Gerhard Richter - Focus Report

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Renowned artist Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) is one of the most inf luential f igures in contemporary art.

Throughout his six-decade career, the German master, now in his nineties, has continually redef ined

the possibilities of painting, navigating the delicate balance between abstraction and f iguration.

Examining his highest auction records, his Monumental Abstrakte Bilder (MAB), measuring 200 cm

or more and created between the late 1980s and early 1990s, notably dominate. We will delve into

this sought-after category and classify our f indings following the period breakdown outlined in the

artist’s online catalogue raisonné.

Top 10 Paintings by Inflation-Adjusted Price

Artwork Sales Date Auction Price

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Inf lation-

Adjusted Price

(USD)

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Abstraktes Bild (599), 1986

10/02/2015 £30 389 000 $59 976 834

Domplatz Mailand Cathedral Square Milan 1968

14052013 37 125 000 49 445 461

Abstraktes Bild 8094 1994

12102012 £21 321 250 45 854 803

A B STILL 1986

17112016 33 987 500 43 371 536

Abstraktes Bild 709 1989

13022014 £19 570 500 42 697 012

Abstraktes Bild 6483 1987

12112014 31 525 000 41 085 210

Abstraktes Bild 8094 1994

10052022 38 175 000 40 479 382

Abstraktes Bild 636 1987

14112018 32 000 000 39 126 820

Abstraktes Bild 712 1990

13052014 29 285 000 38 176 383

Blau 1988

14052014 28 725 000 37 446 358

Among Richter’s Top 10 Records:

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are Monumental Abstrakte Bilder created between 1990-1994

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are Monumental Abstrakte Bilder created between 1985-1989

All sales prices include buyers premium

All prices are adjusted for inf lation using the December 2023 US CPIU index consumer price index

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