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Flow (P16) - Unsigned Print by Gerhard Richter 2014 - MyArtBroker

Flow (P16)
Unsigned Print

Gerhard Richter

£6,500-£10,000Value Indicator

$13,500-$21,000 Value Indicator

$12,000-$18,000 Value Indicator

¥60,000-¥100,000 Value Indicator

€7,500-€11,500 Value Indicator

$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator

¥1,230,000-¥1,890,000 Value Indicator

$8,500-$13,500 Value Indicator

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100 x 200cm, Edition of 500, Digital Print

Medium: Digital Print

Edition size: 500

Year: 2014

Size: H 100cm x W 200cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

Last Auction: November 2024

Value Trend:

-7% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
November 2024
Germann Auctions
Switzerland
$7,000
$8,500
$10,500
November 2024
Artcurial
France
December 2023
Grisebach
Germany
November 2023
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
September 2023
Phillips London
United Kingdom
July 2023
Phillips London
United Kingdom
June 2023
Phillips New York
United States
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The value of Gerhard Richter's Flow (P16) is estimated to be worth between £6,500 and £10,000. In the past 12 months, the artwork has sold twice, with an average selling price of £6,834. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £5,500 in July 2023 to £13,738 in June 2021. This digital print, created in 2014, has shown an average annual growth rate of -7%. This work is part of a limited edition of 500.

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Meaning & Analysis

Like its immediate predecessor in the Flow series, Flow (P15), Flow (P16) is an artwork in two halves. Resembling the diptych form, which first emerged during the Middle Ages and which went on to become a cornerstone of Byzantine and Christian religious painting, the print is imbued with a sense of the divine. This is a theme that Richter has explored many times in his work, most notably in his 1974 work 4096 Colours and in the stained-glass window at Cologne Cathedral that this work inspired. Dominating the print’s visual field is a large streak of black paint that crosses the ‘border’ between the original artwork’s left and right panels. Dripping down onto subsequent layers of green, red, and blue, the print references the original’s medium of choice: oil paint.

Richter has often been described as an artist who wishes to bring about the ‘death’ of painting. Fiercely against forms of traditionalism in modern and contemporary art, Richter has turned his hand at a number of unusual artistic methods that each aim to deconstruct established practices and representations. His abstract works, first begun during the early 1970s, are a typical example of this deconstructive approach. Commenting on his sustained practice of scraping oil paint across canvas surfaces, Richter once said: “If, while I'm painting, I distort or destroy a motif, it is not a planned or conscious act, but rather it has a different justification: I see the motif, the way I painted it, is somehow ugly or unbearable. Then I try to follow my feelings and make it attractive. And that means a process of painting, changing or destroying – for however long it takes – until I think it has improved.”

  • 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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