Seestück (Gegenlicht) (Seascape)
A vast and atmospheric seascape rendered in Richter's signature photorealistic yet painterly style, capturing the shimmering interplay of light on open water. The composition evokes a sense of sublime stillness, with the horizon dissolving into a luminous, almost blinding glare that blurs the boundary between sea and sky. True to Richter's broader practice, the work invites contemplation on perception, memory, and the tension between representation and abstraction.
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- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
January 22, 2026
Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000
Sold: $8,385
Lot 130
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Caspar David Friedrich
German · b. 1774
Friedrich's seascapes share the same sublime stillness and atmospheric dissolution of horizon lines between sea and sky, evoking deep contemplation and the overwhelming power of nature with muted, luminous tones.
J.M.W. Turner
British · b. 1775
Turner's seascapes similarly explore blinding light glare on open water and the blurring boundary between sea and sky, creating that same tension between representational form and near abstraction through atmospheric luminosity.
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Japanese · b. 1948
Sugimoto's long exposure seascape photographs dissolve the horizon into a luminous blur between water and sky, sharing Richter's photorealistic yet contemplative approach and his philosophical inquiry into perception, time, and memory.
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