Lot 24
  • 24

Daniel Richter

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description

  • Daniel Richter
  • Last Concert of the Last Survivor of Red Crayola
  • signed, titled and dated 2008 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 220 by 170.2 cm. 86 5/8 by 67 in.

Provenance

Regen Projects, Los Angeles

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008

Exhibited

Los Angeles, Regen Projects, Daniel Richter: Rock und Polizei, January - February 2008 

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although fails to convey the fluorescent nature of the pinks and oranges. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals some unobtrusive drying cracks to the black paint in isolated places. Inspection under ultra-violet light reveals a tiny 2 cm spot of inpainting to the impasto section 60 cm from the left hand edge and 87 cm from the upper edge.
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Catalogue Note

"Richter's more recent paintings are known for their fantastical subjects, vivid palate, and the distinct energy he infuses into each painting. Richter's narratives borrow from art history, popular culture, and mass media. The paintings are often large scale depictions of social protest, violence, LSD induced circus motifs, theatrical imagery, old school punk rockers and other worldly scenes of rape or crime with an almost Ensor-like aura" (Press Release, Los Angeles, Regen Projects, Daniel Richter: Rock und Polizei, January 2008, online).