Katherine Bradford

American · b. 1942 · Painter, Printmaker

Katherine Bradford, née Houston, is an American artist based in New York City, known for figurative paintings, particularly of swimmers, that critics describe as simultaneously… (Wikipedia)

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Red Lips, 2017
Acrylic · Canvas
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Phillips · May 14, 2025 · Lot 347
$31,750≈ £23,826≈ €28,313Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Luna Park, 1994
Oil · Canvas
30⅛ h x 24 w x 1½ d in (77 x 61 x 4 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 10, 2025 · Lot 139
$4,224≈ £3,269≈ €3,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Pier Dive
Acrylic · Paper
5" x 4 3/4"
Barridoff Auctions · Mar 29, 2025 · Lot 118
$4,000≈ £3,088≈ €3,705HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
Diver for NYSS, 2023
Acrylic · Paper
5" x 5"
Barridoff Auctions · Mar 29, 2025 · Lot 119
$5,000≈ £3,860≈ €4,631HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
Triplet Swim, 2022
Acrylic · Canvas
9 h x 11¾ w in (23 x 30 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 12, 2025 · Lot 100
$12,700≈ £9,808≈ €11,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Distant Moon, 2022
Acrylic · Canvas
8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 12, 2025 · Lot 101
$7,620≈ £5,885≈ €7,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Lake Swimmers by the Barn, 2023
Acrylic · Canvas
11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 12, 2025 · Lot 102
$17,780≈ £13,732≈ €16,333Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Under the Saturn Sky, 2020
Acrylic · Canvas
101.5 x 76 cm (39 7/8 x 29 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Mar 7, 2025 · Lot 109
£50,800≈ $65,588≈ €60,411Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Hand Shake, 2019
Acrylic · Canvas
each 80 x 68 1/8 in. (203.2 x 173 cm) overall 80 x 136 1/4 in. (203.2 x 346.1 cm)
Phillips · Feb 28, 2025 · Lot 128
$50,800≈ £40,308≈ €48,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
Swim Team and Coach, 2022
Acrylic · Canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Phillips · Feb 26, 2025 · Lot 10
$27,940≈ £22,078≈ €26,643Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗

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About Katherine Bradford

Katherine Bradford, née Houston, is an American artist based in New York City, known for figurative paintings, particularly of swimmers, that critics describe as simultaneously representational, abstract and metaphorical. She began her art career relatively late and has received her widest recognition in her seventies and eighties. Critic John Yau characterizes her work as independent of canon or genre dictates, open-ended in terms of process, and quirky in its humor and interior logic.

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