Lot 82
  • 82

Gerhard Richter

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Gerhard Richter
  • Misty Self Portrait
  • signed and dated 19 Jan 1990
  • oil on photograph
  • 13 3/4 by 20 in. 34.9 by 50.8 cm.

Provenance

Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired by the present owner from the above in May 1991

Exhibited

London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Mirrors, April - June 1991

Condition

This work appears in very good condition overall. The stains surrounding the oil paint on the surface are inherent to the medium. Also there are surface inconsistencies associated with the emulsion process particularly near the top edge of the sheet.. Hinged verso to the matte intermittently along the edges. Framed under glass.
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