Emma Webster
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Market position
Research updated
Auction record context
$489,092 (Primavera, 2019, Sotheby's 2023)
Auction highlights
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| Work | Result | Venue and date |
|---|---|---|
| Melancholia (2020) | Not supplied | Sotheby's Hong Kong, March 2025 |
| Seed (2020) | Not supplied | Sotheby's New York, May 2024 |
| Dove Hollow (2020) | Not supplied | Sotheby's London, March 2024 |
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Pricing
- Small works
- Little Black Cloud (2021) offered at $1,250 USD via Pinto Gallery
Pricing note
Primary market pricing through Perrotin, Petzel, White Cube - contact galleries for current pricing. Auction estimates show escalating trajectory.
- Auction record
- $489,092 (Primavera, 2019, Sotheby's 2023)
- Temporal context
- Market entry 2023 with exceptional debut. Consistent presence at major auction houses 2023-2025.
- Works from 2020 2022
- $50,000-$150,000 estimate range typical
- Secondary market range 2023 2025
- $50,000-$489,000 USD
Liquidity
- Price stability
- Rapid appreciation from debut; range $3,618-$489,092 USD shows scale/quality variance
- Auction frequency
- Regular presence at Sotheby's, Phillips; 8-10 lots annually
- Sell through rate
- Strong - participated in white-glove sales
Liquidity indicators
- Auction houses
- Sotheby's (primary), Phillips, Christie's
- Market segment
- Ultra-contemporary 'Now' category at major houses
- Geographic markets
- Strong Asian collector interest (50%+ bidding in 2023 Now sale), European and US markets active
- Consignment interest
- Phillips actively inviting consignments (2025)
- Auction lots annually
- 18 auction results total through MutualArt (2023-2025)
Comparables
Peer group
Shara Hughes, Flora Yukhnovich, Cecily Brown (generational comparison), Nicolas Party (landscape), Cristina BanBan, George Rouy (contemporary figurative)
- Positioning
- Among most sought-after emerging painters in ultra-contemporary segment
- Market context
- Part of 'vogue for figurative painting' in contemporary market, strong female artist demand
Collector base
- Primary markets
- Asia (particularly strong), United States, Europe
- Collector profile
- Contemporary art collectors focused on emerging figurative painting and landscape, institutional collectors
- Notable collections
- Museums acquiring rapidly (see institutional data)
Auction history
- Date
- March 1, 2023
- Sale
- The Now Evening Auction
- Year
- 2019
- Buyer
- Asian collector
- Title
- Primavera
- Price GBP
- £406,400
- Price USD
- $489,092
- Performance
- Sold at 6x high estimate - auction debut
- Auction house
- Sotheby's London
- Gallery price control
- Primary market controlled by Perrotin, Petzel, White Cube - 'Price on Request' model indicates strong gallery management of pricing
Institutional presence
Research updated
Exhibitions
Exhibition history solo
Vapors
- Year
- 2025
- Dates
- March 25 - May 17, 2025
- Venue
- Perrotin Hong Kong
- Significance
- Hong Kong debut, 11 paintings created during LA wildfires
That Thought Might Think
- Year
- 2025
- Dates
- March 7 - April 12, 2025
- Venue
- Petzel Gallery, New York
- Significance
- Petzel debut, largest works to date, panoramic paintings
Alien Shores
- Year
- 2025
- Venue
- White Cube Bermondsey, London
- Significance
- Major UK gallery debut
The Engine of Beasts
- Year
- 2024
- Dates
- October 12 - November 16, 2024
- Venue
- Perrotin, Paris
Intermission
- Year
- 2023
- Venue
- Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles
- Significance
- Transformed gallery into theatrical environment, widely reviewed
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The Dolmens
- Year
- 2023
- Venue
- Perrotin, Tokyo
Illuminarium
- Year
- 2022
- Venue
- Perrotin, Seoul (Dosan Park)
- Significance
- Opened Perrotin's new Seoul location
Liminal Terrain
- Year
- 2021
- Venue
- Perrotin Shanghai
- Significance
- Asian debut
Ready the Lanterns!
