Germaine Richier

French | 1902 - 1959

Germaine Richier was a French Postwar & Contemporary sculptor who was born in 1902. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig in Vienna. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museu Nacional d`Art de Catalunya have featured Germaine Richier's work in the past.Germaine Richier's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 53 USD to 3,638,814 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,638,814 USD for LA TAUROMACHIE, sold at Sotheby's Paris in 2017. In the past 12 months, their sculptures have averaged 79,889 USD.Germaine Richier has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Hyperallergic in June 2025. The artist died in 1959.

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Standing man with large sketched face ,1950

By Germaine Richier

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Hydra (Standing Woman) ,1950

By Germaine Richier

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Germaine Richier, Composition 4, 1958 ,1958

By Germaine Richier

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Notable Lots

Le Grain ,1955

By Germaine Richier

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Set of 11 ; L'Echiquier, grand - Germaine Richier

Set of 11 ; L'Echiquier, grand ,1959

By Germaine Richier

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La ville

By Germaine Richier

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Germaine Richier, Composition 4, 1958 - Germaine Richier

Germaine Richier, Composition 4, 1958 ,1958

By Germaine Richier

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Hydra (Standing Woman) - Germaine Richier

Hydra (Standing Woman) ,1950

By Germaine Richier

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Standing man with large sketched face - Germaine Richier

Standing man with large sketched face ,1950

By Germaine Richier

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Le Crapaud ,1940

By Germaine Richier

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The Praying Mantis

By Germaine Richier

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Head of Robert Müller at age 20 - Germaine Richier

Head of Robert Müller at age 20 ,1940

By Germaine Richier

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Current Exhibitions

Mapping the 60s: Art Histories from the mumok Collections

MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig

Vienna | Austria

Jul 07,2024 - Feb 01,2026

In Touch: Encounters in the Collection

Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein

Vaduz | Liechtenstein

May 16,2025 - Apr 12,2026

Past Exhibitions

Salon du dessin

Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Art

Neuchatel | Switzerland

Mar 25,2025 - Mar 31,2025

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Articles

Hyperallergic 05/06/2025

A Paris exhibition traces artists鈥� obsession with the Apocalypse, from rare Medieval illuminated manuscripts to Blake, Kandinsky, and Kiki Smith.

FAD Magazine 27/02/2025

The New Museum, Manhattan鈥檚 only museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, today announced that its 60,000 sq ft building expansion designed by OMA / Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas in collaboration with Cooper Robertson will open in fall 2025.

ArtDaily 29/01/2025

Imagine stepping into a Parisian apartment, a space not just lived in, but curated, a vibrant dialogue between art and life.

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鈥� ..However, Richier鈥檚 engagement with the human image additionally pursued very different paths... 鈥�
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Kunstmuseum Bern

鈥� ..Rendered in illusory realms while maintaining a self-reflexive approach to making, Richier鈥檚 sculptures describe the transition from materials into form... 鈥�
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Vedovi Gallery

鈥� ..Having preferred a classical approach to sculpture by working predominantly from live models in her studio, Richier locates an interior narrative within her subject and wrenches it into being through her... 鈥�
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Vedovi Gallery

鈥� ..Richier鈥檚 art was likewise shaped by a childhood spent in Provence in close proximity to nature, by Surrealist and Existentialist notions popular in her circles, by the experience of being both a woman... 鈥�
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Museum Beelden aan Zee

鈥� ..Germaine Richier found recognition early in her career as an artist and she is one of the first women sculptors to find international success... 鈥�
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Kunstmuseum Bern