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Gerhard Richter
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Gerhard Richter
- Landschaft 1 (10.2.84)
- signed and dated 10.2.84
- watercolour and pencil on paper
- 25.6 by 30.3cm.; 10 by 12in.
Provenance
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie, Graphische Sammlung, Gerhard Richter. Aquarelle, 1985, p. 100, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the reds tend more towards a vibrant red in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached verso to the backing mount in several places and undulates slightly. Close inspection reveals some isolated networks of drying cracks with associated tiny specks of surface loss which are likely to be inherent to the artist's working process and choice of medium.
"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
“Of course, my landscapes are not only beautiful or nostalgic, with a Romantic or classical suggestion of lost Paradises, but above all ‘untruthful’ […]; and by ‘untruthful’ I mean the glorifying way we look at nature – nature, which in all its forms is always against us, because it knows no meaning, no pity, no sympathy, because it knows nothing and is absolutely mindless: the total antithesis of ourselves, absolutely inhuman.”
GERHARD RICHTER
quoted in: Dietmar Elger and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Eds., Gerhard Richter – Text, London 2009, p. 158