Bidspirit auction | Gerhard Richter: Vermalung (Grey)

Gerhard Richter: Vermalung (Grey) - RICHTER, GERHARD 1932 Dresden Title: Vermalung (Grey). Date: 1971. Technique: Oil on plastic paper. Measurement: 40 x 40cm. Notation: Signed, dated and numbered verso lower centre: Richter, 8.9.71 82/150. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. The edition is listed on the artist's official website (www.gerhard-richter.com). Due to the application of the paint with a finger, all sheets differ from each other, making each copy of this edition unique. According to the catalogue raisonné, 20 of the original 150 copies have been destroyed. Provenance: - Bayer Inc, USA (directly from the artist) - Bayer AG, Leverkusen (acquired from the previous owner in 2005) Literature: - Butin, Hubertus/Gronert, Stefan/Olbricht, Thomas (eds.): Gerhard Richter - Editions 1965-2013, Ostfildern 2014, p. 209, cat. rais. no. 45, fig. - Gerhard Richter has been at the top of the art rankings in the 'Kunstkompass' for 20 years - The work has a unique character due to its individual treatment - Characteristic, early example of Richter's intensive preoccupation with the colour grey, which led him to abstraction Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. This lot will be sold under standard taxation (Condition of Sale §V5.1) Explanations to the Catalogue Gerhard Richter Germany Abstraction Capitalistic Realism New Realism Post-War Art Post War 1970s Framed Colour Works on paper Oil