GERHARD RICHTER German, b. 1932
Candle I | Kerze I, 1988
Original Hand Signed Offset Lithograph on Thin Wove Paper
89.3 x 94.5 cm. / 35.2 x 37.2 in.
This work is hand signed by the artist "Gerhard Richter" in black chalk pastel across the lower image.
It was published by Verein zur Förderung moderner Kunst e.V, Goslarin a limited edition of 250 copies with two trial proofs and printed by Kirschbaum Laserscan, Düsseldorf.
Note: This image is based on a photograph of the 1982 oil painting, Kerze, it was then reversed. The symbol of the candle was once considered emblematic of the GDR, this link was not lost on Richter who championed its exploration through photography and light. This work belongs to Richter's photo-realist project, which was a direct response to the illustrative art the artist was forced to undertake whilst living in East Germany. This composition of the burning candle from the 1980s alongside the artist's illuminated skulls of the same period are believed to be a commentary on the passage of time.
Literature: Butin, H. (2013). Catalogue Raisonné. Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2013. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit.
Reference: Butin 64
Condition: Good condition. A 35 mm r\skilfully epaired tear th the left sheet edge. A printer's crease originating in the printing process, at the left sheet edge. The sheet slightly wavy.
It was published by Verein zur Förderung moderner Kunst e.V, Goslarin a limited edition of 250 copies with two trial proofs and printed by Kirschbaum Laserscan, Düsseldorf.
Note: This image is based on a photograph of the 1982 oil painting, Kerze, it was then reversed. The symbol of the candle was once considered emblematic of the GDR, this link was not lost on Richter who championed its exploration through photography and light. This work belongs to Richter's photo-realist project, which was a direct response to the illustrative art the artist was forced to undertake whilst living in East Germany. This composition of the burning candle from the 1980s alongside the artist's illuminated skulls of the same period are believed to be a commentary on the passage of time.
Literature: Butin, H. (2013). Catalogue Raisonné. Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2013. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit.
Reference: Butin 64
Condition: Good condition. A 35 mm r\skilfully epaired tear th the left sheet edge. A printer's crease originating in the printing process, at the left sheet edge. The sheet slightly wavy.
$ 30,000.00 Unframed
