Albert Oehlen - Contemporary Art Evening Sale London Saturday, June 28, 2008 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin

  • Catalogue Essay

    With its monumental scale and vivid brushwork, Bereite Katzen Werden an die Spitze Getrieben is a prime example of Albert Oehlen's artistic repertoire. With a layered surface and hints of figurative elements within the abstracted composition, the present lot examines the relationship between abstraction and figuration within a single work. With a variety of strong colours spread across the canvas and with heavy brushstrokes, Oehlen obscures any recognisable subject-matter that could be hidden under the many layers of paint. As a result, the viewer is left to decipher any possible meaning between his colourful abstractions and figurative elements, whilst considering the relationship and juxtaposition between these two modes of expression.

235

Bereits Katzen werden an die Spitze getrieben

1999
Oil on canvas.
201 x 221 cm. (79 1/8 x 87 in).

Estimate
£70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠

Sold for £157,250

Contemporary Art Evening Sale

29 June 2008, 5pm
London