Vermalung (Braun)
1972
A sweeping expanse of rich, layered browns dominates the canvas, applied with Richter's signature squeegee technique to create fluid, gestural striations that blur the boundary between abstraction and material sensation. The paint is pushed and dragged across the surface, revealing glimpses of underlying color while building a complex, almost geological depth. This work exemplifies Richter's ongoing investigation into the nature of painting itself, embracing chance and process as fundamental elements of artistic creation.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Christie's
Notes
LITERATURE Gerhard Richter: Bilder/Paintings 1962-1985, Cologne, 1986, No. 325⁄1-120 (la série complète illustrée p. 148). H. Butin, Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-1993, Munich, 1993, No. 325⁄1-120 (une autre œuvre de la série illustrée p. 119). A.Thill, Gerhard Richter: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1993, Vol. III, Ostfildern-Ruit, 1993, No. 325⁄1-120 (la série complète illustrée n.p.). H. Butin, Gerhard Richter: Editions 1964-2004, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2004, No. 46 (une autre œuvre de la série illustrée en couleurs p. 186). H. Butin, Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-2013, Munich, 2014, No. 46 (une autre œuvre de la série illustrée en couleurs p. 210). C. Lotz, The Art of Gerhard Richter, Hermeneutics, Images, Meanings, Londres, 2015, p. 157. H. Butin, Gerhard Richter: Unique Pieces in Series, Cologne, 2017, p. 104 (d'autres œuvres de la série illustrées en couleurs pp. 108 et 109). D. Elger, Gerhard Richter: Catalogue raisonné, Volume 2, 1968-1976, Berlin, 2017, p. 454, No. 325⁄1-120 (une vue in situ de la série complète illustrée en couleurs p. 455). M. Gauthier, Richter, Bonn, 2018, p. 46. A. Eweite, Gerhard Richter, leben und werk, Munich, 2019, p. 106 (une vue in situ de la série complète illustrée en couleurs p. 109). Conditions of sale Brought to you by Elisabetta Vitullo Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale EVITULLO@CHRISTIES.COM +33 (0)1 40 76 85 68
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Gerhard Richter
German · b. 1932
Richter himself created numerous squeegee abstractions using dragged and smeared oil paint across large canvases, producing works with the same monochromatic gestural texture and physical paint application seen in Vermalung (Braun).
Rudolf Stingel
Italian · b. 1956
Stingel creates large format oil paintings that emphasize the physical process of paint application, often working monochromatically with gestural, dragged surfaces that share the same material directness and abstract intensity of this Richter squeegee work.
Franz Ackermann
German · b. 1963
As a German abstract painter working in large format gestural oil on canvas, Ackermann engages with bold non representational compositions where the physicality of paint movement and application is a central expressive concern, closely paralleling the gestural abstract language of this piece.
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