GERHARD RICHTER, 100 Abstract paintings, 2023
24 x 17 x 2,3 cm
HC, 208 pp., artist’s book
mint
published by David Zwirner Books, New York, USA
US$ 50.- for sale at David Zwirner Gallery Gerhard Richter books
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Pouring out enamel paint, here originally onto glass plates is a method of working Gerhard Richter has done before. Partly based on chance he let the colour paint float over the surface, afterwards taking pictures of it for having these published in a book, like this one.
The book includes ad randomly chosen letter combinations put together into a kind of abstract concrete poetry.
History of price:
David Zwirner Gallery, New York, USA US$ 50.- July 2023 (year of issue)
GERHARD RICHTER, 100 Abstract Pictures, 2023
23,5 x 16,6 cm
artist’s book, HC, 208 pp.
edition not mentioned
published by David Zwirner Books, New York, USA
US$ 50.- plus costs of mailing,
for purchase see David Zwirner Books Gerhard Richter 100 Abstract Pictures
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“The 100 Abstract Pictures shown here originated about five years ago, when I poured enamel paints on a fifty-by-fifty centimeter glass plate. The paints then flowed into one another without completely mixing. Thus they produced countless ephemeral abstract pictures, which I captured in photographs. These pictures are juxtaposed in the book with text formations that were generated at random.” Gerhard Richter, 2023
GERHARD RICHTER, Gerhard Richter, 1969
20 x 21,2 cm
catalogue, offset, SC, stapled, 28 pp., unpaginated
published by Gegenverkehr, Zentrum für aktuelle Kunst Aachen, Germany
condition good; cover slightly yellowed at right side, tiny scuffed spot at left top corner, smudge on back of cover sold
GERHARD RICHTER, Abstract Painting 825-II 69 Details, 1996
18,5 x 12,2 cm
HC, 138 pp., 69 plates
edition 1000
published by Insel Verlag, for this edition Scalo, Zurich-Berlin-New York
splendid – mint condition
€ 360,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace registered mail
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GERHARD RICHTER, Sils, 1992
15,5 x 11 cm
artist’s book, HC, 86 pp.
edition 1000, here number 464
signed, hand numbered
mint condition
published by Oktagon Verlag, München-Stuttgart, Germany
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History of prices:
Golden Waves of Books, Fayetteville, USA January 2023 € 540,-
Gold Books, Austin, USA, January 2023 € 485,-
Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, USA, January 2023 € 455,-
Van Ham Auktionen, Cologne, Germany, 31 March 2022 € 990,- (hammer price)
GERHARD RICHTER, Tote bag, 2019 – number 2
18 x 18 inches
tote bag, dye print on polyester fibre
published by FineArtAmerica.com
produced by PX Pixels, Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL, USA
p.o.r.
Fine Art America is a company comparable to RedBuble Pty Ltd that was founded in 2006 as a global online marketplace for print-on-demand products. In 2007, Broihier launched Fine Art America, also an ecommerce marketplace. Artists upload digital images of their artwork to fineartamerica.com and offer them for sale as frame prints, canvas prints, greeting cards and more. Once a purchase is made, Fine Art America outsources the printing, framing, matting, stretching, packaging, shipping and insuring.
FineArtAmerica.com sells not only in-the-style-of, but also merchandised 2 patterns (details of a painting) that are offered as ‘by Gerhard Richter’, i.e. both 2 Throw pillows and 2 Tote bags. That brings one to the question whether Gerhard Richter or his team ‘uploaded digital images of artworks to fineartamerica.com’ or that e.g. Fine Art America got a license to publish and produce this product.
For some reason on the Tote bags number 2 and 3 no reference can found related to Gerhard Richter’s name, consent or authorisation. KvG, 28 October 2019
When one is looking for Richter’s Tote bags produced by various companies none of these bags are for sale anymore. Instead of making clear whether a product is an authentic item made with the consent of Richter, nowadays Tote bags are printed with squeegee reproductions designed by designers obviously inspired by the paintings of Gerhard Richter. This all makes the Tote bag number 2 a peculiar collector’s item. KvG, 17 March 2021
GERHARD RICHTER, Throw pillow, 2019 – number 2
30 x 33 x 13 cm
dye print on polyester fibre, inner filling pillow, zipper
published by RedBubble Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
produced by PX Pixels, Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL, USA extremely rare
p.o.r.
