Graves International Art - Gerhard Richter

Title: "Eis 2, Ice 2"
Year: 2003
Medium: Original Screenprint, Poster
Limited edition: 500 (only 450 for sale to the public)
Sheet size: 44.25" x 34.5"
Image size: 40" x 32"
Price: SOLD

Gerhard Richter (German, born 9 February 1932) is a German visual artist. Richter has produced abstract as well as photo-realistic paintings, and also photographs and glass pieces. His art follows the examples of Picasso and Jean Arp in undermining the concept of the artist's obligation to maintain a single cohesive style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary German artists and several of his works have set record prices at auction.

In October 2012, Richter's "Abstraktes Bild" set an auction record price for a painting by a living artist at $34 million. This was exceeded in May 2013 when his 1968 piece "Domplatz, Mailand" (Cathedral square, Milan) was sold for $37.1 million in New York. This was further exceeded in February 2015 when his painting "Abstraktes Bild" sold for $44.52 million in London at Sotheby's Contemporary Evening Sale.