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'Well, after this century of grand proclamations and terrible illusions, I hope for an era in which real and tangible accomplishments, and not grand proclamations, are the only things that count.'75
At the turn of the century, Richter remained focused on his Abstract Paintings - three paintings of his young son Moritz being the most notable exception [CR: 863/1-3]. Eight Grey [CR: 874/1-8] of 2001 heralded a number of works that continued the experimentation with glass. Works such as Pane[...]
Chronology 1 Result
1932: 9 February: Gerhard Richter is born in Dresden to Hildegard Richter, a bookseller, and Horst Richter, a school teacher.
1933: 30 January: Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor.
1936: the Richter family moves to Reichenau, a town close to Dresden, today known as Bogatynia in Poland. Richter's sister Gisela is born.
1939: 1 September: the German invasion of Poland begins; Horst is drafted in to the military and sent to the Eastern Front.
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| Artwork | Auction House | Estimate | Sold For | Date | ||||||
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Abstraktes Bild 122 cm x 102 cm Oil on canvas |
Sotheby's New York, USA |
USD 1,800,000 – 2,500,000 | USD 4,674,500 |
09 November 2011 | |||||
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Abstraktes Bild 200 cm x 160 cm Oil on canvas |
Sotheby's New York, USA |
USD 5,500,000 – 7,500,000 | USD 14,082,500 |
09 November 2011 | |||||
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Rain (2) 67 cm x 92 cm Oil on canvas |
Sotheby's New York, USA |
USD 700,000 – 900,000 | USD 3,218,500 |
09 November 2011 |