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Gerhard Richter
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Gerhard Richter
- Kugelobjekt (Spherical Object I)
- signed, dated 70 and numbered 27/30 on the reverse
- photograph, three panes of glass and three steel balls in wooden box
- 7 by 5 1/4 by 2 in. 18 by 13 by 5 cm.
- Executed in 1970, this work is number 27 from an edition of 30.
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
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Gerhard Richter. Graphik 1965-1970, October 1970, pp. 3 and 29, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Berlin, Kunstbibliothek, Multiples – Ein Versuch die Entwicklung des Auflagenobjektes darzustellen, May - June 1974, p. 178, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Hamburg, Clubheim der Deutschen BP, Gerhard Richter. Das grafische Werk, March - April 1976 (another example exhibited)
Düsseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, Gerhard Richter. Bilder 1962-1985, 1986 (another example exhibited)
Kunsthalle Bremen, Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-1993, October - November 1993, no. 22a, p. 90 (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, p. 3 (another example exhibited)
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Moving Energies #3: Aspekte der Sammlung Olbricht, January - April 2004 (another example exhibited)
Kunstmuseum Bonn; Kunstmuseum Luzern; Kunsthalle in Emden; Kunsthalle Tübingen; Salzburg, Museum der Moderne,Gerhard Richter. Printed, June 2004 - October 2005
Tampere, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Gerhard Richter. Katsaus, September - October 2005 (another example exhibited)
Berlin, Edition Block, Multiplizieren ist menschlich. 45 Jahre Edition Block 1966-2011, September - November 2011 (another example exhibited)
Turin, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Gerhard Richter: Edizioni 1965-2012 dalla Collezione Olbricht, January - April 2013 (another example exhibited)
Düsseldorf, Sies + Höke, Bare Wunder, March - May 2015 (another example exhibited)
Berlin, Kunstbibliothek, Multiples – Ein Versuch die Entwicklung des Auflagenobjektes darzustellen, May - June 1974, p. 178, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Hamburg, Clubheim der Deutschen BP, Gerhard Richter. Das grafische Werk, March - April 1976 (another example exhibited)
Düsseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, Gerhard Richter. Bilder 1962-1985, 1986 (another example exhibited)
Kunsthalle Bremen, Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-1993, October - November 1993, no. 22a, p. 90 (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, p. 3 (another example exhibited)
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Moving Energies #3: Aspekte der Sammlung Olbricht, January - April 2004 (another example exhibited)
Kunstmuseum Bonn; Kunstmuseum Luzern; Kunsthalle in Emden; Kunsthalle Tübingen; Salzburg, Museum der Moderne,Gerhard Richter. Printed, June 2004 - October 2005
Tampere, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Gerhard Richter. Katsaus, September - October 2005 (another example exhibited)
Berlin, Edition Block, Multiplizieren ist menschlich. 45 Jahre Edition Block 1966-2011, September - November 2011 (another example exhibited)
Turin, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Gerhard Richter: Edizioni 1965-2012 dalla Collezione Olbricht, January - April 2013 (another example exhibited)
Düsseldorf, Sies + Höke, Bare Wunder, March - May 2015 (another example exhibited)
Literature
Carl Vogel and Rene Block, Eds., Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus. KP Brehmer, Hoedicke, Lueg, Polke, Richter, Vostell, Wekverzeichnisse bis 1971, Berlin 1971, p. 154
Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert, Eds. Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965-2004, Ostfildern-Ruit 2004, no. 28, p. 161, illustrated in color
Ortrud Estheider and Michael Philipp, Gerhard Richter. Bilder einer Epoche, Munich 2011, p. 62
Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert, and Thomas Olbricht, Eds., Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965-2013, Ostfildern 2014, no. 28, p. 185, illustrated in color
Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert, Eds. Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965-2004, Ostfildern-Ruit 2004, no. 28, p. 161, illustrated in color
Ortrud Estheider and Michael Philipp, Gerhard Richter. Bilder einer Epoche, Munich 2011, p. 62
Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert, and Thomas Olbricht, Eds., Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965-2013, Ostfildern 2014, no. 28, p. 185, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. Under very close inspection, there is evidence of handling along the edges of the wooden frame, including a few minor and unobtrusive surface scuffs and pinpoint spots of paint loss at the corners, and a few minor and unobtrusive smudges to the surface glass plane.
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.
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.