- Year
- 2021
- Venue
- Stems Gallery, Brussels
Green Iscariot
- Year
- 2021
- Venue
- Alexander Berggruen, New York
Weltlandschaft
- Year
- 2021
- Venue
- Carl Kostyál, London
Arcadia
- Year
- 2019
- Venue
- Diane Rosenstein, Los Angeles
- Significance
- Solo debut, critically acclaimed
Exhibition history group
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| Year | Title | Venue | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donation Perrotin & Artists | Centre Pompidou, Paris | Not supplied |
| 2023 | Time Travel: Italian Masters through a Contemporary Lens | Petzel, New York | Not supplied |
| 2023 | das gelbe Licht 6 Uhr nachmittags | Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Not supplied |
| 2023 | Art Basel Miami Beach | Perrotin booth A3 | Enough Ecstasy |
| 2022 | BodyLand | Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Not supplied |
| 2022 | Fire Figure Fantasy: Selections from ICA Miami's Collection | Institute of Contemporary Art Miami | Not supplied |
| 2022 | Figurative Vocabularies: Recent Acquisition | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego | Not supplied |
Museum collections
Curatorial interest
Rapid institutional acquisition since 2020. Major museum validation with Centre Pompidou acquisition 2024. Featured in emerging artist 'Now' sales at major auction houses. Strong exhibition program at blue-chip galleries.
Art fair participation
- Art Basel Miami Beach (2023 - Perrotin booth)
- Art Basel Hong Kong (2025 - Perrotin booth featuring 'Hunter's Garden')
- Frieze Seoul (2022 - Illuminarium opening coincided)
Awards and recognition
Awards and honors
- Year
- 2025
- Award
- Opéra national de Paris residency
- Location
- France
- Year
- 2022
- Award
- Jericho Fellowship
- Location
- Venice, Italy
- Year
- 2018
- Award
- Anderson Ranch Painting Residency
- Location
- Snowmass, Colorado
- Year
- 2017
- Award
- Royal Drawing School at Dumfries House
- Location
- Scotland
- Year
- 2015
- Award
- Vermont Studio Center Residency
- Location
- Johnson, Vermont
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- Year
- 2014
- Award
- Ox-Bow Artist Residency
- Location
- Saugatuck, Michigan
- Year
- 2011
- Award
- Raina Giese Award in Creative Painting
- Year
- 2010
- Award
- Undergraduate Academic Research Angel Grant for Painting
- Year
- 2006
- Award
- Academy of Art University Award for Best Figure Drawing
Career & Biography
Research updated
Identity
- Current location
- Los Angeles, California
Artistic context
Key influences
Caspar David Friedrich, Baroque Masters, Albert Bierstadt, John Singer Sargent, Hudson River School, Walt Disney animation, Hieronymus Bosch, John Martin, Francis Bacon, theater design, Golden Age cinema
Artistic Profile
Research updated
Influences
Influences and lineage
- Spiritual
- William Blake, Agnes Pelton, Frederic Church (visionary landscape tradition)
- Theatrical
- Stage design, theatrical lighting, puppet theater, opera set design, Disney animation
- Contemporary
- Post-internet aesthetics, ecological art, digital art, contemporary landscape revival
- Art movements
- Romanticism, Baroque illusionism, Renaissance scenography, Trompe-l'oeil tradition
Historical painting
Caspar David Friedrich (Romantic sublime), Hudson River School, Albert Bierstadt, John Singer Sargent, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Frederic Edwin Church, Hieronymus Bosch, John Martin, Francis Bacon
Visual language
Progressive increase in scale. Early works 48-84 inches. Recent works 2025: 102 x 190 inches (The Material World), 108 x 180 inches (Era of Eternity) - largest panoramic paintings to date Rich, saturated colors transitioning to misty greys and delicate brushstrokes (2025); acid-greens, bioluminescent effects; theatrical lighting with dramatic chiaroscuro; emphasis on atmospheric conditions
Movements and periods
Critical positioning
Work described as 'propelling landscape painting into the future' while maintaining dialogue with past. Creates 'hybrid of theatre, painting, and simulation that upends how we understand landscape in contemporary art.' Recognized for successfully bridging historical painting tradition with cutting-edge technology without losing emotional impact or painterly quality.
Techniques and mediums
Innovations
Pioneering integration of VR technology into traditional landscape painting practice. Creates 'virtual plein-air' paintings - constructed digital environments painted from within using VR, then translated to canvas. Expands historical landscape tradition through contemporary technology while maintaining connection to oil painting materiality.
Critical Reception
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Critical reception
Academic scholarship
Featured in institutional exhibitions with catalogue essays. Work analyzed in context of contemporary landscape painting, digital art, ecological art, and post-internet aesthetics.
Critical reception summary
Universally positive reviews across major publications. Work described as 'propelling landscape painting into the future,' creating 'otherworldly' spaces that 'teleport viewers.' Comparisons to historical masters (Bierstadt, Sargent, Hudson River School, Caspar David Friedrich, Corot, Church) while being recognized as distinctly contemporary. Critical discourse focuses on her innovative VR-to-canvas process, theatrical staging, ecological themes, and successful bridging of digital and traditional media.
