Ms. Hancock had been planning to strike for a large black and white abstract painting by Christopher Wool.

Christie's contemporary sale, which includes only art from the last three decades, offers works by artists like Robert Gober, Christopher Wool and Cindy Sherman.

He is known to have influenced Ellsworth Kelly, Christopher Wool and Johan Andersson (artist).

One large, bright gallery houses 17 new abstract paintings in stark lines and washes of gray and black by the New York artist Christopher Wool.

Christopher Wool, who contributed an untitled abstract silkscreen, has done both.

Meanwhile, the hands-off approach to painting is exemplified by Christopher Wool, who shares the Cable Gallery space with Mr. Leccia.

For the first time, the catalogue cover is designed by an artist, Christopher Wool, who specializes in stenciled lettering.

Christopher Wool (born 1955, Chicago) is an American artist residing in New York City.

Conceptually, they continue the tradition of language-as-image art that includes such diverse artists as Edward Ruscha, Barbara Kruger and Christopher Wool.

Four bidders went for a five-panel word painting by Christopher Wool, "Untitled (W26 A-E)," from 1990.