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Goldberg Variations

Goldberg-Variationen
Goldberg Variations

1984 diameter 30.1 cm Editions CR: 60

Oil on phonograph record

Phonograph record of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, played by Glenn Gould in 1982, painted on one side with yellow, red, blue, and white oil paints.

 
Edition:

  • 100 copies, signed in felt-tip pen, dated on reverse on the label, numbered on reverse on the label.
  • 1 copy, signed in felt-tip pen, dated on reverse on the label: 1985.
  • 20 copies, signed in felt-tip pen, dated on reverse on the label, numbered in Roman numerals on reverse on the label.
  • 3 trial proofs in different colours and on different records, signed and dated in black or blue felt-tip pen or scratched (one painted on both sides).

Christie's, London, UK: 09 March 2024

Estimate: GBP 40,000 – 60,000 USD 50,604 – 75,907
Sold For:
GBP 52,920 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 68,024

Christie's, London, UK: 14 October 2022

Notes:

One of 10 artist’s proofs 

Estimate: GBP 50,000 – 70,000 USD 55,996 – 78,394
Sold For:
GBP 75,600 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 84,666

Grisebach, Berlin, Germany: 11 June 2021

Notes:

From an edition of 100 copies

Estimate: EUR 60,000 – 80,000 USD 71,400 – 95,200
Sold For:
EUR 72,500 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 88,325

Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Germany: 11 December 2020

Notes:

From the edition of 20 Roman numbered and hand-painted copies

Estimate: EUR 60,000 – 80,000 USD 70,200 – 93,600
Sold For:
EUR 87,500 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 102,375

Ketterer Kunst, Berlin, Germany: 06 December 2019

Notes:

From an edition of 100 copies

Estimate: EUR 50,000 – 70,000 USD 55,066 – 77,092
Sold For:
EUR 82,500 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 90,750

Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, Germany: 29 May 2019

Notes:

Edition: 14/100

Estimate: EUR 60,000 – 80,000 USD 67,800 – 90,400
Sold For:
EUR 65,000 (Hammer price)
USD 72,383

Sotheby's, London, UK: 06 March 2019

Estimate: GBP 50,000 – 70,000 USD 63,765 – 89,271
Sold For:
GBP 62,500 (incl. buyer’s premium)
USD 82,128

Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, Germany: 28 November 2018

Notes:

Edition: 10/100

Estimate: EUR 60,000 – 80,000 USD 67,683 – 90,245
Sold For:
EUR 65,000 (Hammer price)
USD 73,905

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This artwork was shown in the following exhibitions:

Gerhard Richter – Abstrakte Werke aus der Olbricht Collection Gerhard Richter – Abstract works from the Olbricht Collection me Collectors Room, Berlin, Germany 29 February 2020 – 17 May 2020
Art & Vinyl: Artists and the Record Album from Picasso to the Present Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, USA 04 January 2018 – 03 March 2018
Gerhard Richter: Die Editionen Gerhard Richter: The Editions Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany 07 April 2017 – 30 July 2017
Art in Music. Werke aus der ACT Art Collection Art in Music: Works from the ACT Art Collection Weserburg, Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen, Germany 23 April 2015 – 25 October 2015
Gerhard Richter: Edizioni 1965–2012 dalla Collezione Olbricht Gerhard Richter: Editions from the Olbricht Collection 1965–2012 Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy 31 January 2013 – 21 April 2013
The Sight of Sound Deutsche Bank, 60 Wall Gallery, New York, USA 08 June 2012 – 21 September 2012
Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965–2011 Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965–2011 me Collectors Room, Berlin, Germany 12 February 2012 – 13 May 2012
Gerhard Richter: Das Prinzip des Seriellen Galerie Springer & Winckler, Berlin, Germany 09 February 2012 – 14 April 2012
The George Economou Collection, Part II Municipal Gallery of Athens, Athens, Greece 06 May 2011 – 02 October 2011
Wege in der Gegenwart. Gerhard Richter Ways in the Present: Gerhard Richter Kunsthaus Villa Jauss, Oberstdorf, Germany 17 July 2009 – 04 October 2009
Two x Two x Ten: Celebrating Ten Years of Two by Two for Aids and Art Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, USA 12 October 2008 – 04 January 2009
Gerhard Richter: Panorama Cultuurcentrum Strombeek Grimbergen, Strombeek-Bever, Belgium 15 February 2008 – 16 March 2008
Gerhard Richter: Übersicht – Editionen 1967–2000 Gerhard Richter: Survey – Editions 1967–2000 Kunstverein Bergisch Gladbach, Krypta 182, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany 03 November 2000 – 02 December 2000
Gerhard Richter in Dallas Collections Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, USA 12 February 2000 – 16 April 2000
Gerhard Richter. Werke aus Aachener Sammlungen Gerhard Richter: Works from Aachen Collections Ehemalige Reichsabtei, Aachen-Kornelimünster, Germany 14 November 1999 – 09 January 2000
Gerhard Richter – Editionen 1967–1993 Gerhard Richter – Editions 1967–1993 Galerie Bernd Lutze, Friedrichshafen, Germany 22 January 1994 – 12 March 1994
Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965–1993 Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965–1993 Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany 24 October 1993 – 21 November 1993
From the Hand to the Head, the Theoretical Object Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Bignan, France 01 May 1993 – 19 September 1993
Gerhard Richter: Abstrakte Bilder 1978–1984 Gerhard Richter: Abstract Paintings 1978–1984 Galerie Bernd Lutze, Friedrichshafen, Germany 07 December 1985 – 04 January 1986

