{"product_id":"steamboat-emerald-1","title":"Steamboat Emerald","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice on request.\u003c\/strong\u003e Available by inquiry — contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:michael@michaelrosenthalart.com\"\u003emichael@michaelrosenthalart.com\u003c\/a\u003e or call \u003ca href=\"tel:+14155521010\"\u003e415-552-1010\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Bradford\u003c\/strong\u003e (American, b. 1942)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSteamboat Emerald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCarborundum print\u003cbr\u003e\nApproximately 18 × 16 in.\u003cbr\u003e\nEdition 10\/10\u003cbr\u003e\nSigned by the artist. Unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn emerald steamboat in carborundum — the printmaking technique Bradford uses to push pigment into the surface with painterly weight. The final impression in the edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eA note on edition size\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn edition of ten is, in contemporary printmaking, deliberately small. Most editions today are sized between fifty and two hundred impressions, with commercial lithograph and poster editions sometimes running into the thousands. Editions of ten are reserved for collaborations between artists and master printers who want each impression to retain the rarity — and the per-piece value — of a closely held work. As Bradford's market grows, small editions like this one become progressively harder, and more expensive, to acquire on the secondary market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eProvenance — direct from Oehme Graphics\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis impression was produced at Oehme Graphics in Steamboat Springs, Colorado — the master print shop run by Sue Oehme, longtime collaborator with Katherine Bradford and one of the most respected printers working with contemporary American painters today. I acquired the studio's holdings of these editions directly from Sue. The work has not previously circulated on the public market: Oehme Graphics is an active, in-demand studio, and the editions sat with the printer rather than being released to dealers. That is why a print of this caliber — by an artist whose primary market has climbed sharply since these were pulled in 2018 — is still available at original gallery pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA rare opportunity for new collectors to acquire museum-quality work by one of today's most important American painters — at print pricing.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKatherine Bradford's paintings are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Portland Museum of Art, the Menil Collection, the Frye Art Museum, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, among others. Her primary-market paintings now trade at prices reserved for blue-chip artists. Her prints — produced in tightly limited editions and unique impressions — remain the single most accessible way to bring her work into a private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eCurrent and forthcoming\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCommunal Table\u003c\/em\u003e, solo exhibition at Canada Gallery, New York (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKatherine Bradford\u003c\/em\u003e, ICA at MECA, Portland, Maine — March through May 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolo presentation forthcoming at the Baltimore Museum of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFlying Woman: The Paintings of Katherine Bradford\u003c\/em\u003e, the artist's first traveling museum survey, organized by the Portland Museum of Art and presented at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle (2022 – 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAwards and honors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuggenheim Fellowship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan Mitchell Foundation Painters \u0026amp; Sculptors Grant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rappaport Prize (2021)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA regular presence in museum programming, Bradford has spoken and been interviewed at the Portland Museum of Art, the Frye Art Museum, MoMA PS1, and the Brooklyn Museum in connection with her exhibitions and her place in contemporary American painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy now\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBradford came to her singular subject — luminous, tender figures of swimmers, ships, superheroes, and divers — late, and her market has accelerated rapidly over the last five years as institutional recognition has caught up to her practice. Editions like the one offered here are typically the first works to leave a collector's wishlist when an artist's primary market climbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery print ships with a Certificate of Authenticity and provenance documentation, direct from the gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Bradford","offers":[{"title":"18x16 in","offer_id":47860307198090,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/6564\/0074\/files\/SteamboatEmerald.jpg?v=1781808216","url":"https:\/\/michaelrosenthalart.com\/products\/steamboat-emerald-1","provider":"Michael Rosenthal Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}