Anthony Cudahy
Value#45
Egon Investment Scores
Liquidity
4/10
How easily works can be bought and sold at auction
Institutional
9/10
Museum collections, biennials, and institutional recognition
Momentum
8/10
Recent price trends, gallery moves, and market buzz
Discovery
4/10
Undervaluation opportunity relative to peer artists
Risk
2/10
Investment risk factors — higher means more volatile
Market Position
- Pricing
- Context
- Artist maintains strong primary market presence through three major galleries. Secondary market limited, indicating gallery retention strategy typical of rising contemporary artists.
- Auction History
- Notable Sales
- Date
- March 7, 2024
- Size
- 152.6 x 152.6 cm (60 x 60 in)
- Title
- Espalier, 2021
- Venue
- Sotheby's London
- Result
- Auction closed - result not disclosed
- Estimate
- £8,000-12,000 GBP
- Period 2022 2024
- Note: Limited secondary market - artist primarily gallery-controlled; Range: £8,000-£12,000 GBP ($10,000-$15,000 USD estimated)
- Current Estimate
- Contact GRIMM, Hales, or Semiose galleries for current primary market pricing
- Pricing Structure
- Note
- Contact representing galleries for current availability and pricing. Gallery shows frequently sell out.
- Works on Paper
- Estimated $5,000-$15,000
- Paintings Large
- Estimated $30,000-$80,000+ (based on museum/foundation acquisitions)
- Prints Editions
- $2,000-$5,000 (limited editions)
- Paintings Medium
- Estimated $15,000-$40,000
- Auction History
- Trend
- Emerging secondary market with gallery-controlled pricing
- Venues
- Sotheby's, Phillips, regional auction houses
- Market Dynamics
- Liquidity
- Limited - primarily gallery-controlled with emerging secondary market
- Collector Base
- Growing institutional and private collector interest; strong LGBTQ+ collector base
- Market Trajectory
- Accelerating - museum acquisitions increasing 2022-2025, major monograph 2024, expanding gallery representation
- Geographic Distribution
- United States (primary), Europe (growing), particularly Netherlands, France, UK
- Recent Activity
- February 28, 2025: Touch and demon, 2020December 4, 2024: Howling, 2021December 4, 2024: Bluenose, 2019December 4, 2024: Night landscape, 2021October 11, 2024: Mutation, 2021October 10, 2024: Dress, 2021May 15, 2024: Bright (Raised Arm), 2021March 12, 2024: Espalier, 2021March 7, 2024: waiting, 2020
- Sell Through Rate
- 33.3%
- Total Lots 36 Months
- 55
- Investment Indicators
- Monograph
- Phaidon 2024 - significant validation
- Gallery Tier
- Tier 2 galleries with strong international presence
- Fair Presence
- Art Basel, Frieze, Armory Show
- Media Coverage
- Extensive - NYT, Artforum, Frieze, Brooklyn Rail, Bomb Magazine, Interview
- Institutional Buying
- Strong - 15+ major museum acquisitions 2022-2024
- Total Sale Value 36 Months
- $5M (aggregate across all lots per Artsy data)
- Market Position
- Emerging-to-mid-career contemporary figurative painter
Institutional Presence
- Exhibitions
- Major Group Shows
- ICA Miami group exhibitionsFLAG Art Foundation exhibitionsMultiple international gallery group shows
- Solo Museum Shows
Title Year Venue Significance Spinneret 2024 Ogunquit Museum of American Art, ME First major US museum solo exhibition with Phaidon monograph Conversation 2023 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dole, France First solo institutional show in Europe Like Night Needs Morning 2024 CAP Centre d'art de Saint-Fons, France —
- Museum Collections
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FLBaltimore Museum of Art, MDCantor Arts Center at Stanford University, CADallas Museum of Art, TXKunstmuseum, The Hague, NetherlandsMusée d'art Moderne de Paris, FranceNew York Historical Society, NYSpeed Art Museum, Louisville, KYStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAkzoNobel Art Foundation, AmsterdamGreen Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TXLes Arts au Mur Artothèque de Pessac, FranceXiao Museum of Contemporary Art, Rizhao, ChinaMuseum of Contemporary Art North Miami, FL
- Recent Acquisitions
Work Institution Year Eternal Lovers Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX 2024 Arthur Russell on the shore The David and Indrė Roberts Collection 2023 Sebastian, before or after Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY 2023 smoke sun, ocular migraine, torture wheel Dallas Museum of Art, TX 2023 Eveningdawn (Reverse Pareidoliac Figure) Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 2022 Fear painting Kunstmuseum, The Hague 2022
Career & Biography
- Identity
- Family
- Lives with husband photographer Ian Lewandowski
- Birth Location
- Fort Myers, Florida, USA
- Studio Practice
- Devotedly collects images from diverse sources, creates preparatory collages that mutate through painting process, works in both oil paintings and detailed colored pencil drawings
- Current Location
- Brooklyn, New York
- Artistic Evolution
- Contemporary figurative painter known for blending abstraction and realism through layered compositions exploring queer identity, intimacy, and historical narratives
- Artistic Context
- Key Influences
- Queer archival imagery, art history (Bruegel, Bosch, medieval tapestries), personal photographs, film stills, hagiographic icons, photography of great-uncle Kenny Gardner
Artistic Profile
- Style
- Figurative painting blending abstraction and realism with dreamlike, phosphorescent quality
- Evolution
- Progression from smaller, more wispy works to larger, more complex allegorical compositions with increased material experimentation
- Influences
- Influences and References
- Medieval art and tapestriesPieter Bruegel and Hieronymus BoschWilliam BlakeFrancis BaconContemporary artists like EJ Hauser and Billy SullivanFilm stills and photographyQueer archival imagery
- Themes and Subjects
- Techniques and Mediums
- Signature Techniques
- Fluid brushstrokes creating atmospheric environmentsLuminous, phosphorescent color paletteDetailed colored pencil drawingsLayered compositions combining multiple visual referencesCollage-based preparatory process
Critical Reception
- Critical Reception
- Monograph
- Year
- 2024
- Title
- Anthony Cudahy: Spinneret
- Publisher
- Phaidon
- Significance
- First comprehensive monograph, major publisher
- Academic Attention
- Inclusion in scholarly essays in exhibition catalogues and monograph
- Publications and Media
- Major Publications
Publication Type Artforum Reviews and features Brooklyn Rail Critical reviews Frieze Artist interview New York Times — Artsy — Hyperallergic Exhibition reviews Wallpaper Feature coverage
Gallery & Representation
- Fair Presence
Years Significance Booth Fair 2023 Listed as one of 10 best booths 2023 GRIMM Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 Featured in must-see exhibitions Hales/GRIMM Frieze London 2022 Featured as 'Artist to Watch' — The Armory Show 2022 Featured as emerging artist — Art Brussels - Representation
- Gallery Stability
- Strong - multi-gallery representation across three continents with coordinated exhibition strategy. No gallery changes since initial representations 2020-2022, indicating stable relationships and market confidence.
- Gallery Tier Analysis
- Mid-tier representation with strong international footprint across three major art capitals (New York, London, Amsterdam, Paris). All galleries have robust exhibition programs, fair presence, and institutional relationships. Representation structure indicates coordinated international strategy.
- Geographic Reach
- Works available through representing galleries. Gallery shows frequently sell out or have limited availability. Contact GRIMM, Hales, or Semiose for current inventory and pricing. Limited edition prints occasionally available through specialized platforms (Artspace).
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