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Kleine Badende - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1996 - MyArtBroker

Kleine Badende
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

£35,000-£60,000Value Indicator

$70,000-$120,000 Value Indicator

$60,000-$110,000 Value Indicator

¥320,000-¥540,000 Value Indicator

40,000-70,000 Value Indicator

$340,000-$580,000 Value Indicator

¥6,750,000-¥11,580,000 Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

-8% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Photographic print

Edition size: 45

Year: 1996

Size: H 68cm x W 50cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Kleine Badende (signed) is estimated to be worth between £35,000 and £60,000. This photographic print, created in 1996, has an auction history of six total sales since its entry to the market in May 2008. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £31,220, across one total sale. The hammer price over the last five years has varied from £31,220 in February 2024 to £48,264 in September 2021. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is currently at -8%. This work is part of a limited edition of 45.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
February 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
September 2021Sotheby's New York United States
March 2021Sotheby's New York United States
July 2015Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
February 2013Christie's London United Kingdom
September 2011Christie's London United Kingdom
May 2008Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Kleine Badende depicts a young woman in a white hat as she stands naked against a dark wall. A white piece of cloth covers the lower part of her body and her eyes are focused on the left side of the image. Portraits as a recurring theme in Richter’s work exemplify his innovative way of thinking about painting. His early black and white paintings, such as Mutter und Tochter (1964) were made from magazine photographs. As so often in Richter’s portraits, the identity of the subject in Kleine Badende is obscured. Through the effect of blurring, Richter questions the nature of memory, human relationships as well as the way we view the world around us. Richter commented on the function of the blurring technique: “I blur things so that they do not look artistic or craftsmanlike but technological, smooth and perfect. I blur things to make all the parts a closer fit. Perhaps I also blur out the excess of unimportant information.”

  • 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.