RedBuble Pty Ltd was founded in 2006 as a global online marketplace for print-on-demand products. It sells not only in-the-style-of, but also merchandised Gerhard Richter products. See more at RedBubble Gerhard Richter products. For some reason on the Throw pillow (number 2) itself no reference can found related to Gerhard Richter’s name or consent.
RedBuble Pty Ltd that was founded in 2006 as a global online marketplace for print-on-demand products. It sells not only in-the-style-of, but also merchandised 2 patterns (details of a painting) that are offered as ‘by Gerhard Richter’, i.e. both 2 Throw pillows and 2 Tote bags. That brings one to the question whether Gerhard Richter or his team agreed on uploading digital images of his artworks or that it got a license to publish and produce these products.
For some reason on the “Throw pillows” number 2 and 3 no reference is found related to Gerhard Richter’s name, consent or authorisation. KvG, 28 October 2019
When one is looking for Richter’s ‘Throw pillows’ none of these pillowss are for sale anymore. Instead of making clear whether a product is an authentic item made with the consent of Richter, nowadays these products are printed with squeegee reproductions designed by designers obviously inspired by the paintings of Gerhard Richter. Other pillows are for sale with the name of a designer under the image, with the obvious attempt to avoid accusations of plagiarism. This all makes the ‘Throw pillow number 2’ a peculiar collector’s item.
KvG, 17 March 2021
GERHARD RICHTER, Throw pillow, 2019 – number 3
30 x 33 x 13 cm
dye print on polyester fibre, inner filling pillow, zipper
published by RedBubble Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
produced by PX Pixels, Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL, USA
p.o.r.
RedBuble Pty Ltd was founded in 2006 as a global online marketplace for print-on-demand products. It sells not only in-the-style-of, but also merchandised Gerhard Richter products. See more at RedBubble Gerhard Richter products. For some reason on the Throw pillow (number 3) itself no reference can found related to Gerhard Richter’s name or consent.
RedBuble Pty Ltd that was founded in 2006 as a global online marketplace for print-on-demand products. It sells not only in-the-style-of, but also merchandised 2 patterns (details of a painting) that are offered as ‘by Gerhard Richter’, i.e. both 2 Throw pillows and 2 Tote bags. That brings one to the question whether Gerhard Richter or his team agreed on uploading digital images of his artworks or that it got a license to publish and produce these products.
For some reason on the Throw pillows number 2 and 3 no reference is found related to Gerhard Richter’s name, consent or authorisation. KvG, 28 October 2019
When one is looking for Richter’s Throw pillows none of these pillowss are for sale anymore. Instead of making clear whether a product is an authentic item made with the consent of Richter, nowadays these products are printed with squeegee reproductions designed by designers obviously inspired by the paintings of Gerhard Richter. This all makes the Throw pillow number 3 a peculiar collector’s item. KvG, 17 March 2021
GERHARD RICHTER, Abstract Painting 825-II, 69 Details, 1996
19,2 x 12,3 x 1,5 cm (18,4 x 12,3)
artist’s book, English, HC, including slipcase
signed with fountain pen, stamp numbered, here number 771
edition 1000, of which 100 signed copies issued in English as Special Edition
published by Insel Verlag / for this edition Scalo, Zurich-Berlin-New York, USA
mint
€ 780,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace registered mail
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This artist’s book is part of a Special Edition:
850 copies in German; 50 copies in French; 100 copies in English, signed and ink stamp numbered on the last page, subtitled on the fifth page: ‘Für Elise’;
(32 copies, signed in ink, subtitled on the fifth page: ‘Für Elise’, marked in felt-tip pen on the last page: h.c.)
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Regular edition: 4,090 copies in German, 5,000 copies in English
Afterword in English by Hans Ulrich Obrist.
History of prices:
Antiquariat/Galerie Buchholz, Cologne, Germany € 680,- 16 April 2020 (‘Für Elise’)
Buchhandlung Klaus Bittner, Cologne, Germany € 498,- 16 April 2020
Antiquariat Udo Schwörer, Pforzheim, Germany € 450,- 16 April 2020
Dashwood Books, New York, USA US$ 400,- 16 April 2020
eBay-zwilling90, Morfelden-Waldorf, Germany € 86,05 February 2007
eBay-marc79, Hannover, Germany € 91,37 August 2005
eBay-marc79, Hannover, Germany US$ 152.51 3 February 2004
