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Bahnhof Hannover - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1967 - MyArtBroker

Bahnhof Hannover
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

£4,350-£6,500Value Indicator

$8,500-$13,000 Value Indicator

$8,000-$11,500 Value Indicator

¥40,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator

5,000-7,500 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥850,000-¥1,270,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 170

Year: 1967

Size: H 48cm x W 58cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Bahnhof Hannover (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,350 and £6,500. This lithograph print from 1967 has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of 19 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2002. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £4,191 to £5,898. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 170.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2024Sotheby's Edinburgh United Kingdom
June 2022Germann Auctions Switzerland
July 2020Phillips New York United States
June 2020Lempertz, Cologne Germany

Meaning & Analysis

Bahnhof Hannover depicts its named subject matter: the main train station, or Hauptbahnhof, of the West German city of Hanover. Painted after a postcard, bought by Richter during his travels in his adoptive country of West Germany during the 1960s, the work is testament to the close relationship between the artist’s paintings and photography. Similar to the historical portraits Richter completed during this period, such as Elisabeth II (1966) and Mao (1968), the work is blurred; partially obscured as if to mimic the infallibility of human memory, blurring accords the work a sense of gravity and personal or historical importance. One particular copy of the work features a hand-written dedication in pencil: Herzliche Grüße aus Hannover! (Warmest wishes from Hanover!).

In this work, we see Richter explore the material and architectural reality of his new environment. Indexing his surroundings by visual means, the work is part of the personal and artistic enterprise that constitutes Richter’s Atlas: a large-scale assemblage of found images of art historical, historical, and personal significance that has formed the referential basis of many of Richter’s paintings. Just 6 years prior to the creation of this work, Richter made his life-changing escape from East Germany to West Germany. Moving to the affluent city of Düsseldorf, Richter revolted against his prior training in socialist realist art, which he had received at the strictly ideological Dresden Academy, later co-founding the ‘Capitalist Realist’ style with Sigmund Polke and Konrad Fisher.

  • Hailing from Germany, Gerhard Richter has not been confined to one visual style. A testament to versatility and artistic diversity, Richter's work spans from photorealism to abstraction and conceptual art, and his portfolio is rich in varied media. From creating bold canvases to working on glass to distort the lines between wall-based art and sculpture, Richter has honed in on the blur technique to impart an ambiguity on his creations. To this day, Richter is one of the most recognised artists of the 20th century with his art having been presented in exhibitions worldwide. His global impact underscores his legacy as a trailblazer of artistic exploration.