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Cage Grid I Single Part A - Signed Print by Gerhard Richter 2011 - MyArtBroker

Cage Grid I Single Part A
Signed Print

Gerhard Richter

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Medium: Giclée print

Edition size: 4

Year: 2011

Size: H 75cm x W 75cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Cage Grid I Single Part A (signed) is estimated to be worth between £80,000 and £120,000. This Giclée print from 2011 is a rare artwork with an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market on 17th October 2014. This artwork has not been sold at auction in the last 12 months and has shown an average annual growth rate of 6%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 4.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2019Phillips London United Kingdom
October 2014Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Together with Cage f.ff I, Cage f.ff II, Cage f.ff III, and Cage f.ff IV - works in the Cage f.ff series - this print is product of Richter’s alleged engagement with the music of avant-garde composer, John Cage, during the early part of the 2000s. A standout example of the artist’s signature approach to abstraction, a product of his highly regimented, prescriptive use of both ‘classic’ oil paints and large, home-made ‘squeegees’, the work is a dramatic assemblage of green and white paint. It is an abstract example of Richter’s longstanding fascination with ‘blurring’ - a technique he has also put to use in his photorealist paintings, such as the iconic Kerze (1988).

Portraying a detail from one of Richter’s 2006 Cage paintings, the print is resolutely non-representational. Demanding what famous curator and art critic Hans Ulrich Obrist describes as an ‘infinite process of looking’, it refers to an original work created during a period when Richter had been spending hours listening to Cage’s music, famed for its atonality and meditative qualities.

  • 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.