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War Cut II

War Cut II
War Cut II

2004 25.5 cm x 21.8 cm Editions CR: 125

Special edition of the artist's book 'War Cut I', flexible binding with painted linen over cardboard

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War Cut II is a special edition of the artist's book War Cut. Both editions contain 340 pages, 216 illustrations showing details from Abstract Painting [CR: 648-2], 1987, 155 texts taken from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of March 20 and 21, 2003, an index of the printed texts and some remarks by Gerhard Richter. Each of the copies has a unique cover overpainted by Richter.

Edition:

  • 50 copies in a light grey cardboard slipcase (designed by Richter), signed in pencil, dated and numbered in Roman numerals on the book end paper; also numbered in Roman numerals in felt-tip pen on the penultimate page.
  • 20 copies in light grey cardboard slipcase (designed by Richter), signed in pencil, dated, numbered in Roman numerals and marked on the book end paper: h.c.; some also signed in ballpoint or felt-tip pen, dated and numbered in Roman numerals on the penultimate page. 
  • 30 copies of the French edition, published 2005, signed in pencil, dated, numbered and inscribed on the book end paper: F; additionally signed in black ink, dated and numbered on the last page, in light grey cardboard box (designed by Richter).

Grisebach, Berlin, Germany: 28 November 2024

Notes:
One of 20 copies numbered in Roman numerals (h.c.)
Estimate: EUR 90,000 – 120,000 USD 96,736 – 128,982
Sold For:
€ 133,350 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 140,690

Christie's, London, UK: 27 June 2024

Notes:
Edition: 24/50
Estimate: GBP 50,000 – 70,000 USD 63,259 – 88,563
Sold For:
£ 73,080 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 92,459

Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany: 02 December 2022

Estimate: EUR 70,000 – 90,000 USD 72,761 – 93,550
Sold For:
€ 81,900 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 85,732

Grisebach, Berlin, Germany: 04 December 2020

Notes:

From an edition of 50 copies

Estimate: EUR 80,000 – 100,000 USD 94,100 – 118,000
Sold For:
€ 118,750 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 143,435

This artwork is based on an image included in Atlas:

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This Atlas sheet includes the source images of the following works:

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War Cut I
War Cut I 2004 Catalogue Raisonné: 124

This artwork was shown in the following exhibitions:

