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Gerhard Richter
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Gerhard Richter
- 14. FEB 1945
- signed, titled, dated 2002 and numbered 881-2 on the reverse
- offset print behind Atelio glass in artist's frame
- 70.5 by 55.5cm.; 27 3/4 by 21 7/8 in.
Provenance
Donated by the artist
Exhibited
Kanazawa (Japan), 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Gerhard Richter: Painting as Mirror, 2005
Exhibition Catalogue, Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gerhard Richter, 2005, p. 229, illustrated
Sakura-City (Chiba), Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Gerhard Richter, 2005-2006
Exhibition Catalogue, Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gerhard Richter, 2005, p. 229, illustrated
Sakura-City (Chiba), Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Gerhard Richter, 2005-2006
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
Another work from this series (881-1) is on permanent loan in the Richter Rooms in the Galerie Neue Meister, Albertinum, Dresden. 881-4 from this series was exhibited at Tate Modern in the Gerhard Richter: Panorama show in 2011-12.
“The photograph is the most perfect picture. It does not change; it is absolute, and therefore autonomous, unconditional, devoid of style. Both in its way of informing, and in what it informs of, it is my source.”
Dietmar Elger and Hans Ulrich Obrist, eds., Gerhard Richter: Text, Writings, Interviews and Letters, 1961-2007, London 2009, p. 30