Lot 156
  • 156

Gerhard Richter

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Gerhard Richter
  • Graues Bild II
  • oil on paper
  • 85.5 by 61cm.; 33 5/8 by 24in.
  • Executed in 1971.

Provenance

Private Collection, Bielefeld
Andre Simoens Gallery, Knokke
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2000

Exhibited

Bielefeld, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Concept Art, Minimal Art, Arte Povera, Land Art: Sammlung Marzona, 1990, p. 198, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality of the original contains more blue undertones. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is laid down on board. There are a few faint, minute and unobtrusive media accretions isolated in places towards the lower edge. Very close inspection reveals a minute, pinprick-sized and unobtrusive dent towards the centre of the composition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet 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."

Catalogue Note

“Grey. It makes no statement whatever; it evokes neither feelings nor associations: it is really neither visible nor invisible. Its inconspicuousness gives it the capacity to mediate, to make visible, in a positively illusionistic way, like a photograph. It has the capacity that no other colour has, to make 'nothing' visible.”

Gerhard Richter, Gerhard Richter: Text. Writings, Interviews and Letters 1961-2007, London 2009, p. 91