Gerhard Richter

Abstraktes Bild

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Auction Closed

October 14, 06:49 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000,000 - 7,000,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Helga and Walther Lauffs Collection

Gerhard Richter

b. 1932

Abstraktes Bild

signed, dated 1985 and numbered 576-2 on the reverse

oil on canvas

180 by 120 cm. 71 by 47⅛ in.

Please note that this lot is subject to a guaranteed minimum price and an irrevocable bid. Please refer to the online catalogue for information on guaranteed property and irrevocable bids.

Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach

Mrs Helga Lauffs (acquired directly from the above in January 1986)

Thence by descent to the present owner

Exh. Cat. (and catalogue raisonné), Düsseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, Gerhard Richter. Bilder/Paintings 1962 – 1985, 1986, p. 327, no. 576-2, illustrated

Exh. Cat. (and catalogue raisonné), Bonn, Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Gerhard Richter: 1962-1993, Volume III, Bonn 1993, n.p., no. 576-2, illustrated in colour

Dietmar Elger, Gerhard Richter. Catalogue Raisonné, 1976-1987, Volume 3, Ostfildern 2013, p. 457, no. 576-2, illustrated in colour

Krefeld, Museum Haus Lange/Haus Esters, Dreißig Jahre durch die Kunst, September – December 1985

Krefeld, Museum Haus Lange/Haus Esters, Die Leere und die Fülle. Aus der Sammlung Lauffs und den Sammlungen der Krefelder Kunstmuseen, February – May 2004