Gerhard Richter

German, b. 1932. Gerhard Richter is a seminal visual artist, photographer, and painter well-known for his photorealistic and abstract paintings, glass pieces, and photographs. He is an influential contemporary German painter. Gerhard Richter artwork at auction often garners record-breaking prices. The artist's experiments with photo-based paintings and abstraction made notable contributions to the medium's history. Ritcher's artworks often make use of images from his photograph collection Atlas as a reference. He also refers to photographs of his daughter, flickering candles, criminal portraits, pastoral landscapes, and aerial images.

Gerhard Richter was born in 1932 in Dresden in Germany. While living in East Germany after WWII, Richter started painting Socialist Realist murals. The artist in 1961 fled to West Germany and studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with fellow artist Sigmar Polke. It was during this time that Richter started creating his signature blurry photo-paintings. The photo-paintings explore the contradictory nature of the formal image content. He added abstraction to his collections in the coming decades. He also analyzed the painterly character with the technique of adding paint to canvas by squeezing it. Gerhard Richter also set a record in 2012 by selling his 1994 artwork Abstraktes Bild (809-4) for $34 million. It was the highest-price sold painting of a living artist. He also broke this record twice after 2012. In 2013, his 1968 painting Domplatz, Mailand (1968) (Cathedral square, Milan) garnered $37.1 million, and Abstraktes Bild (1986) sold in 2015 garnered $44.52 million.

Today, the artist resides in Cologne in Germany. His artworks are on display in notable museums and art centers like the Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Gallery in London, the Albertina in Vienna, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Collectors can also find Gerhard Richter Artwork for sale in leading art galleries. Gerhard Richter artwork at auction is often available at an online auction by well-known galleries.

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  • David Maisel & Gerhard Richter Art Books
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    $50 - $100

    David Maisel & Gerhard Richter Art Books

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    $50 - $100
  • Gerhard Richter "1990" Offset Lithograph
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    $500 - $750

    Gerhard Richter "1990" Offset Lithograph

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    $500 - $750
  • Gerhard Richter "1987" Offset Lithograph
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    $500 - $750

    Gerhard Richter "1987" Offset Lithograph

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    $500 - $750
  • 1993 Abstract Painting, Style of Gerhard Richter
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    $400 - $800

    1993 Abstract Painting, Style of Gerhard Richter

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    $400 - $800
  • Abe Frajndlich "Gerhard Richter" C-Print, 1988
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    $300 - $500

    Abe Frajndlich "Gerhard Richter" C-Print, 1988

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  • Gerhard Richter Style Modernist Oil on Canvas
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    $400 - $600

    Gerhard Richter Style Modernist Oil on Canvas

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  • Gerhard Richter (b. 1932): Hotel Diana
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    $2,000 - $3,000

    Gerhard Richter (b. 1932): Hotel Diana

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    $2,000 - $3,000
    12 Bids
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    $1,600
  • Gerhard Richter "Untitled" Offset Lithograph
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    $500 - $750

    Gerhard Richter "Untitled" Offset Lithograph

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    $500 - $750
  • After Gerhard Richter Abstract Painting
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    After Gerhard Richter Abstract Painting

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  • Gerhard Richter "Mustangs, 2005" Offset Lithograph
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    Gerhard Richter "Mustangs, 2005" Offset Lithograph

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    $200 - $400
  • Gerhard Richter. Kunst- und Ausstellung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Edition Cantz, 1994.
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    MXN$3,000 - MXN$4,000 $180.51 - $240.67

    Gerhard Richter. Kunst- und Ausstellung der Bundesrepub...

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  • Château Mouton Rothschild. Cosecha 2015. Pauillac. Etiqueta con diseño del artista Gerhard Richter.
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    MXN$9,000 - MXN$13,000 $541.52 - $782.19

    Château Mouton Rothschild. Cosecha 2015. Pauillac. Etiq...

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  • Gerhard Richter. Kunst- und Ausstellung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Edition Cantz, 1994. Piezas: 3.
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    MXN$2,000 - MXN$3,000 $120.34 - $180.51

    Gerhard Richter. Kunst- und Ausstellung der Bundesrepub...

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    MXN$1,000$60.17
  • Gerhard Richter. Kunst- und Ausstellung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Edition Cantz, 1994. Piezas: 3.
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    MXN$1,000 - MXN$1,500 $60.17 - $90.25

    Gerhard Richter. Kunst- und Ausstellung der Bundesrepub...

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    1 Bid
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    MXN$800$48.13
  • Illegibly Signed Abstract Oil on Board
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    Illegibly Signed Abstract Oil on Board

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  • Contemporary Artist Ephemera (20th Century)
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    Contemporary Artist Ephemera (20th Century)

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  • (8) Art Exhibition catalogues, incl. Franz Kline
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    $100 - $150

    (8) Art Exhibition catalogues, incl. Franz Kline

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    $100 - $150
  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco: Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    $400 - $600
  • THE PAINEWEBBER ART COLLECTION BOOK FIRST EDITION
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    $40 - $80

    THE PAINEWEBBER ART COLLECTION BOOK FIRST EDITION

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    $40 - $80
  • Justin Coopersmith Mixed Media - "Double Trouble"
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    $2,000 - $3,000

    Justin Coopersmith Mixed Media - "Double Trouble"

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • WILLI BAUMEISTER* (Stuttgart 1889 - 1955 Stuttgart)
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    EUR€15,000 - EUR€25,000 $16,129.03 - $26,881.72

    WILLI BAUMEISTER* (Stuttgart 1889 - 1955 Stuttgart)

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    EUR€15,000 - EUR€25,000 $16,129.03 - $26,881.72
  • Richter 8'X10' Wool and Bamboo Rug
    Price$3,600

    Richter 8'X10' Wool and Bamboo Rug

  • William Janosco:  Bandelier
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    $400 - $600

    William Janosco: Bandelier

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    $400 - $600
  • William Janosco: Atlantic Light
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    William Janosco: Atlantic Light

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    $400 - $600
  • Gerhard Richter, Stadt
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    $3,000 - $5,000

    Gerhard Richter, Stadt

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Gerhard Richter MoMA Exhibition Catalog, 2002
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    $100 - $200

    Gerhard Richter MoMA Exhibition Catalog, 2002

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    $100 - $200
  • Gerhard Richter
(German, b. 1932)
Untitled (6 Nov. 96), 1996
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    $30,000 - $50,000

    Gerhard Richter (German, b. 1932) Untitled (6 Nov. 96),...

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    $30,000 - $50,000
  • Gerhard Richter (German, Born 1932)
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    $10 - $250

    Gerhard Richter (German, Born 1932)

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    $10 - $250
  • Gerhard Richter, 17 Nov. 1996 (Teil des verworfenen Abstrakten Bildes)
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    $85,000 - $100,000

    Gerhard Richter, 17 Nov. 1996 (Teil des verworfenen Abs...

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    $85,000 - $100,000
  • Karin Kneffel Sammlung aus 4 Graphiken. Je Vierfarben-Serigraphie auf festem Velin. Je 92 x 92 cm (96 x 96 cm). Jeweils links unten mit näheren Werksa

    Karin Kneffel Sammlung aus 4 Graphiken. Je Vierfarben-S...