# Katherine Bradford - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T07:11:17.164Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 131
- Lots with prices: 117
- First auction date: 2015-01-23
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-16
- Median realised price: $4,880
- Price range: $492 to $160,000

## Market Takeaway
Katherine Bradford shows solid auction liquidity with 131 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,880. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 24 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,880\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,300 and $14,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 15.4% (18 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 47% (55 sales)
- $10,000\+: 37.6% (44 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 24
- Previous 12 months sales: 26
- Recent 12 months median: $5,000
- Previous 12 months median: $6,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Barridoff Auctions: 30 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 27 lots
- Christie's: 16 lots
- Bonhams: 10 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 10 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 8 lots
- Tate Ward Auctions: 5 lots
- Wright: 5 lots
- Sotheby's: 4 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-11 | Katherine Bradford, Spirit Body | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,000
2. 2020-06-12 | Katherine Bradford \(b. 1942\) Independence Day, 3 | Christie's | $15,000
3. 2025-12-16 | KATHERINE BRADFORD \(B. 1942\). Magenta Nights. acrylic on canvas40 x 30 in. | Christie's | N/A
4. 2025-11-19 | Katherine Bradford, Yellow Dress Sitter | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $5,500
5. 2025-11-19 | Katherine Bradford, Red Ships, Lights | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,800
6. 2025-10-22 | KATHERINE BRADFORD \(B. 1942\). Childhood in Maine. acrylic on canvas40 x 29 | Christie's | N/A
7. 2025-10-15 | Katherine Bradford, Color X | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $500
8. 2025-10-15 | Katherine Bradford, Dalmation Paint K. | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $900
9. 2025-09-30 | KATHERINE BRADFORD \(B. 1942\). Cops and Artists. acrylic on canvas72 x 60 in | Christie's | N/A
10. 2025-09-30 | KATHERINE BRADFORD \(B. 1942\). Swim Team Miami. acrylic on canvas44 x 48 in. | Christie's | $69,850
11. 2025-09-26 | Katherine Bradford, Ship's Rainbow | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
12. 2025-09-04 | Katherine Bradford \(b.1942\) Swim Team Outerspace | Forum Auctions \- UK | £900
13. 2025-09-03 | Katherine Bradford, Steamboat USA | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $650
14. 2025-08-22 | Katherine Bradford, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $800
15. 2025-08-16 | Katherine Bradford \(Am. b. 1942\), Ready to Jump, 2023, Acrylic on paper, framed under glass | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
16. 2025-07-30 | Katherine Bradford, Pool Swim | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $26,000
17. 2025-07-18 | KATHERINE BRADFORD \(B. 1942\). Canoe Carry. oil on canvas6 x 9 in. \(15.2 x 2 | Christie's | $23,940
18. 2025-05-21 | Katherine Bradford, Flash Lights | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $11,000
19. 2025-05-15 | KATHERINE BRADFORD \(B. 1942\). Out at Night, Flag. acrylic on canvas20 x 16 | Christie's | $21,420
20. 2025-05-15 | KATHERINE BRADFORD \(B. 1942\). Adult Swim, Superman. acrylic on canvas64 x 5 | Christie's | $126,000
21. 2025-04-10 | Katherine Bradford, Luna Park | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,200
22. 2025-03-29 | Katherine Bradford \(Am. b. 1942\), Diver for NYSS, 2023, Acrylic on paper, framed under glass | Barridoff Auctions | $5,000
23. 2025-03-29 | Katherine Bradford \(Am. b. 1942\), Pier Dive, Acrylic on paper, framed under glass | Barridoff Auctions | $4,000
24. 2025-03-19 | Katherine Bradford \(American 1942\-\), 'Person With Colours', 2024 | Tate Ward Auctions | £1,000

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