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Guildenstern - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1998 - MyArtBroker

Guildenstern
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

£13,000-£20,000Value Indicator

$27,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

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¥2,580,000-¥3,980,000 Value Indicator

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102 x 116cm, Edition of 35, Photographic print

Medium: Photographic print
Edition size: 35
Year: 1998
Size: H 102cm x W 116cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2024
Value Trend:
-2% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2024
Phillips London
United Kingdom
$14,000
$17,000
$21,000
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
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The value of Gerhard Richter’s Guildenstern, a photographic print from 1998, is estimated to be worth between £13,000 and £20,000. This signed artwork has an auction history of nine total sales since its entry to the market on 23rd September 2009. In the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £10,396 in May 2022 to £17,268 in March 2021. The average annual growth rate of this work is -2%. The edition size of this piece is limited to 35.

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Meaning & Analysis

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.