Christopher Wool

American | 1955

Christopher Wool is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1955. His work is currently being shown at Palazzo Barberini in Rome. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, London (Grosvenor Hill) have featured Christopher Wool's work in the past.Christopher Wool's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 77 USD to 29,930,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 29,930,000 USD for UNTITLED (RIOT), sold at Sotheby's New York in 2015. Christopher Wool has been featured in articles for Barron's, ArtLyst and Two Coats of Paint. The most recent article is This Is Your Last Chance to Visit This Miami Museum Before All the Art Is Auctioned Off written for Miami Herald in April 2024.

Untitled, 1990

enamel on aluminum

108 x 72 in. (274.3 x 182.9 cm.)

UNTITLED (RIOT), 1990

enamel on aluminum

108 x 72 in. 274.3 x 182.9 cm

And If You, 1992

enamel on aluminum

108 x 72 in. (274.3 x 182.9 cm.)

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At Auction

Upcoming Lots

UNTITLED, 1998

By Christopher Wool

Waddington's

Untitled (Kölnischer Kunstverein)

By Christopher Wool

Christie's Amsterdam

Black Book

By Christopher Wool

Christie's Amsterdam

Recent Auction Results

Black Book

By Christopher Wool

+1%

above mid-estimate

Sotheby's New York

Woman III", 2005

By Christopher Wool

-37%

below mid-estimate

New Orleans Auction Galleries

Untitled

By Christopher Wool

+1%

above mid-estimate

Phillips New York

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Current Exhibitions

Day for Night: New American Realism

Palazzo Barberini

Rome | Italy

Apr 14,2024 - Jul 14,2024

Past Exhibitions

A Dark Hymn: Highlights from the Hill Collection

Hill Art Foundation

Chelsea | New York | USA

Mar 01,2024 - Apr 13,2024

The Milton and Sheila Fine Collection

Carnegie Museum of Art

Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | USA

Nov 18,2023 - Mar 17,2024

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Articles

Select Works from the De La Cruz Collection on View Briefly in Miami

Barron's 09/04/2024

Highlights from the vast contemporary art collection of the late Rosa de la Cruz are on view for a few days at the former museum opened by de la Cruz and her husband, Carlos, in 2009 in Miami.

This Is Your Last Chance to Visit This Miami Museum Before All the Art Is Auctioned Off

Miami Herald 09/04/2024

There’s a piece of paper taped on the door of one of Miami’s — and the world’s — most important private art collections: “de la Cruz collection will be closed in remembrance ... Rosa Rionda de la Cruz.”

Christopher Wool: See Stop Run

The Brooklyn Rail 02/04/2024

Christopher Wool could be said to have had three periods as an artist so far.

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Coverage

“ ..Primarily known for his textile works, his lyrical compositions incorporate a variety of fabrics, from burlap and linen to silk and wool... ”
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Eleni Koroneou Gallery

“ ..Throughout his career, Wool constantly takes up on his own tracks and strategies, redefining them over and over... ”
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Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin (Bleibtreustrasse)

“ ..It celebrates the awarding of the Wolfgang-Hahn-Prize 2009 to Christopher Wool.... ”
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Museum of East Asian Art, Cologne

“ ..Wools Gemälde breiten die ganze Vielfalt seiner Techniken aus... ”
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Museum Ludwig, Cologne

“ ..Besonders interessante Stellen der Gemälde setzt Wool hier zu idealen Kompositionen zusammen und stellt sie gleichwertig neben seine Gemälde... ”
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Museum Ludwig, Cologne