Stadtbild. 1968.
Oil on canvas.
Elger 178-7. Catalog raisonné of paintings 178-7. Verso signed, dated, titled "Stadt (S.7)" as well as inscribed with dimensions and work number by a hand other than that of the artist. 53 x 43 cm (20.8 x 16.9 in).
From the homonymous series of eight paintings from 1968.
Next to the large-size "Abstract Pictures" Richter's black-and-white photo pictures from the 1960s are considered the artist's most-sought after works on the international art market.
PROVENANCE: Private ownership Krefeld.
Private collection Northern Germany (acquired from aforementioned in 1978, since in family possession).
EXHIBITION: Gerhard Richter, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf 1970.
Gerhard Richter, Galerie Heiner Friedrich, München 1970.
LITERATURE: Gerhard Richter, catalog of 36th Venice Biennial in 1972, illu. on p.64.
Gerhard Richter, Bilder/Paintings 1962 -1985, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 1986, illu. on p. 75.
Called up: June 10, 2017 - ca. 16.11 h +/- 20 min.