Carl Ostendarp

American | 1961

Carl Ostendarp is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1961.

How much does a Carl Ostendarp cost?

Carl Ostendarp's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 19,550 USD for prints & graphic arts, and 3,750 USD for paintings.

What is Carl Ostendarp's most expensive prints & graphic art?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 19,550 USD for COLD GIN (THIS LIME TREE BOWER), sold at Sotheby's New York in 2000.

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Kunstmuseum St. Gallen have featured Carl Ostendarp's work in the past.

Carl Ostendarp in the news

Carl Ostendarp has been featured in articles for Two Coats of Paint, The Wall Street Journal and Art:21. The most recent article is Dog-and-Painting Show written for Boston Globe in December 2023.

At Auction

Notable Lots

2 works: Untitled; Untitled (5 Hands) - Carl Ostendarp

2 works: Untitled; Untitled (5 Hands) , 1994–98

By Carl Ostendarp

+242%

above mid-estimate

Rubber Band Drawing , 1989

By Carl Ostendarp

+200%

above mid-estimate

A minimalist painting featuring a large orange rectangle pinned to a pink background.

Orange Post-It, , 1997

By Carl Ostendarp

+172%

above mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

A minimalist triptych of stylized body parts in a flat, graphic design.

Untitled (three works)

By Carl Ostendarp

+2%

above mid-estimate

Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

Ozzy , 1990

By Carl Ostendarp

+28%

above mid-estimate

Rago Arts and Auction Center

SLEEP

By Carl Ostendarp

HanseArt Auction House

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Past Exhibitions

Cornell Art Faculty 2024

Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University

Ithaca | New York | USA

Feb 02, 2024 - May 12, 2024

Spotlight

Kunstmuseum St. Gallen

St. Gallen | Switzerland

Nov 25, 2023 - Mar 24, 2024

Why I Make Art

Miles McEnery Gallery (511 W 22nd Str.)

Chelsea | New York | USA

Jul 28, 2022 - Aug 26, 2022

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Articles

Dog-and-Painting Show

Boston Globe Dec 26, 2023

In ‘Zane + Ostendarp,’ at Drive-By Projects, canines and canvases collaborate

NYC Selected Gallery Guide: August, 2022

Two Coats of Paint Aug 04, 2022

August is the laziest month in New York. Everyone takes a breath, some leave town, and others gear up for their September shows.

Studio visit: John Zinsser

Two Coats of Paint Nov 04, 2016

Contributed by Sharon Butler / Two Coats of Paint recently stopped in at John Zinsser‘s sunny Greenpoint studio.

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Coverage

“ .. According to Ostendarp, “these [are] expressions that summon up or refer to unwilled responses like disgust and outrage.” ... ”
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Elizabeth Dee

“ ..The works in the first group share a signature horizon drip-line image that the artist has mainly produced in mural-installation works of the last 10 years, rooted in the iconography of Ostendarp’s first... ”
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Elizabeth Dee

Carl Ostendarp

How much does a Carl Ostendarp cost?

What is Carl Ostendarp's most expensive prints & graphic art?

Carl Ostendarp in the news

At Auction

Notable Lots

Recent Auction Results

Past Exhibitions

Articles

Artist Performance at Auction

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Coverage

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