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1260 Farben (1260 Colours) - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1974 - MyArtBroker

1260 Farben (1260 Colours)
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

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58 x 76cm, Edition of 75, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 75
Year: 1974
Size: H 58cm x W 76cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2021
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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2021
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
$30,000
$35,000
$45,000
June 2021
Lempertz, Cologne
Germany
April 2019
Christie's New York
United States
February 2019
Christie's New York
United States
May 2018
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
December 2015
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
June 2015
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
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Gerhard Richter's 1260 Farben (1260 Colours) (signed), a lithograph print from 1974, is estimated to be worth between £12,000 and £18,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of 12 total sales since its entry to the market on 6th October 2005. The hammer price in the last 12 months has ranged from £16,325 on 18th June 2021 to £26,042 on 19th June 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75.

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Meaning & Analysis

Much like 9 Von 180 Farben (9 Of 180 Colours), this print is concerned with colour. Comprising 1260 blocks of individual, block colour, the work is arranged in a grid formation. Speaking to Richter’s sustained interest in ordered and procedural creative processes, the print’s composition imbues it with a conflicting sense of disorder nonetheless. Yellow tones, recognised first by the human eye, stand out from other areas of purple, black, and light blue, giving the work a sense of imbalance. This imbalance then disconnects the composition from its creator, pushing the viewer to wonder whether a machine was involved in its creation.

The intricacy of this mosaic-like piece recalls the rise of digital art in the 20th and 21st century - a movement that has seen artists turn towards and harness the creative possibilities afforded by computers. Although created by Richter during the 1970s, this work is testament to the continued importance of colourism, and the mosaic motif, to the artist’s monumental œuvre: its minimalist, grid-like arrangement of coloured blocks foretells of Richter’s window at Cologne Cathedral, created in 2007. This work, housed in one of the largest religious buildings in the world, comprises 11,500 individual ‘pixels’ and contrasts with the cathedral’s fiercely Prussian, gothic architecture. It is apparently concerned with the ‘non-representational nature of the Divine.’

  • 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.