Hotel Diana
Signed Print

Name: Hotel Diana
Brand: Gerhard Richter
Rating: 5 (233 reviews)

Gerhard Richter

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 80

Year: 1967

Size: H 30cm x W 40cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter’s Hotel Diana (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,000 and £3,000. This screenprint, created in 1967, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work has an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market in June 2010. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £1,891, with a total sales volume of 1. Over the past five years, the average return to the seller has been £1,607. This artwork is part of a limited edition of 80.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location	Hammer Price	Return to Seller	Buyer Paid
February 2025	Christie's New York	United States
June 2010	Swann Galleries	United States

Meaning & Analysis

Hotel Diana is a signed screen print by Gerhard Richter based on a photograph taken by the artist with a delayed-action shutter release in Hotel Diana, Antwerp. Released in an edition of 80, the artwork attests to Richter’s longstanding concern with the relationship between art, memory, and time.

The photographic image captures two people lying in beds, their subtle smiles indicating the awareness of the camera’s presence. Giving a glimpse into the private reality of the artist, the scene strikes with a sense of intimacy and candour. Although his artistic identity originates in abstract painting, Richter is also renowned for his experimental, genre-defying approach to photography. In the late 1960s, the artist started to base his paintings on his own photographs.

Created in 1967, Hotel Diana shows how photography as a medium allows the artist to move in the direction of the mundane subject matter and engage with the questions of memory and time. As such, the artwork captures the diverse and constantly evolving nature of Richter’s oeuvre. The artist commented in the context of his practice: “‘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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