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Kanarische Landschaften II - f - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1971 - MyArtBroker

Kanarische Landschaften II - f
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

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40 x 50cm, Edition of 50, Photographic print

Medium: Photographic print
Edition size: 50
Year: 1971
Size: H 40cm x W 50cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: January 2024
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January 2024
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
£2,160
£2,541
£3,278
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The value of Gerhard Richter's Kanarische Landschaften II - f (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,150 and £3,200. This photographic print, created in 1971, has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in January 2024. This is a rare artwork, with an auction history of one sale. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Meaning & Analysis

In this work, it is easy to see why curator Nicholas Serota once described Richter as ‘a painter of photographs, a painter of images’. Like its close relatives, Kanarische Landschaften I - e (1971) and Kanarische Landscahften I - a (1971), Kanarische Landschaften II - f (1971) is made after a holiday photograph taken by the artist himself. Printed in dark grey colours, the work accords the sandy, rugged, and volcanic landscape of the Canary Islands a certain arctic twist. Full of foreboding, the piece incorporates the abstraction of the natural world into its photorealist depiction of the landscape scene.

‘Banal photos’ have interested Richter for a long time. These images are, according to the artist, striking because they are ‘not artificial’. Richter’s love for photography - a passion which has seen him create a so-called ‘Atlas’ comprising thousands of his photographs, found images, and newspaper cuttings - has its roots in an artistic experience he had whilst visiting West Berlin in the 1950s. This experience assumed the form of The Family Of Man exhibition, organised by Edward Steichen of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), which was a revelation for Richter. The photographic basis of this particular exhibition had a profound impact on the young artist, who before then ‘knew only paintings’; at last, the power of photography was clear to him - a power he had been unable to experience, or recreate, as a young art student in the East German city of Dresden.

  • 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.