Untitled
2008 · Oil and enamel, imprinted with tulle, and sprayed metallic enamel on white wove paper
76.7 × 57 cm (30 1/4 × 22 1/2 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Rudolf Stingel
1956
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8
Works in Collection
124
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8
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60%
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Rudolf Stingel works across abstract and photorealist painting and large-scale installation, treating the conceptual foundations of painting itself as his primary subject. Since the 1980s, he has extended the practice beyond canvas into non-traditional materials including carpet, Celotex, and Styrofoam, often deploying these as participatory, room-scale surfaces that register the physical presence of viewers over time. His work has been the subject of major retrospectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Auction History
Range: $315,000 – $22,860,000
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Nov 2025 | $600,000 – $800,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Nov 2024 | $600,000 – $800,000 | $945,000 | |
| Christie's | Nov 2024 | $1,800,000 – $2,500,000 | $2,107,000 | |
| Christie's | May 2024 | $600,000 – $800,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Nov 2023 | $800,000 – $1,200,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Oct 2023 | €300,000 – €500,000 | €453,600 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2023 | $1,500,000 – $2,500,000 | $1,740,000 | |
| Christie's | Feb 2023 | £250,000 – £350,000 | £315,000 | |
| Christie's | May 2022 | HK$2,600,000 – HK$3,800,000 | HK$3,528,000 | |
| Christie's | May 2022 | $500,000 – $700,000 | $567,000 |
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