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GERHARD RICHTER | Abstraktes Bild (752-4)
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Gerhard Richter
- Abstraktes Bild (752-4)
- signed, dated XII. 91 and Dez. 91 and numbered 752-4 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 24 1/2 by 20 1/2 in. 62.2 by 52.1 cm.
Provenance
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Private Collection, Germany
Christie's, London, 6 February 2003, Lot 711
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 12 May 2011, Lot 122
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Germany
Christie's, London, 6 February 2003, Lot 711
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 12 May 2011, Lot 122
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Carré d'Art, Museé d'Art Contemporain de Nîmes, Gerhard Richter: 100 Bilder, June - September 1996, p. 29, illustrated in color
Literature
Gerhard Richter, Werkübersicht/Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1993, Bonn 1993, no. 752-4, illustrated in color
Dietmar Elger, Ed., Gerhard Richter, Catalogue Rasionné 1988-1994, Vol. 4, Ostfildern 2015, no. 752-4, p. 418, illustrated in color
Dietmar Elger, Ed., Gerhard Richter, Catalogue Rasionné 1988-1994, Vol. 4, Ostfildern 2015, no. 752-4, p. 418, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The areas of heavy impasto appear secure and intact. There is evidence of faint wear and handling to the edges, and some scattered embedded paint bristles. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
“I want to end up with a picture that I haven’t planned. This method of arbitrary choice, chance, inspiration and destruction may produce a specific type of picture, but it never produces a predetermined picture…I just want to get something more interesting out of it than those things I can think out for myself.” Gerhard Richter