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Christopher Wool
Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 USD
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Description
- Christopher Wool
- Untitled (P2)
- signed, titled and dated 1986 on the reverse
- alkyd and enamel on aluminum
- 72 x 48 in. 182.9 x 121.9 cm.
Provenance
Robbin Lockett Gallery, Chicago
Donna and Howard Stone, Chicago (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, November 10, 2004, Lot 407 (sold from the Collection of Howard and Donna Stone to benefit The Art Institute of Chicago)
Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 2006)
Skarstedt Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Donna and Howard Stone, Chicago (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, November 10, 2004, Lot 407 (sold from the Collection of Howard and Donna Stone to benefit The Art Institute of Chicago)
Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 2006)
Skarstedt Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Icon/ Index Exhibition: Selections from the Permanent Collection, February - April 1988
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. Very close inspection shows a minute ½" indentation to the far right of the extreme top edge that appears to be inherent to the media. There is minute specks of wear and extremely faint short hairline rubmarks to the top right and bottom left extreme corner tips. Under ultraviolet light there are no apparent restorations. The work is not framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Wool controls the chaos, to offer us a kind of primary viewing, the image as a pre-linguistic, pre-thought means of communicating. With their grand scale, bold unapologetic presence and their stark black and white confidence, Wool's painting seems like an indescribable urban cool, a tense fusion of intellect and emotion, control and chaos" Katrina M. Brown, Contemporary Magazine, Winter 2003, cited in Hans Werner Holzwarth, Ed., Christopher Wool, New York 2008, p. 296