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Gerhard Richter — Prisma I (Butin, Gronert and Olbricht 120)
Gerhard Richter

Prisma I (Butin, Gronert and Olbricht 120)

Gerhard Richter's "Prisma I" is a conceptual multiple from 2002 consisting of a transparent heavy flint glass prism housed in a carefully designed cardboard presentation case with grey cloth lining. Created as part of an edition of 80 for the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin, the work exemplifies Richter's interest in optical phenomena and the materiality of perception, reducing artistic expression to its most fundamental geometric and transparent form. The modest dimensions and serial production method challenge conventional notions of the unique art object while inviting viewers to engage with light and refraction as primary artistic concerns.

Medium
Prism and artist's case, 2002, comprising transparent heavy flint glass in a cardboard presentation case with grey cloth lining, signed and numbered from the edition of 80 in black ink inside the case, published by Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, on the occasion of the artist's exhibition 'Gerhard Richter: Acht Grau [Eight Gray]', overall including case 200 x 60 x 60mm (7 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8in) (3D multiple), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Santa Claus (F

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 101

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Gerhard Richter, Prisma I (Butin, Gronert and Olbricht 120)

Gerhard Richter's "Prisma I" is a conceptual multiple from 2002 consisting of a transparent heavy flint glass prism housed in a carefully designed cardboard presentation case with grey cloth lining. Created as part of an edition of 80 for the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin, the work exemplifies Richter's interest in optical phenomena and the materiality of perception, reducing artistic expression to its most fundamental geometric and transparent form. The modest dimensions and serial production method challenge conventional notions of the unique art object while inviting viewers to engage with light and refraction as primary artistic concerns.

Medium
Prism and artist's case, 2002, comprising transparent heavy flint glass in a cardboard presentation case with grey cloth lining, signed and numbered from the edition of 80 in black ink inside the case, published by Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, on the occasion of the artist's exhibition 'Gerhard Richter: Acht Grau [Eight Gray]', overall including case 200 x 60 x 60mm (7 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8in) (3D multiple), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Santa Claus (F
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Related themes

Abstract Art, Contemplative, Minimalist Aesthetic, Color and light refraction, Photorealism, Large Scale Painting, German, 20th-21st Century, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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Sebastián Naranjo, Art Institute of Chicago, Brittany Laques, Kyle Stewart, Alex Capecelatro