Mustangs
Signed Print

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

Gerhard Richter

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Medium: Digital Print

Edition size: 48

Year: 2005

Size: H 88cm x W 150cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Mustangs, a digital print from 2005, is estimated to be worth between £70,000 to £110,000. This work is signed and has been sold 5 times at auction since its initial sale on 16th November 2006. The hammer price over the past five years has varied from £57,229 in November 2018 to £87,994 in February 2021. The current average annual growth rate of this artwork is 5% and the edition size is limited to 48.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
October 2020	Christie's New York	United States
March 2019	Phillips London	United Kingdom
December 2018	Ketterer Kunst Hamburg	Germany
May 2014	Sotheby's New York	United States
November 2006	Phillips New York	United States

Meaning & Analysis

Created by Gerhard Richter in 2005, Mustangs is a digital print released in a limited edition of 48. The artwork depicts a series of helicopters as they loom over the bright, peaceful fields.

The military intervention as a subject matter of the present work is related to Richter’s longstanding interest in the questions of history and collective experience. In his works, the artist frequently takes recourse to the themes of family history, reviving the memory of people and places that otherwise could be forgotten. Onkel Rudi (Uncle Rudi), one of Richter’s most famous works, depicts Richter’s uncle who was killed on the Western front in 1944. Mustangs is another example of how Richter’s works reinvoke difficult legacies of the past. 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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