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Elisabeth II - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1966 - MyArtBroker

Elisabeth II
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

£35,000-£50,000Value Indicator

$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator

$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator

¥320,000-¥450,000 Value Indicator

40,000-60,000 Value Indicator

$340,000-$490,000 Value Indicator

¥6,810,000-¥9,730,000 Value Indicator

$45,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 50

Year: 1966

Size: H 70cm x W 60cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Elisabeth II (signed) is estimated to be worth between £35,000 and £50,000. This lithograph print, created in 1966, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. This work has an auction history of four sales since its entry to the market in September 2006. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £25,000 in April 2021 to £39,685 in October 2022. The average return to the seller over the past five years is £26,262. This work is part of a limited edition of 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
Lempertz, Cologne Germany
Lempertz, Cologne Germany
October 2022Phillips London United Kingdom
April 2021Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2020Galerie Kornfeld Germany
September 2006Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

In this image, Richter reproduces the iconic image of Queen Elisabeth II. A visual response to what were contemporary events at that time, the image contains resonances of other similar works, such as Mao (1968) and the world-famous Betty (1991) - a portrait of Richter’s daughter drawn from a photograph from the artist’s Atlas. In this work, the importance of photography to Richter’s œuvre is re-asserted. Turning to a source image most likely reproduced from a photograph and printed in a newspaper, Richter accentuates the abstraction that comes about during the printing process - an effect named halftone. Elisabeth II also foretells of Richter’s interest, during the 1970s, in the subversion of the historical or traditional portrait. In 1972, Richter completed the acclaimed 48 Portraits (1972) series, which was first exhibited at the 1972 Venice Biennale. Comprising 48 individual portraits of influential men, including Franz Kafka, Albert Einstein, Tchaikovsky, Oscar Wilde, and Thomas Mann, the series helped to launch Richter’s career internationally.

Moving to Düsseldorf in 1961, having fled the German Democratic Republic just months before the building of the Berlin Wall, Richter adopted an entirely new artistic style. Surrounded by the bewildering affluence of the city of Düsseldorf - known for housing the offices of West German industrialists and multinationals - Richter worked to revolted against his prior training in socialist realist art. Alongside influential Contemporary artists, Sigmund Polke and Konrad Fisher, he founded the ‘Capitalist Realist’ movement. This was fixated with responding to the iconographies of Western Capitalism as they emerged in West Germany’s Post-War boom - a drawn-out period of unparalleled economic growth nicknamed the Wirtschaftswunder, or ‘economic miracle’.

  • 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.