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Why is Gerhard Richter so famous?
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Gerhard Richter is so famous because of his art. Richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings, photographs and glass pieces. He is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary German artists, and several of his works have set record prices at auction. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Gerhard Richter art.
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Gerhard Richter - Seestück (bewölkt), 1969
By Gerhard Richter
Located in London, GB
Gerhard Richter
Seestück (bewölkt), 1969-2023
Hybrid print in five colours on 260g Rives handmade paper
70 x 70 cm
unsigned edition of 500
Accompanied by the publisher's certificate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Digital, Screen
December 2020 A
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Bristol, GB
Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
Edition of 25
42 x 60 cm (16.5 x 23.6 in)
Signed and numbered 20/25 on a label affixed to the back
After original ink drawing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Polymer, Giclée
Gerhard Richter-Victoria I plate signed Limited Edition
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reproduction of a 1986 painting, published in 2003, as a gift for the employees of the Victoria-Versicherung Insurance company. This is an offset lithograph of “Victoria I” which has...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled - (Abstrakes Bild (809-4) Sotheby's invitation
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Sotheby's invite featuring Gerhard Richter's beautifully vibrant Abstrakes Bild (809-4)) printed on 3 layer thick cardstock. The front of the invite contains no text and would look g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Cage: P19-4
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Bristol, GB
Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel, based on the eponymous painting from Richter’s ‘Cage Paintings’ (2006) series
Edition of 200
Num...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Giclée
Candle I Kerze I - German Realism Candle
By Gerhard Richter
Located in London, GB
This work is hand signed by the artist "Gerhard Richter" in black chalk pastel across the lower image.
It was published by Verein zur Förderung moderner Kunst e.V, Goslarin a limited...
Category
1980s Realist More Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
