Gerhard Richter

German | 1932

Gerhard Richter is a German Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1932. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Gagosian, Rome. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum Ludwig, Cologne have featured Gerhard Richter's work in the past.Gerhard Richter's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3 USD to 46,356,222 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 46,356,222 USD for ABSTRAKTES BILD, sold at Sotheby's London in 2015. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 919,682 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 27,561 USD.Gerhard Richter has been featured in articles for Studio International, The Guardian and ArtDaily. The most recent article is Observer’s 2025 March Art Fair Calendar written for Observer in February 2025.

Featured for Sale

Eis 2 ,2003

By Gerhard Richter

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

Ohne titel ,94

By Gerhard Richter

Sotheby's London

Schädel mit Kerze ,1983

By Gerhard Richter

Bassenge

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Abstraktes Bild (712) ,1990

By Gerhard Richter

+17%

above mid-estimate

Abstraktes Bild ,1997

By Gerhard Richter

+6%

above mid-estimate

ABSTRAKTES BILD ,1986

By Gerhard Richter

+78%

above mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

MILAN KUNC ,1944

By Gerhard Richter

Leipzig Auction House

GERHARD RICHTER ,20

By Gerhard Richter

Leipzig Auction House

Schadel ,1983

By Gerhard Richter

AREA Casa d'Aste

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Abstraktes Bild ,1991

By Gerhard Richter

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Schädel mit Kerze ,1983

By Gerhard Richter

Bassenge

Landschaft (dessins et aquarelles/drawings & watercolors 1957 – 2008) - Gerhard Richter

Landschaft (dessins et aquarelles/drawings & watercolors 1957 – 2008) ,2012

By Gerhard Richter

Bassenge

Recent Auction Results

Blattecke ,1967

By Gerhard Richter

+381%

above mid-estimate

Grisebach

Bahnhof (Hannover) ,1967

By Gerhard Richter

+14%

above mid-estimate

Grisebach

BRIDGE 14 FEB 45 (I) ,45

By Gerhard Richter

+75%

above mid-estimate

Grisebach

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Current Exhibitions

Gerhard Richter: Erinnerungen An Einen Anfang

Edition Block

Berlin | Germany

Nov 18,2024 - Feb 28,2025

Gerhard Richter: Moving Picture (946-3) Kyoto Version

Gagosian, Rome

Rome | Italy

Dec 06,2024 - Feb 28,2025

Louisiana Visits Franz Gertsch: Post-War And Contemporary Art In Dialogue

Museum Franz Gertsch

Burgdorf | Switzerland

Sep 21,2024 - Mar 02,2025

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Articles

Those Passions: On Art and Politics by TJ Clark Review – Show Me the Monet

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Coverage

“ ..He is best known for his paintings, which have become a common feature in museum collections all over the world... ”
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Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo

“ ..Richter began to use glass in his work in 1967... ”
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Tate Modern

“ ..thereby, richter does not start with a predetermined motif for his abstract paintings, but rather works until the picture is recognisable – a working process that the artist describes as ‘meticulously... ”
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Haus der Kunst

“ ..ATLAS reflects Richter’s deep interest in the currency of images, and the artist has personally nominated and arranged the selection of images on display at GOMA... ”
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QAGOMA, Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art

“ ..While Richter’s face is hidden behind a veil of colour in his 1996 paintings, the strokes of the drawing evoke the artist in almost infinite variations... ”
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Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Beim Stadthaus