Publications and media
- Website
- emmawebster.com
- Followers
- 40,000
- @emma_webstah
- Engagement
- Strong social media presence for artist of this tier
Book publications
Emma Webster (Monograph)
- Type
- Artist monograph
- Year
- 2024
- Publisher
- Perrotin
Lonescape: Green, Painting, & Mourning Reality
- Type
- Artist's book - collection of musings on landscape and image-making in digital world
- Year
- 2021
- Author
- Emma Webster
Behind the Scenes: Process & Paintings
- Type
- Process book with sketches, VR renderings, oil paintings
- Year
- 2022
Midwood by Jana Prikryl
- Note
- Webster's painting used as cover
- Year
- Not specified
- Significance
- Literary publication
Major publications
- Coverage
- Featured June 2025; coverage of market activity and practice
- Publication
- The New York Times
- Significance
- Top-tier mainstream press
- Date
- March 2019
- Focus
- Review of 'Arcadia' debut exhibition
- Publication
- Artforum International
- Significance
- Major critical art publication, detailed analysis of practice
- Coverage
- Multiple features including studio visit (Issue 91), critical reviews
- Publication
- Frieze
- Significance
- Leading contemporary art publication
- Coverage
- Exhibition reviews, market coverage
- Publication
- ARTnews
- Significance
- Major art market publication
- Coverage
- Featured coverage of work
- Publication
- The New Yorker
- Significance
- Top-tier cultural publication
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- Coverage
- Multiple reviews including 'Arcadia' described as 'malleable, multidimensional world where memories and fantasies intermingle'
- Publication
- Los Angeles Times
- Significance
- Major regional newspaper
In the Studio With Emma Webster, the Artist Propelling Landscape Painting Into the Future
- Date
- August 23, 2022
- Publication
- W Magazine
- Significance
- Major fashion/culture magazine feature
- Coverage
- Regular features and artist profile
- Publication
- Artsy
- Significance
- Leading online art platform
- Coverage
- Exhibition reviews and market analysis
- Publication
- Artnet News
- Significance
- Major art market news source
- Coverage
- Paintings featured
- Publication
- Harper's Magazine
- Significance
- Literary/cultural magazine
- Coverage
- Featured artist
- Publication
- New American Paintings
- Significance
- Important emerging artist platform
- Coverage
- Exhibition features
- Publication
- HYPEBEAST
- Significance
- Contemporary culture platform
A Hybrid of Technology and Oil Painting: Emma Webster's Landscape on the boundary
- Date
- July 4, 2023
- Publication
- Tokion
- Significance
- International art/culture magazine
- Coverage
- Featured artist
- Publication
- MOUSSE Magazine
- Significance
- Contemporary art magazine
- Coverage
- Extensive artist profile and critical analysis
- Publication
- Ocula
- Significance
- Asia-focused contemporary art platform
Gallery & Representation
Research updated
- Fair presence
- Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel Hong Kong, Frieze Seoul
Representation
Gallery trajectory
Rapid ascent from LA regional gallery (Diane Rosenstein 2019) to representation by three Tier 1 mega-galleries (Perrotin, Petzel, White Cube) by 2025. Opened Perrotin Seoul in 2022.
Secondary market galleries
- Galerie Max Hetzler (Berlin) - group exhibitions
- Vertu Fine Art
- Woaw Gallery
- Pinto Gallery
Previous gallery relationships
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| Notes | Period | Gallery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo debut 'Arcadia' - launch of career | 2019 | Diane Rosenstein | Los Angeles |
| Solo exhibition 'Green Iscariot' | 2021 | Alexander Berggruen | New York |
| Solo exhibition 'Weltlandschaft' | 2021 | Carl Kostyál | London |
| Solo exhibition 'Ready the Lanterns!' | 2021 | Stems Gallery | Brussels |
| Major solo exhibition 'Intermission' | 2023 | Jeffrey Deitch | Los Angeles |
- Geographic reach
- Global: United States (New York, Los Angeles), Europe (Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels), Asia (Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai)
Sources & research notes
Egon’s artist research combines historical auction records, recent sales, institutional history, critical reception and gallery information. Researched auction records and auction highlights are identified separately.
Read prices with their work, sale date, currency and stated basis. Egon’s market assessments are distinct from reported auction results.
Reference: Egon, “Emma Webster: Market Intelligence & Investment Profile.”
Research updates by section
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