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Cage Grid I Single Part E - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 2011 - MyArtBroker

Cage Grid I Single Part E
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

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75 x 75cm, Edition of 4, Giclée print

Medium: Giclée print

Edition size: 4

Year: 2011

Size: H 75cm x W 75cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: February 2014

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February 2014
Christie's London
United Kingdom
£75,140
£88,400
£110,500
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Gerhard Richter's Cage Grid I Single Part E, a signed Giclée print from 2011, is estimated to be worth between £80,000 and £120,000. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of one sale on 14th February 2014. This artwork is part of a limited edition of 4 and has not been sold in the last 12 months.

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Meaning & Analysis

Cage Grid I Single Part E allows the intricacies of Richter’s squeegee-based approach to come to the fore with both unrivalled dynamism and beguiling complexity. In amongst the sombre, reflective washes of monochrome and green are flashes of red and neon, incidental markers testament to the layer of brighter, bolder colour concealed below another freshly-applied layer of paint. Despite being far from photographic, the work maintains a close relationship to those semi-realist works of Richter’s that comprise representational elements and gestural, obscuring layers of paint. Examples of these include the haunting September (2009) and Kassel (1992).

A further example of Richter’s ‘blurring’ technique, Cage Grid I Single Part E sees the artist cede his representational sensibilities to those creative forces product of emotion and sensorial experience. Exploring the thinking behind his blur technique, Richter says: ‘I blur things so that they do not look artistic or craftsmanlike but technological, smooth and perfect. I blur things to make all the parts a closer fit. Perhaps I also blur out the excess of unimportant information.’ In this print, therefore, Richter channels little other than the visceral, atonal music of John Cage, which he had been listening to whilst creating his Cage series. Referential visual information is unimportant: it is feeling that counts.

  • 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.