Neuerwerbungen Frühjahr 2021 New Acquisitions Spring 2021 Galerie Ludorff , Düsseldorf , Germany 26 March 2021 – 28 August 2021
From Düsseldorf to Dallas: Postwar German Art in the DMA Collection Dallas Museum of Art , Dallas , USA 21 October 2018 – 27 January 2019
Gerhard Richter: Die Editionen Gerhard Richter: The Editions Folkwang Museum , Essen , Germany 07 April 2017 – 30 July 2017
Neuerwerbungen Frühjahr 2015 New Accessions Spring 2015 Galerie Ludorff , Düsseldorf , Germany 31 March 2015 – 31 August 2015
Gerhard Richter – Die Kunst im Plural Gerhard Richter – Art in the Plural K20 Grabbeplatz, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen , Düsseldorf , Germany 15 February 2014 – 09 March 2014
Gerhard Richter: Künstlerbücher 1966–2013 Gerhard Richter: Artist's Books 1966–2013 Bonhams , Cologne , Germany 19 April 2013 – 17 May 2013
Gerhard Richter: Edizioni 1965–2012 dalla Collezione Olbricht Gerhard Richter: Editions from the Olbricht Collection 1965–2012 Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo , Turin , Italy 31 January 2013 – 21 April 2013
Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965–2011 Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965–2011 me Collectors Room , Berlin , Germany 12 February 2012 – 13 May 2012
Gerhard Richter: Das Prinzip des Seriellen Galerie Springer & Winckler , Berlin , Germany 09 February 2012 – 14 April 2012
German Masters Bode Galerie & Edition , Nuremberg , Germany 13 January 2012 – 11 February 2012
Gerhard Richter: Abstract Spirit Michael Schultz Gallery , Seoul , South Korea 21 September 2011 – 23 October 2011
Frühjahr 2011 Spring 2011 Galerie Ludorff , Düsseldorf , Germany 02 April 2011 – 17 September 2011
Vielfalt Abstraktion Diversity Abstraction Hubertus Melsheimer Kunsthandel , Cologne , Germany 05 February 2011 – 30 March 2011
Ein Hauch von Eden – Meisterwerke und zeitgenössische Positionen A Touch of Eden – Masterpieces and Positions of Contemporary Art Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie , Bielefeld , Germany 27 November 2010 – 31 January 2011
Neuerwerbungen Herbst 2009 New Acquisitions Autumn 2009 Galerie Ludorff , Düsseldorf , Germany 01 November 2009 – 24 April 2010
Wege in der Gegenwart. Gerhard Richter Ways in the Present: Gerhard Richter Kunsthaus Villa Jauss , Oberstdorf , Germany 17 July 2009 – 04 October 2009
Neuerwerbungen Frühjahr 2009 New Acquisitions Spring 2009 Galerie Ludorff , Düsseldorf , Germany 21 March 2009 – 31 May 2009
Kleine Meisterwerke großer Meister Small Masterpieces by Great Masters Hubertus Melsheimer Kunsthandel , Cologne , Germany 14 June 2008 – 26 July 2008
Blown Away Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois , Champaign , USA 25 January 2008 – 30 March 2008
Gerhard Richter: Panorama Cultuurcentrum Strombeek Grimbergen , Strombeek-Bever , Belgium 15 February 2008 – 16 March 2008
Wege der Abstraktion Ways of Abstraction Galerie Ludorff , Düsseldorf , Germany 15 September 2007 – 15 November 2007
Neuerwerbungen der Klassischen Moderne und der Gegenwart New Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Art Galerie Ludorff , Düsseldorf , Germany 17 February 2007 – 30 April 2007
Gerhard Richter: Printed! Druckgrafik, Foto-Editionen und Künstlerbücher Gerhard Richter: Printed! Prints, Photo Editions and Artists' Books Museum der Moderne Salzburg , Salzburg , Austria 23 July 2005 – 16 October 2005
Gerhard Richter – Editionen 1968–2004 Gerhard Richter – Editions 1968–2004 Galerie Bernd Lutze , Friedrichshafen , Germany 04 June 2005 – 30 July 2005
Gerhard Richter: Printed! Druckgrafik, Foto-Editionen und Künstlerbücher Gerhard Richter: Printed! Prints, Photo Editions and Artists' Books Kunsthalle , Tübingen , Germany 28 May 2005 – 17 July 2005
Gerhard Richter: Printed! Druckgrafik, Foto-Editionen und Künstlerbücher Gerhard Richter: Printed! Prints, Photo Editions and Artists' Books Kunsthalle Emden , Emden , Germany 19 February 2005 – 24 April 2005
Gerhard Richter: Works on Paper, Photographs, Editions Barbara Mathes Gallery , New York , USA 28 January 2005 – 22 March 2005
Gerhard Richter: Printed! Druckgrafik, Foto-Editionen und Künstlerbücher Gerhard Richter: Printed! Prints, Photo Editions and Artist's Books Kunstmuseum Luzern , Lucerne , Switzerland 16 October 2004 – 09 January 2005
Gerhard Richter: Printed! Druckgrafik, Foto-Editionen und Künstlerbücher Gerhard Richter: Printed! Prints, Photo Editions and Artist's Books Kunstmuseum Bonn , Bonn , Germany 10 June 2004 – 05 September 2004

This artwork is included in the following publications:

Title
Author
Date
The Richter Interviews
Obrist, Hans Ulrich / Richter, Gerhard
2023

Publisher

Heni Publishing, London

Year

2023

Details

Hardback, 198 pages

ISBN

9781912122592

Language

English

Category

Monographs
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Gerhard Richter: Painting After All
Wagstaff, Sheena / Buchloh, Benjamin H. D.
2020

Publisher

Yale University Press, New Haven

Year

2020

Details

Hardback, 269 pages

ISBN

9781588396853

Language

English

Category

Solo Exhibitions

Notes

This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition "Gerhard Richter: Painting After All", 4 March 2020 - 5 July 2020, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and 14 August 2020 - 19 January 2021, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Exhibitions

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Gerhard Richter. Unikate in Serie / Unique Pieces in Series
Butin, Hubertus
2017

Publisher

Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft, Köln

Year

2017

Editor

Olbricht, Thomas

Details

Hardback, 163 pages

ISBN

9783864422003

Language

German, English

Category

Monographs

Exhibitions

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Gerhard Richter: Die Editionen
Museum Folkwang (ed.)
2017

Publisher

Edition Folkwang / Steidl, Göttingen

Year

2017

Details

Softcover, 63 pages

ISBN

9783958293564

Language

German

Category

Solo Exhibitions

Exhibitions

...

