Live Auction 2221Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Session
Christie’s roundel
Lot 348

Bill Viola (b. 1951)

Catherine's Dream

Closed11 November 2009

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USD 80,500

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Bill Viola (b. 1951)
Catherine's Dream
single channel video on LCD screen mounted on wall, running time 9 minutes and 20 seconds
27 7/8 X 17 3/8 in. (70.8 x 44.1 cm.)
Executed in 2002. This work is number two from an edition of five plus two artist's proofs and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

James Cohan Gallery, New York

Specialist note

I get a lot of inspiration from paintings. When I go to museums I generally make a beeline for the painting galleries. I consider myself a painter in the sense of the tradition of the handmade image, which takes us right back to the caves. That's my lineage, though I use different tools. I also work with sound. But fundamentally I'm interested in moving images
(Bill Viola, "Sarah Douglas, Bill Viola," ArtInfo, November 2, 2005).