5. Gerhard Richter

5. Gerhard Richter

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

5. Gerhard Richter (b.1932)

CONTEMPORARY, b. Dresden, Germany

Gerhard Richter. Photo: Chris Felver/Getty Images

Power Rank: 14

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
63.4%-11%$7.9m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$129m11$11.7m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Abstraktes Bild1994Christie's New York10 May 2022$38.2m
2Abstraktes Bild1993Sotheby's New York15 Nov 2021$33m
3Abstraktes Bild1987Sotheby's New York14 Nov 2018$32m
4Seestück [Seascape]1975Sotheby's New York16 May 2022$30.2m
5Abstraktes Bild1986Sotheby's London1 Mar 2023$29.1m
6Abstraktes Bild (649-2)1987Sotheby’s Hong Kong6 Oct 2020$28m
7Abstraktes Bild1988Christie’s New York11 Nov 2021$27.2m
8Abstraktes Bild1990Sotheby's Hong Kong7 Oct 2022$25.5m
9Abstraktes Bild1992Sotheby's New York12 May 2021$23.2m
104096 Farben1974Sotheby's New York18 May 2023$21.8m

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