This artwork is included in the following publications:

Title Author Date

Issue

 01 January 2018

Publisher

 Strzelecki Books, Köln

Details

 Hardback, 224 pages

ISBN

 9783946770404

Language

 German

Category

 Monographs
Artwork Illustrated: p. 186 (b/w)
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Die Freiheit der Dinge: Ergänzungen zu Gerhard Richters Werkserie 48 Portraits Miess, Heinrich 2018

Issue

 01 January 2017

Publisher

 Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft, Köln

Editor

 Olbricht, Thomas

Details

 Hardback, 163 pages

ISBN

 9783864422003

Language

 German English

Category

 Monographs
Artwork Discussed: pp. 144-145
Illustrated: p. 146-147 (colour)

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Gerhard Richter. Unikate in Serie / Unique Pieces in Series Butin, Hubertus 2017

Issue

 01 January 2017

Publisher

 Edition Folkwang / Steidl, Göttingen

Editor

 Museum Folkwang

Details

 Softcover, 63 pages

ISBN

 9783958293564

Language

 German

Category

 Solo Exhibitions
Artwork Mentioned: pp. 57
Illustrated: p. 59 (colour)

Exhibitions

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Gerhard Richter: Die Editionen 2017

Issue

 01 January 2014

Publisher

 Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern

Editor

 Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan / Olbricht, Thomas

Details

 Hardback, 337 pages

ISBN

 9783775735186

ISBN

 3775735186

Language

 German

Category

 Monographs
Artwork Mentioned: pp. 229
Illustrated: p. 229 (colour)

The publication Gerhard Richter. Editionen 1965 – 2013 updates the catalogue raisonné of his editions that was published ten years earlier. This book includes additionally 35 new and hitherto unknown works

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Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-2013 Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan / Olbricht, Thomas 2014

Issue

 01 January 2014

Publisher

 Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern

Editor

 Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan / Olbricht, Thomas

Details

 Hardback, 337 pages

ISBN

 9783775735193

ISBN

 3775735194

Language

 English

Category

 Monographs
Artwork Mentioned: pp. 229
Illustrated: p. 229 (colour)

The publication Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965 – 2013 updates the catalogue raisonné of his editions that was published ten years earlier. This book includes additionally 35 new and hitherto unknown works

...
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Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2013 Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan / Olbricht, Thomas 2014

Issue

 01 January 2008

Publisher

 MER. Paper Kunsthalle, Gent

Details

 Softcover, 101 pages

ISBN

 9789076979533

Language

 English

Category

 Solo Exhibitions
Artwork Mentioned: pp. 61
Illustrated: p. 61 (colour)

Exhibitions

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Gerhard Richter. Panorama Lambrecht, Luk / Leen, Frederik / Storr, Robert 2008

Issue

 01 January 2004

Publisher

 Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit

Editor

 Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan

Details

 Hardback, 320 pages

ISBN

 3775714316

Language

 English

Category

 Monographs
Artwork Mentioned: pp. 205
Illustrated: p. 205 (colour)

Exhibitions

The catalogue raisonné of Gerhard Richters editions 1965–2004 was published to coincide with exhibitions in Bonn, Lucerne, Emden, Tübingen and Salzburg.

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Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2004 2004

Issue

 01 January 2004

Publisher

 Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit

Details

 Softcover, 285 pages

ISBN

 3775714308

Language

 German

Category

 Monographs
Artwork Mentioned: pp. 205
Illustrated: p. 205 (colour)

Exhibitions

The catalogue raisonné of Gerhard Richters editions 1965–2004 was published to coincided with exhibitions in Bonn, Lucerne, Emden, Tübingen and Salzburg.

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Gerhard Richter: Editionen 1965-2004 Butin, Hubertus / Gronert, Stefan 2004

Issue

 01 January 1999

Publisher

 Kunst aus Nordrhein-Westfalen, Aachen

Details

 Softcover, 90 pages

ISBN

 3000052488

Language

 German

Category

 Solo Exhibitions
Artwork Mentioned: pp. 95

Exhibitions

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Gerhard Richter. Werke aus Aachener Sammlungen Brusis, Ilse / Murken, Hinrich / Becker, Wolfgang / Elger, Dietmar / Engels, Maria / Gold, Anne 1999

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