Mary Beth Edelson

American | 1933 - 2021

Mary Beth Edelson was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1933.

How much does a Mary Beth Edelson cost?

Mary Beth Edelson's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 112 USD to 6,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Mary Beth Edelson's most expensive painting?

Since 2002 the record price for this artist at auction is 6,500 USD for LOTUS MOUNTAIN, sold at The Potomack Company in 2020.

Where can I see Mary Beth Edelson's works?

Their work is currently being shown at Richard Saltoun, London. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Whitney Museum of American Art have featured Mary Beth Edelson's work in the past.

Mary Beth Edelson in the news

Mary Beth Edelson has been featured in articles for ARTnews, The Art Newspaper and Hyperallergic. The most recent article is Magical Women: Draiflessen Collection reclaims the occult through a feminist lens written for ArtDaily in January 2026. The artist died in 2021.

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Some Living American Women Artists / Last Supper - Mary Beth Edelson

Some Living American Women Artists / Last Supper ,1972

By Mary Beth Edelson

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CROSSING OVER - PORT CLYDE, MAINE - Mary Beth Edelson

CROSSING OVER - PORT CLYDE, MAINE ,1978

By Mary Beth Edelson

Mary Beth Edelson, Some Living American Women Artists, 1972

By Mary Beth Edelson

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Recent Auction Results

A collage of a group of people sitting around a table.

Some Living American Women Artists: Last Supper ,1972

By Mary Beth Edelson

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Godless Head/Soft from "Femfolio - Mary Beth Edelson

Godless Head/Soft from "Femfolio ,2007

By Mary Beth Edelson

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Studio Interior [and] Abstract Still Life. - Mary Beth Edelson

Studio Interior [and] Abstract Still Life. ,1960

By Mary Beth Edelson

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Current Exhibitions

Unveiled Desires II: Fetish & The Erotic In Surrealism, 1880 – Today

Richard Saltoun, London

London | UK

Jan 13, 2026 - Feb 28, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Look Both Ways: 50 Years at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art: Celebrating 50 Years of Art Exhibitions at the Gallery+ 40 Years with the University of Southern Indiana

New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art

New Harmony | Indiana | USA

Sep 06, 2025 - Nov 09, 2025

Gate of Horns: Myths of Resistance, Symbols of Defiance

Carl Freedman Gallery

Margate | UK

Feb 23, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025

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Articles

Magical Women: Draiflessen Collection reclaims the occult through a feminist lens

ArtDaily Jan 25, 2026

Magical Women brings together artistic positions from the 20th and 21st centuries that engage with magic, the occult, and spiritual practices from feminist and decolonial perspectives.

15 Iconic Feminist Works by American Women Artists

ARTnews Mar 27, 2025

From the first wave of feminism in the 1840s to second-wave feminism and the Feminist art movement of the 1960s and ’70s through the intersectional feminism of today, these 15 artworks by American women stand out for the lasting impact they’ve had on art history.

Guts, Verve, Beauty and Splendour: International Women’s Day Exhibitions, Events and Auctions

The Art Newspaper Mar 07, 2025

‘Women in Revolt!’ heads to Manchester, Tracey Emin makes the Independent Women 2025 Influence List and EmpowerHER ‘25 creates a space where “women's voices in art could truly be seen and heard”.

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Coverage

“ ..Their work addresses a wide range of themes, such as the relegation of women to the one-dimensional role of housewife and mother, the use of one's own body in art, female sexuality, notions of beauty and... ”
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Hamburger Kunsthalle

“ ..Against the background of the civil rights movement and the women's movement, feminist issues emerged as a matte rof public debate: the personal was now political... ”
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Hamburger Kunsthalle

“ ..VALIE EXPORT, for example, invited passers-by on Munich's Stachus square to visit her Tapp- und Tastkino – meaning that they could put their hands inside a box she was wearing over her naked chest... ”
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Hamburger Kunsthalle

“ ..These are the most cryptic and difficult works to interpret, given the complexity of the codes they use in its multiple variants... ”
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Galeria Luisa Strina

“ ..Many artists have been rethinking the relationship between humans and nature, the effects of changes to the earth's climate and the ways in which all species are caught together within complex causes and... ”
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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art