128 Fotos von einem Bild, Halifax 1978 IV (128 Details from a Picture, Halifax 1978 IV)
16 cms x 22.5 cms (6.25 ins x 8.86 ins)
On verso signed, editioned 27/128 and dated
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "October 2019 Online auction" held on Thu, Oct 31, 2019.
Lot 527
Lot 527
Estimate: CAD $12,000 - $16,000
Realised: CAD $12,500
Realised: CAD $12,500
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Galerie Roger Bellemare, Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Modernist painter Gerhard Richter continuously blurs the line of abstraction and figuration, questioning how we perceive media by using a photograph as his canvas and going beyond its traditional purpose. This overpainted picture captures the artist’s visual languages side-by-side, embracing the sharp tension between medium and support, representation and abstraction. The use of grey, a colour prominently featured in his work – which the artist refers to as the colour of nothingness, evoking no feelings or associations – further challenges the medium . By making “nothing” visible, the artist provides space for possibilities. His thick application of opaque grey paint transforms the photograph from a reproducible print to a distinctive and unique work.
This work is accompanied by the artist's book, 128 Details from a Picture, signed and editioned 27 on the last page and contained in the original grey cardboard box editioned 27/128.
Galerie Roger Bellemare, Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Modernist painter Gerhard Richter continuously blurs the line of abstraction and figuration, questioning how we perceive media by using a photograph as his canvas and going beyond its traditional purpose. This overpainted picture captures the artist’s visual languages side-by-side, embracing the sharp tension between medium and support, representation and abstraction. The use of grey, a colour prominently featured in his work – which the artist refers to as the colour of nothingness, evoking no feelings or associations – further challenges the medium . By making “nothing” visible, the artist provides space for possibilities. His thick application of opaque grey paint transforms the photograph from a reproducible print to a distinctive and unique work.
This work is accompanied by the artist's book, 128 Details from a Picture, signed and editioned 27 on the last page and contained in the original grey cardboard box editioned 27/128.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.