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Gerhard Richter (1932 Dresden) (F)

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€ 8 500
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26.11.2022 13:00UTC +02:00
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WETTMANN | Auktionshaus an der Ruhr
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Germany, Mülheim an der Ruhr
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Lot 82 | Gerhard Richter (1932 Dresden) (F)
Gerhard Richter (1932 Dresden) (F)
'Schweizer Alpen B2' (aus: Schweizer Alpen II), Siebdruck in Schwarz und zwei Grautönen auf Karton, 69,4 cm x 69,4 cm Blattmaß, signiert, verso 23/50 nummeriert, gestempelt, Motivnummer B2 eingekreist, 1969 datiert, partiell leicht stockfleckig, an den Rändern partiell minimal aufgeworfen, Literatur: Wvz. Butin 21b2.

Gerhard Richter wurde 1932 in Dresden geboren. Nachdem der Künstler in Dresden und an der Düsseldorfer Akademie studierte, stellte er seine ersten Werke aus. Diese übersetzten die bekannten Zeitungsausschnitte in schwarz-weiße und verwischte Gestaltungsform. "Im Malen nach Fotovorlagen findet Richter seine Methode, um den Prozess des Malens in seinen Möglichkeiten auszuloten. Dabei ist das Werk von ständigen Veränderungen und Brüchen geprägt [...]". Ebendiese Inkonsequenz beschreibt auch sein Oeuvre, das durch gegensätzliche oder nebeneinander geschaffene Werkgruppen bestimmt ist. So erschuf der Künstler Portraits, Farbtafeln, Städtebilder und abstrakte Bilder mit grauen oder farbigen, mit dem Rakel gezogene, Schlieren. Ebenso Wolken, Vanitasmotive, Werke von hoher Raumwirkung oder aber Geschehnissen. Der Künstler bezieht sich auch auf seine eigens angelegte Sammlung fotografischer Arbeiten, die er dabei oftmals als Vorlage nutzt. So bezieht sich 'Schweizer Alpen II (B2) ' als eine Arbeit aus einer Serie von 5 Werken (Motiv A1, A2, B1, B2, B3) auf das gleichnamige Gemälde von 1969 (WV-Nr. der Gemälde 224/1). Denn dieses basiert wiederum auf Fotografien, die 1968 von Richter während einer Reise nach Mailand aus dem Flugzeugfenster aufgenommen wurden.




Gerhard Richter (1932 Dresden) (F)
Swiss Alps B2' (from: Swiss Alps II), silkscreen in black and two shades of grey on cardboard, 1969, 69.4 cm x 69.4 cm sheet dimension, signed, numbered 23/50 on verso, stamped, motif number B2 circled, dated 1969, some light rimmed, minimal lifting at margins, literature: Wvz. Butin 21b2.

Gerhard Richter was born in Dresden in 1932. After the artist studied in Dresden and at the Düsseldorf Academy, he exhibited his first works. These translated the familiar newspaper clippings into black and white and blurred design form. ''In painting from photographic originals, Richter finds his method of exploring the process of painting in its possibilities. In the process, the work is characterised by constant changes and breaks [...]''. This same inconsistency also describes his oeuvre, which is defined by groups of works that are contradictory or juxtaposed. The artist created portraits, colour panels, cityscapes and abstract paintings with grey or coloured streaks drawn with a squeegee. Likewise clouds, vanitas motifs, works with a high spatial effect or events. The artist also refers to his own collection of photographic works, which he often uses as models. 'Swiss Alps II (B2) ', one of a series of five works (motifs A1, A2, B1, B2, B3), refers to the painting of the same name from 1969 (WV no. of paintings 224/1). For this in turn is based on photographs taken by Richter from an airplane window during a trip to Milan in 1968.

Artist:Gerhard Richter (1932)
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