Albert Oehlen - Contemporary Art London Thursday, June 21, 2007 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Galerie Max Hetzler, Cologne; Private collection, Germany

  • Catalogue Essay

    Albert Oehlen aims to demystify the process of painting by continuously redefining the boundaries between figurative and abstract art. While conscious of the classical rules of painting he rejects these theories of color and composition to expose their limitations. His paintings are an expression of his thoughts on art as a medium. As Oehlen explains, “For me, paintings is just one of many ways of making art. So I can romp around in it. And now that I’m having fun with it, I can take its postulates very seriously.” (D. Diederichsen, The rules of the game: Diedrichsen Visits Albert Oehlen, Artforum, November 1994, p 71).

62

Untitled (Geometry Tools)

1982
Oil on canvas.
47 1/4 x 51 in. (120 x 129.5 cm).
Signed and dated “Albert Oehlen, 1982” on the stretcher.

Estimate
£40,000 - 40,000 

Sold for £42,000

Contemporary Art

22 June 2007, 4pm & 5pm
London