Lot 29
  • 29

Gerhard Richter

Estimate
1,800,000 - 2,500,000 USD
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Description

  • Gerhard Richter
  • Abstraktes Bild
  • signed, dated 1984 and numbered 554-1 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 79 x 63 1/8 in. 200.7 x 160.3 cm.

Provenance

Galerie Pieroni, Rome
Christie's, New York, November, 18, 1992, Lot 54
Private Collection, Europe
Sotheby's, New York, November 15, 1995, Lot 46
Private Collection, Boston (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, Europe
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Düsseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle; Berlin, National Galerie Berlin, Stiftung Pressischer Kulturbesitz; Bern, Kunsthalle Bern; Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst/Museum des 20 Jahrhunderts, Gerhard Richter Paintings 1962 - 1985, January - September 1986, cat. no. 554-1, p. 303, illustrated
Moscow, Red October Chocolate Factory (Gagosian Gallery), For What You Are About to Receive, September – October 2008, pp. 130 and 242, illustrated in color, p. 131, illustrated in color (detail), pp. 197, 199 and 200, illustrated in color (installation shots)

Literature

Exh. Cat., Düsseldorf, Messegelände Halle 13, Von hier aus 2 Monate Neue Deutsche Kunst, September - December 1984, p. 434, illustrated
Ulrich Loock and Denys Zacharopoulos, Gerhard Richter, Munich, 1985, illustrated
Jürgen Harten and Dietmar Elger, Gerhard Richter, Cologne, 1986, cat. no. 554-1, p. 303, illustrated
Angelika Thill, et. al., Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné, 1962 - 1993, vol. III, Osterfildern-Ruit, 1993, cat. no. 554-1, illustrated in color

Condition

This painting is in excellent condition. Please contact the Contemporary Art department at 212-606-7254 for a condition report prepared by Terrence Mahon. This canvas is framed in a black painted wood frame with a small float.
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.
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