$7kSign up
2014 Iceberg$17.8kSign up
c. 2014 Runner At Rest$48.3kSign up

…and 33 more works from this group in the full results list.

2020s 44 works

Sold: 42 of 44
Median: $12.3kSign up
Average: $16.3kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 17.5 in (41 × 44 cm)
Mediums: Acrylic (27), Etching (7), Photograph (3)
Subjects: Sea & coast (6), Figures & portraits (2), Sunsets & night (2)

2020 Swim Team Outerspace$2.8kSign up
2020 Swim Team Outerspace$2.8kSign up
2020 Waders at Day's End$77.4kSign up
2020 Yellow Dress Sitter$7kSign up
2020 Wander into Blue Stripes$29.5kSign up
2020 Purple Surf Boards$12.1kSign up
2020 Under the Saturn Sky$65.6kSign up
2020 Summer Shorts$2.7kSign up
2020 A Walk to the Sea$33.2kSign up
2020 Diver for Dreyfoos$15.1kSign up
2021 Swimmers In Fog$2.5kSign up
2021 Swimmers In Fog$2.5kSign up

Show 12 more (2020s)

…and 20 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

7 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $4.5kSign up
Average: $4.5kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2017 Spring Green$4.1kSign up
sold 2017 Untitled$5kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $1kSign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (2), Photograph (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1), Abstract (1)

sold 2021 Couples Swim$1.1kSign up
sold 2022 Untitled$875Sign up
sold 2025 Untitled$1kSign up
sold 2025 Pier Dive$4kSign up
sold 2026 Geometric Abstract in Black$800Sign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Katherine Bradford auction results →