Abstract Painting (594-1) (Primary Title)

Gerhard Richter, German, born 1932 (Artist)

1986
German
oil on canvas
Unframed: 88 5/8 × 78 3/4 in. (225.11 × 200.03 cm)
97.129
Five labels adhered to back: (1) Marian Goodman Gallery, 24 West 57th Street, New York, NY "#1543" (2) LuhtingAugustine, 130 Prince St., New York, NY "C5942" (3) MartinSpeed Limited, "Ref. #4021" (4)Spark Inc. Toranomon 3-chome Annex, Tokyo (5)11 Duke Street, Ltd, 11 Duke Street, St Jame's, London SW1 Y6BN, England.
Inscribed on reverse: "Richter 1986" near right edge and "594-1" near left edge
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
Highlights of Late 20th Century Art from the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, 1999

Implosion, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1987

Gerhard Richter: Paintings, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, NY, 1987
(Marian Goodman Gallery, New York). Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn J. Estrin, Washington, DC. (Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York). Private collection, Japan. (Eleven Duke St., Ltd, London); [1] Purchased by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Virginia in 1997. [2]

[1] See Dietmar Elger, Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonne: Nos. 389-651-2, 1976-1987, Volume 3 (Ostfildern: Hatje/Cantz, 2011): 498.

[2] Accessioned December 18, 1997. See VMFA Curatorial file.
© Gerhard Richter

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