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Firenze - Signed Mixed Media by Gerhard Richter 2000 - MyArtBroker

Firenze
Signed Mixed Media

Gerhard Richter

£26,000-£40,000Value Indicator

$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

¥240,000-¥360,000 Value Indicator

30,000-50,000 Value Indicator

$250,000-$390,000 Value Indicator

¥5,060,000-¥7,790,000 Value Indicator

$30,000-$50,000 Value Indicator

-6% AAGR

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Medium: Mixed Media

Edition size: 99

Year: 2000

Size: H 12cm x W 12cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Mixed Media

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Firenze is estimated to be worth between £26,000 and £40,000. This signed mixed media artwork, created in 2000, has shown consistent value growth. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £26,353 across 1 total sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has remained steady, with an average annual growth rate of -6%. This work has an auction history of 5 total sales since its entry to the market in June 2005. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 99.

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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
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
October 2024Christie's New York United States
November 2018Van Ham Fine Art Auctions Germany
December 2017Karl & Faber Germany

Meaning & Analysis

A photograph taken by Richter in 1999 on the banks of the river Arno has been overlaid with a dense layer of mixed oil paint. The view of the river blends with the torrent of vibrant colours on the left side of the artwork, rendering the city captivatingly oneiric. Richter intervenes in the colours of the photograph, depicting the river in bright shades of yellow, which intensifies the dreamlike quality of the picture.

The striking intermingling of oil paint and the photographic image represents one of the artist's most recognizable techniques. The practice of overpainting has been key to Richter’s works ever since he started to experiment with the medium of photography. The Museum Visit series (2011) saw the artist covering 234 photographs with soft layers of white paint in an attempt to problematize the modern notion of representation. The artist commented in the context of overpainting: “Painting always has reality: you can touch the paint; it has presence; but it always yields a picture”.

  • 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.