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Schweizer Alpen I - B3 - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 1969 - MyArtBroker

Schweizer Alpen I - B3
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

£14,000-£21,000Value Indicator

$28,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

$25,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥130,000-¥190,000 Value Indicator

17,000-25,000 Value Indicator

$140,000-$210,000 Value Indicator

¥2,670,000-¥4,010,000 Value Indicator

$18,000-$26,000 Value Indicator

9% 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: Screenprint

Edition size: 300

Year: 1969

Size: H 69cm x W 70cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter’s Schweizer Alpen I - B3 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £14,000 and £21,000. This screenprint, created in 1969, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9%. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold once, with an average selling price of £9,434. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £9,434 in June 2024 to £22,770 in November 2023. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 9 times since its initial sale in March 2004. 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
June 2024Lempertz, Cologne Germany
December 2023Grisebach Germany
November 2023Nosbüsch & Stucke Germany
June 2019Ketterer Kunst Hamburg Germany
June 2016Ketterer Kunst Hamburg Germany
June 2015Van Ham Fine Art Auctions Germany
May 2009Lempertz, Cologne Germany

Meaning & Analysis

Depicting the light-illuminated slopes to the left of a rocky, mountainous arête, and the dark, plunging depths to its right, Schweizer Alpen I - B3 sees Richter use broad strokes to offer an impressionistic view of his subject matter. Reminiscent of a digital image, each different tone present within the print contrasts with those around it, creating the effect of negative space; this subsequently aligns the print with abstraction. When looking at this print, it is difficult not to infer a sense of Richter’s inspiration by the German Romantic movement and artists such as Caspar David Friedrich.

Utilising a different colour scheme to its close cousin, Shweizer Alpen II - A2, this print is an uncharacteristically loose, expressive rendition of the traditional landscape painting. Why uncharacteristically loose? During the late 1960s, Richter had begun experimenting with the depiction of landscape in what was seen as a thematic departure from his focus on historical portraits, such as the famed Elisabeth II (1966). These early works, which Richter named ‘photo paintings’, were moody, monochromatic, and photorealist in style. Comprising seascapes, such as Seestück I (1969) and like-for-like transcriptions of clouds, such as Wolke (Cloud) (1969), they foretell of Richter’s sustained practice of ‘blurring’ his paintings. This practice is designed  to remove unwanted detail, and to make images look ‘technological’.

  • 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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