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Albert Oehlen — Ömega Man 15
Albert Oehlen

Ömega Man 15

2021

Albert Oehlen's "Ömega Man 15" demonstrates the artist's characteristic gestural abstraction through a dynamic interplay of acrylic and oil on canvas, materials that create textural contrasts and resist traditional blending. The work exemplifies Oehlen's approach of layering expressionistic mark making with figurative and symbolic elements, creating a composition that oscillates between representation and pure abstraction. This painting reflects the German artist's engagement with contemporary visual culture and art historical references while maintaining a distinctly personal, energetic visual language.

Medium
acrylic and oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction

March 4, 2025

Estimate: $600,000$800,000

Lot 33

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Albert Oehlen, Ömega Man 15, 2021

Albert Oehlen's "Ömega Man 15" demonstrates the artist's characteristic gestural abstraction through a dynamic interplay of acrylic and oil on canvas, materials that create textural contrasts and resist traditional blending. The work exemplifies Oehlen's approach of layering expressionistic mark making with figurative and symbolic elements, creating a composition that oscillates between representation and pure abstraction. This painting reflects the German artist's engagement with contemporary visual culture and art historical references while maintaining a distinctly personal, energetic visual language.

Medium
acrylic and oil on canvas
Year
2021
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dark And Intense, German Artist, Figurative Abstraction, Gestural Brushwork, Large Scale Painting, Contemporary Art, Oil on Canvas, Post-Modern, Dystopian

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