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Gerhard Richter

Guildenstern Signed Print

Guildenstern

Gerhard Richter

Guildenstern
Signed Print

Name: Guildenstern
Brand: Gerhard Richter
Rating: 5 (233 reviews)

Gerhard Richter

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Medium: Photographic print

Edition size: 35

Year: 1998

Size: H 102cm x W 116cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Guildenstern (signed) is estimated to be worth between £13,000 and £20,000. Over the past five years, the hammer price ranges from £10,396 in May 2022 to £17,268 in March 2021. This photographic print artwork, created in 1998, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. This work is somewhat rare, having been sold 9 times since its entry to the market in September 2009. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 35.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
June 2024	Phillips London	United Kingdom
May 2022	Phillips New York	United States
March 2021	Christie's New York	United States
July 2020	Phillips London	United Kingdom
March 2016	Christie's New York	United States
March 2015	Sotheby's London	United Kingdom
September 2013	Christie's London	United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Guildenstern (1998) is a signed photographic print created by internationally renowned German painter, Gerhard Richter. Released in a special edition of 35, the artwork captures the diverse character of Richter’s oeuvre, representing a stark departure from the simplistic, monochrome style of his famous Grey Paintings.

Placed against a white background, a square-shaped photograph brings together a mixture of bold colours and irregular shapes that sprawl freely across the surface of the image. At the very centre of the photograph, diffuse splashes of yellow and red appear to melt together, creating an abstract, kaleidoscopic pattern. The surface of the colours is covered irregularly with bubbles of varying size, bringing the viewer closer to the experience of looking at an active process of transformation of the dissolving colours.

Guildenstern stands in opposition to Richter’s monochrome paintings of the earlier period. The artwork captures how the experimentation with colours and mediums allows the artist to move in the direction of lively, genre-defying images. The artist commented in this context: “‘I do not pursue any particular intentions, system, or direction. I do not have a programme, a style, a course to follow. I have brought not being interested in specialist problems, working themes, in variations towards mystery. I shy away from all restrictions, I do not know what I want, I am inconsistent, indifferent, passive; I like things that are indeterminate and boundless, and I like persistent uncertainty”.

Hailing from Germany, Gerhard Richter has not been confined to one visual style. A testament to versatility and artistic diversity, Richter's work spans from photorealism to abstraction and conceptual art, and his portfolio is rich in varied media. From creating bold canvases to working on glass to distort the lines between wall-based art and sculpture, Richter has honed in on the blur technique to impart an ambiguity on his creations. To this day, Richter is one of the most recognised artists of the 20th century with his art having been presented in exhibitions worldwide. His global impact underscores his legacy as a trailblazer of artistic exploration.

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