Gerhard Richter

Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Angelika Thill, et al., Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné, 1962-1993, Ostfildern-Ruit 1993, Vol. III, no. 759-1, illustrated in colour

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although there is a less pink hue overall in the original work. Condition: This work is in excellent 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."

"Accustomed to recognising real things in paintings, we refuse, justifiably, to consider colour alone (in all its variation) as what the painting reveals, and instead allow ourselves to see the unseeable... Paintings are all the better the more beautiful, intelligent, crazy and extreme, the more clearly perceptible and the less decipherable metaphors they are for this incomprehensible reality. Art is the highest form of hope."

Gerhard Richter in Exhibition Catalogue, Kassel, Documenta 7, 1982, p. 443