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Gerhard Richter
Estimate
4,000,000 - 6,000,000 USD
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Description
- Gerhard Richter
- Abstraktes Bild
- signed, dated 1985 and numbered 584-1 twice on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 69 x 98 1/2 in. 175 x 250 cm.
Provenance
Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago
Refco, Inc., Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1998
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago
Refco, Inc., Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1998
Exhibited
Düsseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Gerhard Richter. Bilder 1962 - 1985, January - March 1986, p. 342, illustrated in color
Literature
Martin Hentschel and Ulrich Loock, "Gerhard Richter", Nike, Nr. 11, December 1985 - February 1986, p. 11, illustrated
Jürgen Harten, Gerhard Richter Bilder Paintings 1962-1985, Cologne, 1986, no. 584-1, p. 342, illustrated in color
Judi Kirschner, Eleanor Heartney and Anne Rorimer, The Refco Collection, Minneapolis, 1990, p. 148, illustrated in color (upside down)
Angelika Thill, et. al., Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné, 1962 - 1993, vol. III, Osterfildern - Ruit, 1993, cat. no. 584, illustrated in color
Kirk Varnedoe, Pictures of Nothing, Abstract Art since Pollock, Princeton, 2006, fig. 5.35, p. 216, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. Please contact the Contemporary Art Department at 212-606-7254 for a condition report prepared by Terrence Mahon. This work is framed in a blonde wood strip frame with a small float.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.