Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Fuji

Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Fuji Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011

signed 'Richter' (on the reverse) and numbered '93' (on a label affixed to the reverse), oil on alucobond, 14½ x 11 3/8in. (36.8 x 29cm.) . Executed in 1996 - Estimate£120,000 - £180,000. Price Realized £145,250

Provenance: Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich.
Anon. sale, Villa Grisebach Auktionen GmbH Berlin, 30 May 2008, lot 71.
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

Literature: Gerhard Richter 1998, exh. cat., London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1998, no. 839/1-110 (illustrated in colour, unpaged).
Gerhard Richter Werkverzeichnis 1993-2004, exh. cat., Dusseldorf, K20 Kunstsammlung Norderhein-Westfalen, 2005, no. 839/1-110 (another example illustrated in colour, unpaged).

Christie's. Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, 17 February 2011, London, King Street www.christies.com