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We use cookies to deliver our online services and to provide more personalized services to you. Wool offered at auction is published by each wool selling broke via a catalogue in both hardcopy and soft copy formats. Limited collectors edition hand signed by christopher wool new and unread. Making a name in the new york art scene in the early 1980s, christopher wool is best known for his word paintings, white canvases with black stenciled letters spelling out text like sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids in his 1998 work apocalypse now. Prices at auctions for painting artworks by christopher wool. Christopher wool is an american abstract painter who emerged from the 1980s new york art scene. When his paintings are dealing with the process of reproduction, he considers his publications with enthusiastic insight that reveal notions of obscurity present in his paintings.

Gain insight into the auction performance of christopher wool american, 1955. Christopher wool is best known for his paintings of large, black, stenciled letters on white canvases, but he possesses a wide range of styles. Postwar auction offloads a record bourgeoisand an undervalued warholen route to modest total sales. Christopher wool s apocalypse now, a painting of the words sell the house sell the car sell the kids, will hit the block at christies postwar. Jeanmichel basquiat basquiat area nightclub new york. Its not much compared with hindemith, but an electric guitar in the right hands can be so riveting that its the only sound you want to hear. Christopher wools apocalypse now highlights christies. Guggenheim museum and travelling, christopher wool. Apocalypse now, from 1988, is perhaps wools best painting, and it should have been in the museum show. Artist christopher wools works are in museums, one went for. Best known for his textbased paintings including trbl and riot, christopher wool made his name in the 80s and hasnt looked back, constantly expanding his repertoire of verbal possibility, patterns, and media. Christopher wool, untitled limited edition prints for sale. Oct 09, 2014 value of christopher wool painting rises 350,000 percent eileen kinsella, october 9, 2014 a print by jim kempner, on sale in the dealers booth at the 2014 downtown art fair.

The contemporary art market sails the crisis drawn by the impressive pace held by the historical auction houses christies and sothebys breaking world records such as christopher wool s. Christopher wool art prices, artist art auction records. He studied at sarah lawrence college in bronxville, new york, new york studio school and new york university. Buy and sell signed multiples and original paintings at fair prices on llery. Born in 1955, wool grew up in chicago before moving to new york city in the 1970s, according to. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible experience on our website, to serve personalised content or relevant ads. Further information about some of the key operational documents such as wool selling programs, sale forecasts and selling arrangements can be found by clicking on the respective menu items on the left of this page.

Christopher wool is a contemporary american painter. He has had numerous gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the san francisco museum of modern art and at the gagosian gallery, new york 980 madison avenue. Whether youre selling or growing a collection we facilitate some the worlds most important contemporary works of art to change hands simply, safely and securely. Christopher wool painting tells entire contemporary market story. Best known for his textbased paintings including trbl and riot, christopher wool made his name in the 80s and hasnt looked back, constantly. Christopher wool page from black book, 1989 complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound as issued with ori. Christopher wool 1955 united states is an artist born in 1955 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1990, at christies, and the most recent auction result is a printmultiple sold in 2020.

Prices for art at auction are higher than ever and heres. This exhibition explores christopher wools nuanced engagement with the question of how to make a picture. Wool is known for his paintings of large, black, stenciled letters on a white canvas resembling a sign or billboard. He studied at sarah lawrence college, in bronxville, new york and at the new york studio school. Hes a connoisseur of chaos and a cartographer of disorder glenn obrien about christopher wool in apocalypse and wallpaper, christopher wool, hans werner holzwarth, cologne 2012. Buy christopher wool untitled, signed print, my art broker. Jan 01, 20 christopher nuttalls bookworm was a pleasant surprise for me, because the author has woven an exciting and entertaining story of secrets, dark history, books, werewolves and magic, and knows how to keep the story on the move. Christopher wool utilises the form of publication unlike many artists. With more than 500 pages, this sizable monograph includes production polaroids, installation shots, and impeccable artwork reproductions to document his upfront and ever. Concurrently outrageously provocative, artistically seductive and conceptually brilliant, christopher wools monolithic untitled riot is the very quintessence of his most immediately recognizable and significant body of work. The artists market and biography, and their works prices and indices. David hockney s portrait of an artist pool with two figures was offered without a minimum reserve price.

The machine that drives the auction world the new york times. Christopher wool is a contemporary american visual artist who was born in 1955. Christopher wool auction results artist auction records. Published on the occasion of wools exhibition at the camden arts centre, london, january 31 april 11, 2004. Christopher wool prints and multiples 18 for sale at 1stdibs. Wool sales on the annual wool selling programs are administered by the national auction selling committee nasc. Christopher wool s paintings put me in mind of rocknroll songs and how they recycle the same slender means. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Making a name in the new york art scene in the early 1980s, christopher wool is best known for his word paintings, white aluminum panels with black stenciled letters spelling out text like sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids in his 1998 work apocalypse now.

Christopher wool art for sale online, buy authenticated prints and original artwork at myartbroker. By continuing to use this website, you are giving consent to cookies being used. In another group of early paintings, wool used commercial rollers to apply decorative effects on aluminum panels, and he has. The sale of apocalypse now broke the previous christopher wool auction record of. Christopher wool subscribers may view all 438 auction records for christopher wool. Lot 8, the most controversial of the night, was apocalypse now by christopher wool an artist currently enjoying a major retrospective at the guggenheim. Christopher wool 2004 camden arts centre signed first edition. Christopher wool s apocalypse now is the essential image of our times. Contemporary artist, christopher wool was born in 1955. We can talk but you cant quote christopher wool 2 titel trockel, rosemarie wool, christopher bacchetta, veronique watton, barrett tittel, cornelius meire, mike etc.

Bookauction records archives university of pennsylvania. His work has spanned many different styles and mediums. As wool noted in an interview in 1998, i became more interested in how to paint it than what to paint. Phillips is the leading auction house for art, design, watches and more. Christopher wool, black book goodreads with 205 ratings.