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Gerhard Richter
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
- Gerhard Richter
- Kugel I (Sphere I)
- polished stainless steel
- 3 1/8 by 3 1/8 by 3 1/8 in. 8 by 8 by 8 cm.
- Executed in 1989, this work is artist's proof number 1 from an edition of 25, plus 5 artist’s proofs.
Provenance
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1990
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1990
Exhibited
London, Anthony d’Offay Gallery, Gerhard Richter: Spiegel, April - June 1991
Kunsthalle Bremen, Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-1993, October - November 1993 (another example exhibited)
Erice, La Salerniana, ex convent di San Carlo, La dimora dei corpi gravi: Tributo a Masaccio, October - December 1994, p. 85, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Musee d’Art Contemporain de Nimes, Gerhard Richter. 100 Bilder, June - September 1996, p. 143 (another example exhibited)
London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Gerhard Richter: The Complete Editions, September - November 1999 (another example exhibited)
Dallas Museum of Art, Gerhard Richter in Dallas Collections, February - April 2000 (another example exhibited)
Frankfurter Kunstverein, Neue Welt, June - September 2001, p. 5, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Moving Energies #3: Aspekte der Sammlung Olbricht, January - April 2004 (another example exhibited)
Düsseldorf, Galerie Schonewald und Beuse, Gerhard Richter. Ausgewählte Editionen, August - December 2008 (another example exhibited)
Dallas Museum of Art, Two x Two x Ten: Celebrating Ten Years of Two by Two for Aids and Art, October 2008 - January 2009 (another example exhibited)
Hamburg, Halle für aktuelle Kunst, Zwei Sammler. Thomas Olbricht and Harald Falckenberg, June - August 2011 (another example exhibited)
Turin, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Gerhard Richter: Edizioni 1965-2012 dalla Collezione Olbricht, January - April 2013 (another example exhibited)Geel, Middle Gate Geel ’13, September - December 2013, p. 229 (another example exhibited)
Kunsthalle Bremen, Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-1993, October - November 1993 (another example exhibited)
Erice, La Salerniana, ex convent di San Carlo, La dimora dei corpi gravi: Tributo a Masaccio, October - December 1994, p. 85, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Musee d’Art Contemporain de Nimes, Gerhard Richter. 100 Bilder, June - September 1996, p. 143 (another example exhibited)
London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Gerhard Richter: The Complete Editions, September - November 1999 (another example exhibited)
Dallas Museum of Art, Gerhard Richter in Dallas Collections, February - April 2000 (another example exhibited)
Frankfurter Kunstverein, Neue Welt, June - September 2001, p. 5, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Moving Energies #3: Aspekte der Sammlung Olbricht, January - April 2004 (another example exhibited)
Düsseldorf, Galerie Schonewald und Beuse, Gerhard Richter. Ausgewählte Editionen, August - December 2008 (another example exhibited)
Dallas Museum of Art, Two x Two x Ten: Celebrating Ten Years of Two by Two for Aids and Art, October 2008 - January 2009 (another example exhibited)
Hamburg, Halle für aktuelle Kunst, Zwei Sammler. Thomas Olbricht and Harald Falckenberg, June - August 2011 (another example exhibited)
Turin, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Gerhard Richter: Edizioni 1965-2012 dalla Collezione Olbricht, January - April 2013 (another example exhibited)Geel, Middle Gate Geel ’13, September - December 2013, p. 229 (another example exhibited)
Literature
Hubertus Butin, Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-1993, Munich 1993, no. 59, pp. 148-149, illustrated in color
Dieter Schwarz and Birgit Pelzer, Drawings 1964-1999, Düsseldorf 2000, p. 21
Hubertus Butin and Stefan Gronert, Eds. Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2004, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2004, no. 70, p. 215, illustrated in color
Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert, and Thomas Olbricht, Eds., Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965-2013, Ostfildern Ruit 2014, no. 70 p. 239, illustrated in color
Dieter Schwarz and Birgit Pelzer, Drawings 1964-1999, Düsseldorf 2000, p. 21
Hubertus Butin and Stefan Gronert, Eds. Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2004, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2004, no. 70, p. 215, illustrated in color
Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert, and Thomas Olbricht, Eds., Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965-2013, Ostfildern Ruit 2014, no. 70 p. 239, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. There are minor areas of pitting with associated dust that has accumulated and unobtrusive surface scuffs, visible upon close inspection, inherent to the artist's working method.
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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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.