Abstraktes Bild (431-8)
1977
A richly layered composition of smeared and dragged oil paint, this work exemplifies Richter's signature squeegee technique, blending and obscuring colors into a dense, luminous surface. Muted tones shift and dissolve into one another, creating a tension between control and chance that defines his abstract practice. The painting invites the viewer to find fleeting imagery within its textured depths while resisting any fixed representation.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Execution: Painted in 1977, in Germany. Literature: Gerhard Richter. Bilder/ Paintings 1962-1985, exh. cat., Stadtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, 1986, no. 431/8, pp. 210, 389 (illustrated, p. 210) Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Peter Gidal and Birgit Pelzer, eds., Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1993, Volume 3, Bonn, 1993, no. 431-8, n.p. (illustrated) Dietmar Elgar, Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné 1976-1987, Volume 3, Hatje Cantz, 2013, p. 120 (illustrated) Exhibition History: Düsseldorf, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Gerhard Richter, 22 October-22 November 1977 Halifax, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Gerhard Richter: 17 Pictures, 4-18 July 1978 Eindhoven, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum,Gerhard Richter: Schilderijen / Bilder, 8 October-5 November 1978; then travelled as London, Whitechapel Gallery, Gerhard Richter: Abstract Paintings, 14 March-22 April 1979 New York, Sperone Westwater Fischer, Gerhard Richter, 2 February-1 March 1980
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art
March 6, 2026
Estimate: $200,000 – $300,000
Sold: $199,950
Lot 117
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