Christopher Wool

Lot Description Christopher Wool (b. 1955) Untitled (S171) signed, titled and dated 'WOOL 2004 (S171)' (on the overlap) enamel on canvas 66 x 48 in. (167.6 x 121.9 cm.) Painted in 2004. Provenance Luhring Augustine, New York Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Pre-Lot Text PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION View Lot Notes > Christopher Wool creates a dialogue between the abstract and symbolic in his distortion of his beginning image. Untitled (S171) is demonstrative of Wool's ability to vacillate between figural symbols and abstraction. Wool is influenced by both the Abstract Expressionist movement in his gesture and the Minimalism movement in his restricted muted palate. Created by layering different types of imagery and image-making techniques, Wool's complex compositions simultaneously reveal their construction and deconstruction registering the process of their creation in the work's final form. In Untitled (S171) Wool first draws lines on the canvas with a spray gun and then, directly after, wipes them out again with a rag drenched in solvent creating a radically different picture in which black graphic symbols fight for attention against smeared surface. This new form of image crafting creates through a process of erasure or removal. However, Wool's erasures are all about painting, and hence, distinct from Robert Rauschenberg's Erased De Kooning Drawing 1953, a provocation that challenged the traditional authority of the genius artist and autonomy of the artwork. In Untitled (S171) the processes of painting are expanded to include both additive and subtractive mark-making to create a complex layer of meaning and image. Indeed as the artist once professed, 'I became more interested in how to paint it than what to paint'' (C. Wool, interview with A. Goldstein, 'What they're not: The Paintings of Christopher Wool', ed. A. Goldstein Christopher Wool, exh. cat., San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, 1998,p. 258).

CHRISTOPHER WOOL My House II, 2000 Screenprint in colors, on Matt Custom Art paper, with full margins, I. 39 x 29 in (99.1 x 73.7 cm); S. 40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm) signed, dated ````2000' and numbered 32/100 in pencil (there were also 25 artist's proofs), published by Counter Editions, London, in very good condition, framed.

Christopher Wool b. 1955 Untitled 1988 alkyd and flashe on aluminum 12 h x 12 w inches The exploration of repetition is a common theme found throughout Christopher Wool&#8217s oeuvre. From his early pattern paintings to his collections of photographs and artist books, Wool&#8217s work blends mechanical processes with the physical act of creation or manipulation. This small early dot painting was made with a pattern roller on aluminum panel. Wool made only a handful of works this size. Signed, dated and inscribed to the reverse 'Wool 1988 For George My Left Hand Christopher 9/88'. Gift from the artist to the present owner This work comes from the collection of a past studio assistant. For more information, read Works from the Studio: 1987-1993.

52 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION CHRISTOPHER WOOL My House I; II; and III , 2000 The complete series of three screenprints in colours, on Matt Custom Art paper, with full margins, all I. 99.1 x 73.7 cm (39 x 29 in); all S. 101.6 x 75.9 cm (40 x 29 7/8 in) all signed, dated ````2000' and numbered 78/100 in pencil, published by Counter Editions, London, all in excellent condition, contained in original folder. ESTIMATE £20,000 - 30,000 Contact Specialist Request Condtion Report Recieve Email alerts View catalogue Purchase catalogue Annual subscriptions

131 CHRISTOPHER WOOL Incident on 9th Street , 1997 13 gelatin silver prints each sheet: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in) or the reverse Each signed, titled, dated and numbered 'Incident on 9th St. Ed. 2/12 WOOL 1997' on the reverse. This work is number two from an edition of 12 and printed by Patrick Painter Editions. ESTIMATE £30,000 - 40,000 ‡ PROVENANCE Private Collection LITERATURE Hans Werner Holzwarth, ed., Christopher Wool , Cologne, 2012, p.25 (partly illustrated) Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Christopher Wool , 1998, pp. 129, 131, 192, 226 (partly illustrated), p. 263 Contact Specialist Request Condtion Report Recieve Email alerts While being well-known for his so-called ‘word’’ paintings – in which the artist explores different word compositions and meanings by breaking up words and playing with letters – Christopher Wool has also worked extensively with photography. Read More... View catalogue Purchase catalogue Annual subscriptions