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Schweizer Alpen I - B3 - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1969 - MyArtBroker

Schweizer Alpen I - B3
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

£11,000-£16,000Value Indicator

$23,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

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69 x 70cm, Edition of 300, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 300
Year: 1969
Size: H 69cm x W 70cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2024
Value Trend:
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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2024
Lempertz, Cologne
Germany
£8,019
£9,434
£11,793
December 2023
Grisebach
Germany
November 2023
Nosbüsch & Stucke
Germany
June 2019
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
June 2016
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
June 2015
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
May 2009
Lempertz, Cologne
Germany
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Gerhard Richter's Schweizer Alpen I - B3 (signed) is a screenprint from 1969, with an estimated value between £11,000 and £16,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. This is a rare piece, having been sold 9 times at auction since its initial sale in March 2004. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £5,871 in April 2024 to £12,249 in November 2023. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 300.

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Meaning & Analysis

Depicting the light-illuminated slopes to the left of a rocky, mountainous arête, and the dark, plunging depths to its right, Schweizer Alpen I - B3 sees Richter use broad strokes to offer an impressionistic view of his subject matter. Reminiscent of a digital image, each different tone present within the print contrasts with those around it, creating the effect of negative space; this subsequently aligns the print with abstraction. When looking at this print, it is difficult not to infer a sense of Richter’s inspiration by the German Romantic movement and artists such as Caspar David Friedrich.

Utilising a different colour scheme to its close cousin, Shweizer Alpen II - A2, this print is an uncharacteristically loose, expressive rendition of the traditional landscape painting. Why uncharacteristically loose? During the late 1960s, Richter had begun experimenting with the depiction of landscape in what was seen as a thematic departure from his focus on historical portraits, such as the famed Elisabeth II (1966). These early works, which Richter named ‘photo paintings’, were moody, monochromatic, and photorealist in style. Comprising seascapes, such as Seestück I (1969) and like-for-like transcriptions of clouds, such as Wolke (Cloud) (1969), they foretell of Richter’s sustained practice of ‘blurring’ his paintings. This practice is designed  to remove unwanted detail, and to make images look ‘technological’.

  • 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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