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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145lots offered2016–2026years recorded93%sold (126)$13kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Katherine Bradford, Magenta Rise, 2016, acrylic on canvasMagenta RisePhillips · $139,700≈ £111,617≈ €128,389Sign up to see
  2. Katherine Bradford, Night Clock, 2017, acrylic on canvasNight ClockPhillips · £114,300≈ $137,046≈ €129,106Sign up to see
  3. Katherine Bradford, Bike Riders, Night, 2016, acrylic on canvasBike Riders, NightPhillips · HK$1,016,000≈ $129,428≈ £104,639≈ €119,014Sign up to see

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Average price
median $13kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
126
of 136 offered · 2016–2026
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k201820202022202420262016-02-25 · $1,8752017-11-11 · $5,0002017-11-11 · $4,0632019-12-12 · $18,1102020-03-04 · $12,5002020-09-30 · $40,0002020-12-08 · $15,1202021-03-03 · $50,4002021-06-24 · $47,8802021-09-28 · $25,2002021-12-07 · $1,0512022-03-30 · $8752022-04-28 · $15,6622022-09-09 · $2,0002022-09-28 · $44,1002023-01-25 · $32,7602023-02-15 · $4,7882023-02-22 · $18,9002023-03-03 · $137,0462023-03-08 · $40,6402023-03-31 · $129,4282023-04-12 · $4,0962023-05-16 · $139,7002023-05-23 · $35,2802023-05-23 · $17,6402023-06-01 · $1,1972023-06-01 · $7,2052023-06-21 · $23,9402023-06-21 · $3,5282023-06-21 · $4,4102023-07-12 · $6,0482023-07-12 · $8,1902023-07-13 · $33,1982023-07-13 · $19,9192023-08-09 · $3,0472023-08-19 · $11,0002023-08-19 · $18,0002023-08-19 · $21,0002023-08-19 · $14,0002023-09-06 · $3,3022023-09-07 · $3,2402023-09-13 · $18,9002023-09-13 · $20,1602023-09-27 · $69,8502023-11-08 · $13,8602023-11-15 · $50,8002023-11-15 · $48,2602023-12-14 · $10,0802024-02-01 · $7,5602024-03-12 · $17,7802024-03-13 · $18,9002024-03-13 · $16,7702024-03-29 · $21,1002024-06-05 · $76,2002024-06-05 · $10,1602024-06-05 · $8,2552024-06-06 · $1,2972024-07-31 · $15,1202024-07-31 · $8,1902024-07-31 · $12,6002024-07-31 · $8,1902024-08-17 · $7,0002024-08-17 · $6,0002024-09-25 · $39,3702024-11-20 · $57,1502024-11-26 · $27,2122024-11-26 · $12,8062024-11-26 · $2,7212024-12-02 · $35,5602024-12-04 · $19,3052024-12-11 · $2,5202024-12-18 · $2,5202025-01-08 · $2,5402025-01-23 · $1,8772025-01-29 · $15,2402025-01-29 · $17,1602025-02-26 · $27,9402025-02-28 · $50,8002025-03-07 · $65,5882025-03-12 · $7,6202025-03-12 · $12,7002025-03-12 · $17,7802025-03-29 · $4,0002025-03-29 · $5,0002025-04-10 · $4,2242025-05-14 · $31,7502025-05-21 · $13,9702025-06-18 · $38,1002025-06-18 · $12,0652025-06-24 · $15,5592025-06-26 · $13,0512025-07-30 · $33,0202025-08-16 · $3,5002025-08-22 · $1,0162025-09-03 · $8262025-10-14 · $13,6852025-10-15 · $6352025-10-15 · $1,1432025-10-18 · $29,4612025-10-21 · $2,5802025-11-19 · $3,3022025-11-19 · $3,5562025-11-19 · $6,9852025-11-21 · $77,4002025-11-21 · $29,6702025-12-02 · $16,7702025-12-03 · $25,7572026-01-22 · $7682026-01-22 · $7682026-01-22 · $9602026-01-28 · $17,7802026-01-28 · $7,6202026-02-19 · $40,9602026-02-25 · $6402026-02-28 · $45,1502026-04-11 · $8002026-04-16 · $29,7022026-04-16 · $3,9902026-04-16 · $1,9202026-05-14 · $15,3602026-05-19 · $2,8162026-06-16 · $12,9002026-06-16 · $7,0952026-06-24 · $2,8382026-06-24 · $5,1602026-07-16 · $33,540
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

9 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

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202144$36.5kSign up
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