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Bagdad (P10) - Unsigned Print by Gerhard Richter 2014 - MyArtBroker

Bagdad (P10)
Unsigned Print

Gerhard Richter

£3,200-£4,800Value Indicator

$6,500-$9,500 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,500 Value Indicator

¥29,000-¥45,000 Value Indicator

3,850-6,000 Value Indicator

$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

¥610,000-¥920,000 Value Indicator

$4,050-$6,000 Value Indicator

-2% AAGR

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Medium: Digital Print

Edition size: 500

Year: 2014

Size: H 50cm x W 40cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

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The value of Gerhard Richter's Bagdad (P10) (2014) is estimated to be worth between £3,200 and £4,800. This unsigned digital print artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of 26 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2015. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £2,808, across a single sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,800 in January 2024 to £4,708 in October 2021. The average return to the seller is £2,782, demonstrating the stability of this piece. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
Lempertz, Cologne Germany
Lempertz, Cologne Germany
June 2024Van Ham Fine Art Auctions Germany
January 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
September 2023Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2022Lempertz, Cologne Germany
December 2021Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

A far cry from Richter’s abstract works of the 1970s, such as Abstraktes Bild (P1), Bagdad (P10) is a digital print that sees Richter allow his oil paints to guide themselves. Rather than dragging them across the canvas surface, as in the Cage Prints, Cage f.ff and Cage Grid series, here Richter dilutes paint before applying it to a flat surface. Giving the Flow series its name, this practice accords this work with an unrivalled sense of movement and dynamism. Recalling the marbling effect championed by publishers during the 19th century, the work is a bright, fluid assemblage of pure chemical colour. A work of creative alchemy, it is amongst Richter’s best works.

Born in 1932, Richter is famed for his destructive approach to artistic tradition and painting. At the heart of the artist’s thinking is the theme and method of what he calls ‘chance’. Chance encapsulates error and ‘happy accidents’, and allows the work to have just enough mistakes in it that it can be transformed into something that is ‘complete’. Commenting on his process, Richter once said: “If, while I'm painting, I distort or destroy a motif, it is not a planned or conscious act, but rather it has a different justification: I see the motif, the way I painted it, is somehow ugly or unbearable. Then I try to follow my feelings and make it attractive. And that means a process of painting, changing or destroying – for however long it takes – until I think it has improved. And I don't demand an explanation from myself as to why this is so.”

  • 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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