Cheyney Thompson - 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York New York Monday, March 11, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Cheyney Thompson’s 1998, 2004, consists of 134 paintings depicting a variety of construction materials. Two-by-fours, segments of brick walls, plywood sheets and drywall are painted over unprimed linen with a meticulous attention to detail and without backgrounds. The silhouetted nature of the works imbues these seemingly banal subjects with a sense of heightened importance.

     

    In the present example, a short two-by-four rests atop two of its longer counterparts, creating an angular, trapezoidal composition. The shadows cast by the pieces of wood create a sense of realism that conjure preconceptual associations with construction and building. Thompson’s 1998 serves as an artistic representation of a milestone in his life. In the titular year, he helped create an artist-run space intended to be entirely independent, without marketing or selling works.

     

    In addition to the overt construction metaphor, 1998 can be defined by the notable continuity of its visual language. Shown together in their entirety at Andrew Kreps Gallery in New York in 2004, the works represent minute segments of a larger structure. Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that the series is an exercise in perspective. Each depiction appears to align with the ones hung alongside it, suggesting that the pieces can be assembled into a cohesive building that is, literally, greater than the sum of its parts.

     

    Cheyney Thompson, 1998, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, March 13 - April 10 2004. Image: Courtesy Andrew Kreps Gallery 

     

    • Provenance

      Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • Exhibited

      New York, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Cheyney Thompson: 1998, March 13–April 10, 2004

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1998

signed, titled and dated "Cheyney Thompson "1998" 2004" on the overlap
acrylic on linen
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Painted in 2004.

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Estimate
$5,000 - 7,000 

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20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

11 - 20 March 2024