Known for his use of both photorealism and abstraction in painting, often simultaneously, Gerhard Richter is one of the most important artists working today. Born on 9 February 1932 in Dresden, he began his career as an advertisement and stage painter before attending art school first in Dresden, then in Dusseldorf. The significance of Richter’s career and body of work is evident in his many solo exhibitions at museums worldwide, including at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Portrait Gallery, London; and National Art Museum of China, Beijing. Further, his work was featured in numerous iterations of the German art exposition Documenta. Much of Richter’s work can be identified by its layering of photographic imagery and abstraction; photorealistic representations in his paintings are interrupted by purposeful blurring or lack of focus. In this way he is able to play the two artistic genres off of each other, creating a singular style that has contributed to the advancement of abstraction in painting overall. His works are in collections around the world including the Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden, Dia: Beacon and Albertinum, Dresden. Richter’s prolificacy has been counterbalanced both by his overall popularity and the estimate that over a third of his oeuvre is currently in museum collections, leading to a remarkably strong market for his works. According to Sotheby’s Mei Moses, the average compound annual return for Gerhard Richter is 15.7%, with 94.4% of works increasing in value.

Gerhard Richter

Table Legs, from: Nine Objects [Neun Objekte], by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Gerhard+Richter&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerhard Richter</a>, 1969.<ul><li>Gerhard Richter (German, born 1932).</li><li>Offset lithograph on firm wove paper.</li><li>Hand-signed.</li><li>Part of an edition of 80.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> This offset lithograph is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Richter, 1969" at the lower right margins. It is hand numbered in pencil 51/80 at the lower right margin. It was printed by Hoppe &amp; Werry, Mulheim an der Ruhr. and was co-published by Galerie Heiner Friedrich and Verlag G. v. Pape, Munich in 1969 in a limited edition of 80 impressions with 20 few artist’s proofs. This impression is illustrated in the Gerhard Richter official website. In this portfolio Richter produced very elaborate optical illusions. He constructed the nine three-dimensional objects himself and photographed them in everyday environments. Then he had the photographs professionally retouched so that the constructions appeared spatially impossible. He then re-photographed the reworked images and printed them using offset technique.

Table Legs, from: Nine Objects | Neun Objekte

Object on a Table, from Nine Objects / [Neun Objekte], by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Gerhard+Richter&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerhard Richter</a>, 1969.<ul><li>Gerhard Richter (German, born 1932).</li><li>Offset lithograph on firm wove paper.</li><li>Hand-signed.</li><li>Part of an edition of 80.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> This offset lithographs is hand signed and dated by the artist "Richter, 1969" in pencil at the lower right margins.&nbsp;It is hand numbered in pencil 51/80 on the lower right margin. It was co-published by Galerie Heiner Friedrich and Verlag G. v. Pape, Munich in 1969 in a limited edition of 80 impressions with 20 few artist’s proofs.&nbsp;It was printed by Hoppe &amp; Werry, Mulheim an der Ruhr.&nbsp;This impression is illustrated in the Gerhard Richter official website.&nbsp;In this portfolio Richter produced very elaborate optical illusions. He constructed the nine three-dimensional objects himself and photographed them in everyday environments. Then he had the photographs professionally retouched so that the constructions appeared spatially impossible. He then re-photographed the reworked images and printed them using offset technique. Please note: This item is excluded from complimentary shipping. Shipping quote will be calculated following purchase.

Object on a Table, from Nine Objects / Neun Objekte

P08-P11 by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Gerhard+Richter&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerhard Richter</a>, 2014.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 4.</li><li>Gerhard Richter (German, born 1932).</li><li>C-prints.</li><li>Numbered, from an edition of 500.</li><li>Each is presented unframed.</li></ul> ﻿Please note: This item is excluded from complimentary shipping. Shipping quote will be calculated at time of purchase.

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