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Abstraktes Bild - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1991 - MyArtBroker

Abstraktes Bild
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

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92 x 67cm, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1991
Size: H 92cm x W 67cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: January 2024
Value Trend:
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Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
January 2024
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
£1,043
£1,227
£1,582
October 2011
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
February 2008
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,100 and £1,650. This lithograph print from 1991 has shown consistent sales activity, having been sold 3 times at auction since its initial sale on 8th February 2008. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is -11%. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £0 to £0. The average return to the seller is £1,043. The edition size of this artwork is not known.

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Meaning & Analysis

Much like a number of other works in the Abstract collection, including Abstraktes Bild (P1) (1990) and Haggadah (P2) (2014), Abstraktes Bild is a foremost example of Richter’s unique, deconstructive approach to painting and representation. Non-representational – that is, it does not represent anything in any concrete sense – it is quite unlike Richter’s historically-inspired paintings of newspaper photographs depicting figures such as Mao Zedong, members of the infamous Baader-Meinhof Gang (Rote Armee Fraktion), and reigning monarch Queen Elisabeth II; nor is it like the artist’s photorealistic paintings of still-life objects and candles. Eschewing reliance on Richter’s Atlas – an enormous collection of photographs, newspaper cuttings, and drawings amassed throughout the artist’s lifetime, and the photographic basis of many of his works – the piece opts in favour, rather, of a deep meditation on colour.

Comprising reddish tones and smatterings of dark, almost black paint, the work appears to us as a ‘blur’. Alluding not only to its production by way of paint-covered squeegees, dragged across the canvas to meld paint and to unearth layers of contrasting colour below, this blur traces a developmental genealogy that begins during the 1960s, when Richter was an art student at the Dresden Academy. Strictly controlled by Communist authorities, the Academy curtailed Richter’s artistic ambitions, forcing him to reproduce a strictly ‘socialist realist’ style. Inspired by a 1961 exhibition of avant-garde art, held in the West German city of Kassel, and constrained by national politics, Richter sought out ways to deconstruct establish practices. In this print, this ambition remains palpable.

  • 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.