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Gerhard Richter. Ausschnitt. Werke aus der Sammlung Böckmann = Detail. Paintings from the Böckmannn Collection
Kraus, Eva / Nollert, Angelika / Fuchs, Caroline / Heyden, Thomas
2014

Publisher

Verlag für moderne Kunst, Nürnberg

Year

2014

Details

Softcover, 88 pages

ISBN

9783869845296

Language

German, English

Category

Group Exhibitions

Exhibitions

...

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Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2013
Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan / Olbricht, Thomas
2014

Publisher

Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern

Year

2014

Editor

Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan / Olbricht, Thomas

Details

Hardback, 337 pages

ISBN

9783775735193, 3775735194

Language

English

Category

Monographs

The publication Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965 – 2013 updates the catalogue raisonné of his editions that was published ten years earlier. This book includes additionally 35 new and hitherto unknown works

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Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-2013
Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan / Olbricht, Thomas
2014

Publisher

Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern

Year

2014

Editor

Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan / Olbricht, Thomas

Details

Hardback, 337 pages

ISBN

9783775735186, 3775735186

Language

German

Category

Monographs

The publication Gerhard Richter. Editionen 1965 – 2013 updates the catalogue raisonné of his editions that was published ten years earlier. This book includes additionally 35 new and hitherto unknown works

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Gerhard Richter. Rot-Gelb-Blau. Die Gemälde für BMW
Friedel, Helmut / Storr, Robert
2011

Publisher

Prestel, München

Year

2011

Details

Softcover, 128 pages

ISBN

9783791346168

Language

German

Category

Monographs

Gerhard Richter. Rot, Gelb, Blau by Helmut Friedel analyses and contextualises the paintings Red, Yellow and Blue [CR: 345/1-3] commissioned by BMW for their Munich headquarters, within the context of Richter’s œuvre.

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Gerhard Richter. Atlas
Friedel, Helmut
2011

Publisher

Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln

Year

2011

Details

Hardback, 862 pages

ISBN

9783863350567

Language

German

Category

Monographs

Notes

2nd ed.

The catalogue Gerhard Richter. Atlas displays 783 plates of Gerhard Richter’s Atlas. Atlas is a collection of photographs, newspaper cuttings and sketches, which the artist compiled and then arranged on single sheets

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Gerhard Richter: Panorama: A Retrospective
Godfrey, Mark / Serota, Nicholas / Brill, Dorothée / Morineau, Camille / Borchardt-Hume, Achim / Dickson, Amy / Haidu, Rachel / Mehring, Christine
2011

Publisher

Tate Publishing, London

Year

2011

Details

Softcover, 288 pages

ISBN

1854379453, 978-1854379450

Language

English

Category

Solo Exhibitions

Exhibitions

...

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Frühjahr 2011 - Spring 2011
Ludorff, Rainer M. / Ludorff, Manuel
2011

Publisher

Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf

Year

2011

Details

Softcover, 107 pages

ISBN

9783942248044

Language

German, English

Category

Group Exhibitions

Exhibitions

...

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Il bordo del mondo: La forma sguardo nella pittura di Gerhard Richter
Garbin, Emanuele
2011

Publisher

Marsilio, Venezia

Year

2011

Details

Softcover, 219 pages

ISBN

9788831711128

Language

Italian

Category

Monographs

...

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Neuerwerbungen 2009: Herbst 2009: Ausstellungskatalog 129
Ludorff, Rainer M. / Ludorff, Manuel
2009

Publisher

Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf

Year

2009

Details

Softcover, 80 pages

Language

German

Category

Group Exhibitions

Exhibitions

...

