From: Nine Objects
Gerhard Richter (Dresden 1932)
Lot-No. 92
Hammer Price: 2.200 €
1969. Offset. 32 x 32 cm. Matted and framed under glass. Lower right autographed and dated Richter 69 as well as numbered 62/80. Inconspicuous pressure marks. - Literature: Catalogue raisoné: Butin 26 c - Provenance: Private collection Sylt - Richter is one of the most highly regarded contemporary artists. After training as a commercial artist, he studied at the Dresden Art Academy from 1951 and created numerous murals while still a student. In 1961, he moved to the West and resumed his studies until 1964. At the Düsseldorf Academy, he met S. Polke, G. Uecker, G. Graubner, and others. From 1971 to 1993, he himself was a professor at the Düsseldorf Academy. R. is a very versatile artist who has tried his hand at different styles. He is best known for his precisely painted, deliberately washed-out historical motifs, his colorful, giant abstract formats created with a squeegee, and his seemingly random combinations of color fields.
Gerhard Richter: From: Nine Objects
Gerhard Richter (Dresden 1932)
From: Nine Objects
Lot-No. 92
Hammer Price: 2.200 €
| Date: | 1969 |
| Technique: | Offset |
| Dimensions: | 32 x 32 cm |
| Frame: | Matted and framed under glass |
| Mark/Notation: | Lower right autographed and dated Richter 69 as well as numbered 62/80 |
| Condition: | Inconspicuous pressure marks |
| References: | Catalogue raisoné: Butin 26 c |
| Provenance: | Private collection Sylt |
Vita:
Richter is one of the most highly regarded contemporary artists. After training as a commercial artist, he studied at the Dresden Art Academy from 1951 and created numerous murals while still a student. In 1961, he moved to the West and resumed his studies until 1964. At the Düsseldorf Academy, he met S. Polke, G. Uecker, G. Graubner, and others. From 1971 to 1993, he himself was a professor at the Düsseldorf Academy. R. is a very versatile artist who has tried his hand at different styles. He is best known for his precisely painted, deliberately washed-out historical motifs, his colorful, giant abstract formats created with a squeegee, and his seemingly random combinations of color fields.
