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Schweizer Alpen I - A2 - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1969 - MyArtBroker

Schweizer Alpen I - A2
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

£9,000-£13,500Value Indicator

$18,000-$27,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator

¥80,000-¥120,000 Value Indicator

11,000-16,000 Value Indicator

$90,000-$130,000 Value Indicator

¥1,720,000-¥2,580,000 Value Indicator

$11,500-$17,000 Value Indicator

-2% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 300

Year: 1969

Size: H 69cm x W 69cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Schweizer Alpen I - A2 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £9,000 and £13,500. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of 13 total sales since its entry to the market in March 2004. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £6,706, across 1 total sale. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £6,706 in September 2024 to £22,364 in June 2023. The average annual growth rate of this work is -2%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 300.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2024Sotheby's Edinburgh United Kingdom
December 2023Lempertz, Cologne Germany
September 2023Grisebach Germany
September 2023Ketterer Kunst Hamburg Germany
June 2023Van Ham Fine Art Auctions Germany
June 2023Grisebach Germany
June 2021Ketterer Kunst Hamburg Germany

Meaning & Analysis

In this print, viewers are witness to the gradual, staged process of abstraction of which Richter is a pioneer. Not unlike Richter’s Annunciation After Titian paintings, which comprise 5 increasingly ‘blurred’ reconstructions of Titian’s masterwork The Annunciation (1539), this work relates directly to its close cousin, Schweizer Alpen I - A1. With reference to this partner print, we can see that Schweizer Alpen I - A2 is darker in colour and more hard-edged in form; the contrast between the grey section to the right of the print’s composition and the light-filled, mountainous ridges to its left serve to abstract, taking the viewer further and further away from its original subject matter, the Swiss Alps.

Richter has long situated himself at the intersection between representation and non-representation. On the one hand, the artist is well-known for producing historical portraits, such as the iconic 48 Portraits (1972) series that won him international acclaim at the Venice Biennale; yet on the other, Richter is the master of the large-scale abstract, his Cage f.ff and Cage Grid series vaunting the artist’s mastery of colour and non-representational composition.

  • 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.

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