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 Guggenheim Bilbao and will be on exhibit at Pinakothek der Moderne in Chiemsee on May 10, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, Rome 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 834,499 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 35,267 USD.Gerhard Richter has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in April 2025.

Featured for Sale

Cage 1-6 ,2020

By Gerhard Richter

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

Cage P19-6 ,2020

By Gerhard Richter

Pinto Gallery

Schweizer Alpen I (B2 ,1969

By Gerhard Richter

Lempertz, Cologne

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Notable Lots

Abstraktes Bild (648-3) - Gerhard Richter

Abstraktes Bild (648-3) ,1987

By Gerhard Richter

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Abstraktes Bild ,1993

By Gerhard Richter

+32%

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ABSTRAKTES BILD ,1994

By Gerhard Richter

+103%

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Upcoming Lots

Vermalung (Grey ,1971

By Gerhard Richter

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Kanarische Landschaften. 6-parts - Gerhard Richter

Kanarische Landschaften. 6-parts ,1971

By Gerhard Richter

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Schweizer Alpen I (B2 ,1969

By Gerhard Richter

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Recent Auction Results

Kuchenstuhl ,1965

By Gerhard Richter

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Tiger ,1965

By Gerhard Richter

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Victoria I & II ,2003

By Gerhard Richter

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Current Exhibitions

Iconic: Portraiture from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol

The Holburne Museum

Bath | UK

Jan 24,2025 - May 05,2025

Gallery Artists

Galerie Leu

Munich | Germany

Apr 02,2025 - May 31,2025

Masterpieces on Paper from Budapest

Guggenheim Bilbao

Bilbao | Spain

Feb 28,2025 - Jun 01,2025

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Articles

Frieze Magazine 23/04/2025

At Fondazione Prada, Milan, a group show studies the variations and chance connections that form our worldview.

ArtDaily 10/04/2025

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao announced that six artworks by international contemporary artists will be incorporated into the Museum鈥檚 collection, thanks to a gift from the D.Daskalopoulos Collection.

ArtDependence Magazine 07/04/2025

The artistic career of Gerhard Richter, born in 1932, began at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.

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Coverage

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

鈥� ..Richter began to use glass in his work in 1967... 鈥�
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Tate Modern

鈥� ..thereby, richter does not start with a predetermined motif for his abstract paintings, but rather works until the picture is recognisable 鈥� a working process that the artist describes as 鈥榤eticulously... 鈥�
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Haus der Kunst

鈥� ..Richter draws the viewer into these prints through their apparent factuality as photographic images, yet complicates attempts to read them through elements of manipulation, such as blurring and juxtaposition... 鈥�
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Saint Louis Art Museum

鈥� ..Although Richter鈥檚 approach using 鈥渃hance, arbitrariness, whim and destruction brings about a particular kind of painting, it is never a predetermined painting鈥�... 鈥�
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Museum Ludwig, Cologne