Lot 223
  • 223

Gerhard Richter

Estimate
18,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gerhard Richter
  • Rot-Blau-Gelb
  • signed and dated 73 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 26.4 by 53.4cm.; 10 3/8 by 21 3/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Seriaal, Amsterdam
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1973

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Galerie Seriaal; Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Gerhard Richter, 1973, exhibited as part of the complete installation

Literature

Jürgen Harten, Gerhard Richter, Düsseldorf/Cologne 1986, p. 163, no. 338, illustrated as part of the complete installation
Angelika Thill, et al., Gerhard Richter, Catalogue Raisonné: 1962-1993, Vol. III, Osternfildern-Ruit 1993, no. 338/1-100, illustrated as part of the complete installation in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although they are slightly deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in good condition. There is some cotton residue adhering to the top extreme edge. There is a pattern of very thinly applied paint to the upper turnover edge. Examination under ultra-violet light reveals a vertical line of retouching running parallel to the left edge, a horizontal line towards the centre of the bottom edge with a further small spot beneath it. There are two further small spots of retouching towards the left and one towards the right of the top extreme edge and a very small area towards the bottom of the extreme right edge, all of which fluoresce under ultraviolet light.
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