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Neuerwerbungen 2009: Frühjahr 2009: Ausstellungskatalog 127
Ludorff, Rainer M. / Ludorff, Manuel
2009

Publisher

Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf

Year

2009

Details

Softcover, 107 pages

Language

German

Category

Group Exhibitions

Exhibitions

...

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Gerhard Richter: Abstrakte Bilder
Wilmes, Ulrich / Buchloh, Benjamin H. D. / Söntgen, Beate / Stemmrich, Gregor
2008

Publisher

Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit

Year

2008

Details

Hardback, 160 pages

ISBN

3775722483

Language

German

Category

Solo Exhibitions

Exhibitions

The book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Gerhard Richter. Abstrakte Bilder at Museum Ludwig, Cologne and Haus der Kunst, Munich. The exhibitions were dedicated to Gerhard Richter’s abstract pictures

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Gerhard Richter. Large Abstracts
Wilmes, Ulrich / Buchloh, Benjamin H. D. / Söntgen, Beate / Stemmrich, Gregor
2008

Publisher

Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit

Year

2008

Details

Hardback, 160 pages

ISBN

9783775722490

Language

English

Category

Solo Exhibitions

Exhibitions

The book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Gerhard Richter. Abstrakte Bilder at Museum Ludwig, Cologne and Haus der Kunst, Munich. The exhibitions were dedicated to Gerhard Richter’s abstract pictures

...
More Details
Gerhard Richter. Panorama
Lambrecht, Luk / Leen, Frederik / Storr, Robert
2008

Publisher

MER. Paper Kunsthalle, Gent

Year

2008

Details

Softcover, 101 pages

ISBN

9789076979533

Language

English

Category

Solo Exhibitions

Exhibitions

...

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Gerhard Richter. Atlas
Friedel, Helmut
2006

Publisher

Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln

Year

2006

Details

Hardback, 862 pages

ISBN

9783883758015

Language

German

Category

Monographs

Notes

Encyclopedic new edition that completely revises and updates the 1997 edition and includes 147 additional plates.

At 864 pages, this monumental and comprehensive publication maps the ideas, processes, life and times of Gerhard Richter. Conceived and closely edited by Richter himself, Atlas cuts straight to the heart of the artist's work

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Gerhard Richter. Atlas
Friedel, Helmut
2006

Publisher

Thames & Hudson, London

Year

2006

Details

Hardback, 862 pages

ISBN

9780500970171

Language

English

Category

Monographs

Notes

Encyclopedic new edition,which completely revises and updates the 1997 edition and includes 147 additional plates.

At 864 pages, this monumental and comprehensive publication maps the ideas, processes, life and times of Gerhard Richter. Conceived and closely edited by Richter himself, Atlas cuts straight to the heart of the artist's work

...
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Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2004
Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan (ed.)
2004

Publisher

Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit

Year

2004

Details

Hardback, 320 pages

ISBN

3775714316

Language

English

Category

Monographs

Exhibitions

The catalogue raisonné of Gerhard Richters editions 1965–2004 was published to coincide with exhibitions in Bonn, Lucerne, Emden, Tübingen and Salzburg.

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Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-2004
Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan
2004

Publisher

Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit

Year

2004

Details

Softcover, 285 pages

ISBN

3775714308

Language

German

Category

Monographs

Exhibitions

The catalogue raisonné of Gerhard Richters editions 1965–2004 was published to coincided with exhibitions in Bonn, Lucerne, Emden, Tübingen and Salzburg.

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This edition consists of the following individual works:

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War Cut II (1/50)
War Cut II (1/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
War Cut II (2/50)
War Cut II (2/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
War Cut II (3/50)
War Cut II (3/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
War Cut II (4/50)
War Cut II (4/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
War Cut II (5/50)
War Cut II (5/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
War Cut II (6/50)
War Cut II (6/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (7/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (8/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (9/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (10/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
War Cut II (11/50)
War Cut II (11/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (12/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (13/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (14/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (15/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (16/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (17/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (18/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (19/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (20/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (21/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (22/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (23/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (24/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (25/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (26/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (27/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (28/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (29/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (30/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (31/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125
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War Cut II (32/50) 2004 Editions CR: 125