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Gerhard Richter
Estimate
160,000 - 200,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gerhard Richter
- Abstraktes Bild
- signed and dated 1991 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm.; 16 1/8 by 20in.
Provenance
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Laguna Niguel
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 27 June 1996, Lot 263
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 25 March 1999, Lot 81
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Laguna Niguel
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 27 June 1996, Lot 263
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 25 March 1999, Lot 81
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Literature
Benjamin Buchloh et al., Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné, 1962-1993, Vol. III, Ostfildern-Ruit, 1993, no. 753-1, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is brighter and softer in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"When I paint an abstract painting... I neither know in advance what it is meant to look like nor, during the painting process, what I am aiming at and what to do about getting there. Paintings it is consequently an almost blind, desperate effort, like that of a person abandoned, helpless, in totally incomprehensible surroundings, like that of a person who possesses a given set of toold, materials and abilities to be a house or a chair or anything else that has a name: who therefore hacks away in the vague hope that by working in a proper, professional way he will ultimately turn out something proper and meaningful."
the artist writing in 1985 quoted in: Dietmar Elgar and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Eds., Gerhard Richter: Text. Writings, Interviews and Letters 1961-2007, Thames and Hudson, London 2009, p.142
the artist writing in 1985 quoted in: Dietmar Elgar and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Eds., Gerhard Richter: Text. Writings, Interviews and Letters 1961-2007, Thames and Hudson, London 2009, p.142