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Schattenbild I - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1968 - MyArtBroker

Schattenbild I
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

£4,350-£6,500Value Indicator

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60 x 65cm, Edition of 150, Photographic print

Medium: Photographic print
Edition size: 150
Year: 1968
Size: H 60cm x W 65cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: March 2023
Value Trend:
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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
March 2023
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
£5,766
£6,783
£8,750
June 2012
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
February 2007
Christie's New York
United States
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Gerhard Richter's Schattenbild I, a signed photographic print from 1968, is currently valued between £4,350 and £6,500. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 20%. This is a rare piece with an auction history of three sales since its entry to the market in February 2007. The hammer price over the past five years has ranged from £3,992 in October 2018 to £5,441 in December 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 150.

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Meaning & Analysis

Schattenbild I - which translates to ‘Shadow picture’ 1 - bears compositional and thematic similarities to the 1988 work, Kerze, also part of the Atlas series. In this print, Richter vaunts a creative process that is at once canonical and avant-garde. A technical ‘test’ image that speaks to the canonical and art historical processes that undeniably influenced Richter during this period, this procedural work is nonetheless definitely ‘modern’. Although equivalent to a simple, bold composition comprising a cream border that surrounds a three-dimensional, recessed area, sketched out in light and darker greys, the work introduces shadow and perspective to its otherwise simplistic mix.

One of Richter’s ‘shadow paintings’, produced during 1967 and 1968, the work marries Renaissance fascinations with mathematics, perspective, and optical effects, and Richter’s tendency towards non-representational art, atonality, and grid patterns. Emblematic of his chiefly experimental œuvre during the late 1960s, the artwork precedes major realist artworks, such as the 1971-2 series 48 Portraits, first exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1972. During this period, Richter continued to produce works using hands-on printmaking processes, including screen printing, photolithography, and collotype. From 1974, he stopped working with print media, opting in favour of photographs. Many of these now appear in his endless ‘Atlas’ - a large-scale image-based collection, from which Richter has produced such well-known works as Betty (1991).

  • 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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