Alfred Schmela was born on November 23, 1918 in Dinslaken.
He died on July 20, 1980 in Düsseldorf.
Schmela was a German gallery owner. In 1978 he was made honorary member of the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts.
From 1964 Richter executed numerous works after passport photographs or family pictures. The portraits of Alfred Schmela are the first works of this kind.
Sotheby's, London, UK: 01 July 2015
Estimate:
GBP 3,000,000 – 4,000,000 USD 4,376,700 – 5,835,600
Sold For:
GBP 3,285,000 (incl. buyer’s premium) | |
USD 5,158,436 |
This artwork is based on an image included in Atlas:
This Atlas sheet includes the source images of the following works:
This artwork was shown in the following exhibitions:
This artwork is included in the following publications:
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Alfred Schmela zum 100. Geburtstag. A centenary exhibition | Gaensheimer, Susanne / Krystof, Doris / Walther, Linda | 2018 | |||
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Gerhard Richter: Colour Charts | Elger, Dietmar / Butin, Hubertus / Mansoor, Jaleh | 2015 | |||
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Gerhard Richter: Pictures / Series | Didi-Huberman, Georges / Elger, Dietmar / Kono, Michiko / Obrist, Hans Ulrich / Schwarz, Dieter | 2014 | |||
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Gerhard Richter: Bilder / Serien | Didi-Huberman, Georges / Elger, Dietmar / Kono, Michiko / Obrist, Hans Ulrich / Schwarz, Dieter | 2014 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. Bilder einer Epoche | Schneede, Uwe M. / Butin, Hubertus / Elger, Dietmar / Rübel, Dietmar / Westheider, Ortrud | 2011 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. Images of an Era | Schneede, Uwe M. / Butin, Hubertus / Elger, Dietmar / Rübel, Dietmar / Westheider, Ortrud | 2011 | |||
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Gerhard Richter in der Dresdener Galerie. Schriften des Gerhard Richter Archiv Dresden ; Bd. 7 | Elger, Dietmar | 2010 | |||
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Die Porträts von Gerhard Richter | Moorhouse, Paul | 2009 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. Porträt Dr. Knobloch (Patrimonia 344) | Elger, Dietmar / Roth, Martin / Stange, Eva-Maria | 2009 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. A Life in Painting | Elger, Dietmar | 2009 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. Portraits. Painting Appearances | Moorhouse, Paul | 2009 | |||
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Gerhard Richter, Maler | Elger, Dietmar | 2008 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. Portraits | Gronert, Stefan / Butin, Hubertus | 2006 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. Portraits | Gronert, Stefan / Butin, Hubertus | 2006 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. Catalogue Raisonné 1993–2004 | Zweite, Armin | 2005 | |||
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Gerhard Richter, Maler | Elger, Dietmar | 2002 | |||
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Gerhard Richter, 18. Oktober 1977. Eine Kunst-Monographie | Hemken, Kai-Uwe | 1998 | |||
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Zu Richters Oktober-Bildern | Butin, Hubertus | 1991 | |||
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Gerhard Richter | Rainbird, Sean / Severne, Judith | 1991 | |||
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Gerhard Richter: Atlas | Zweite, Armin | 1989 | |||
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Brennpunkt Düsseldorf, 1962-1987 | Wiese, Stephan von | 1987 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. Bilder = Paintings 1962 - 1985 | Harten, Jürgen / Hering, Karl-Heinz / Honisch, Dieter / Loock, Ulrich / Ronte, Dieter / Elger, Dietmar | 1986 | |||
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'60 '80. Attitudes, Concepts, Images. Een keuze uit 20 jaar beeldende kunst = A Selection from Twenty Years of Visual Arts | Wilde, Edy de / Weissmann, George / Petersen, Ad / Tuyl, Gijs van / Beeren, Wim / Graevenitz, Antje von / Blok, Cor | 1982 | |||
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Gerhard Richter. 36. Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione tedesco = 36. Biennale in Venedig, Deutscher Pavilion = 36. Biennale in Venice, German Pavilion | Honisch, Dieter / Helms, Dietrich / Honnef, Klaus / Ohff, Heinz / Dienst, Rolf Gunther / Schön, Rolf / Polke, Sigmar | 1972 |
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