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02 pre view. 16 Repetition and variation play a central role in Kathar- ina Grosse ' s artistic concept. She repeatedly draws on existing subjects and colours from her older works, rekindling the artistic search. The result is a universe of constant change and intensification. The artist relies on the emotional effect of colours, which is similar to acoustic or olfactory perception: ‘For me, colour is so important because it immediately creates a resonance. Before you consciously notice it, you react to it instinc- tively, like when a voice in a theatre performance or concert touches you before you understand the words or the lyrics’. The sheer size of her works may seem overwhelming for some viewers. Many of Katharina Grosse ' s works break the mould: the untitled acrylic painting on canvas in our 20 June auction, from the long series of Studio Paintings, unabashedly occupies an area of almost five square metres (ill. 1). The paintings’ ability to depict the process of their creation as well as the product of the artistic act as a temporal event, as a sequence of individual decisions and steps, is an es- sential part of her work. Repetition is also central to Andy Warhol ' s work. Us- ing the technique of screen printing, Warhol created a widely diverse series of portraits – partly on commis- sion, partly on his own initiative. The works were almost always based on photographs, some that Warhol took Art occupying space Preview of the PostWar & Contemporary Art and Prints &Multiples auctions on 20 June 2024 1 Katharina Grosse (1961). Untitled. 2000. Acrylic on canvas. 200 × 285 cm. Estimate: CHF 180 000/250 000 © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich 2 Andy Warhol (1928–1987). Goethe. 1982. Colour screenprint. 55/100. Sheet size 96.5 × 96.5 cm on Lenox Museum Board. Estimate: CHF 60 000/90 000 © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich For further information PostWar & Contemporary Art Prints & Multiples Clarisse Doge & Jara Koller doge@kollerauctions.com Online catalogues www.kollerauctions.com 3 Jim Dine (1935). Banging the Orange. 1966. Oil on canvas. 214 × 122.5 cm. Estimate: CHF 50 000/80 000 © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich 1