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Artist profile

Rachel Whiteread

Dame Rachel Whiteread is an acclaimed British sculptor, famous for being the first woman to win the Turner Prize in 1993. Her work predominantly takes the form of casts of negative spaces in and around domestic objects and architectural structures, exploring themes of memory, presence, and absence.

Ranking metrics

Cofactor

108.83

Credential score

2000.0

Reference 80×100cm

$134,950

Credentials

Nationality
British
Museum exhibitions
80
Solo exhibitions
70
Group exhibitions
300
Museum collections
Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Centre Pompidou
Gallery representation
Gagosian, Luhring Augustine
Private collections
120
Press
600
Scholarly articles
90
Books
25
Auction record
$1,200,000

Last updated 2026-08-08.

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Sources and confidence by field

Average field confidence 56% · 13 imported fields · 10 without a field-level source

Identity

Nationality

British

46%

Birth / death years

1963

46%

Mediums

Sculpture, Drawing, Printmaking

46%

Prices

Auction record

$1,200,000

46%

Representation

Gallery representation

Gagosian, Luhring Augustine

87%

Museum collections

Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Centre Pompidou

92%

Private collections

120

46%

Exhibitions

Museum exhibitions

80

87%

Solo exhibitions

70

46%

Group exhibitions

300

46%

Bibliography

Books

25

46%

Press

600

46%

Scholarly articles

90

46%