Daniel Richter (*1962), ''The Photographer'', color lithograph on handmade paper, monogrammed and dated ''D.R. 2001'' lower right, 38 x 29 cm, framed under glass 77 x 57 cm
Richter, Daniel (b. 1962) ‘Then and Now’ 2003, colour lithograph, signed and dated on the reverse, PM 54.5cm x 38.5cm, SM size 77cm x 55cm, mounting residue on the reverse Richter, Daniel (*1962) "früher und heute" 2003, Farblithographie, u. sign./dat., PM 54,5cmx38,5cm, BM 77cmx55cm, verso Montagereste
Richter, Daniel (b. 1962) ‘The Rescue’ 2003, colour lithograph, signed and dated, PM 53x37cm (w.f. 88x69cm) Richter, Daniel (*1962) "Die Rettung" 2003, Farblithographie, u. sign./dat., PM 53x37cm (m.R. 88x69cm)
Richter, Daniel (b. 1962) “Zur Einheit durch den Wald” 2004, colour offset, 64/120, signed/dated/numbered below, PM 80 x 89.5 cm (w.f. 93.5 x 102 cm) Richter, Daniel (*1962) „Zur Einheit durch den Wald“ 2004, Farboffset, 64/120, u. sign./dat./num., PM 80x89,5cm (m.R. 93,5x102cm)
RICHTER , DANIEL 1962 Eutin Title: Untitled (10/03). Date: 2003. Technique: OIl on canvas. Measurement: 30 x 20cm cm. Notation: Inscribed verso on the folded canvas on the right: 10/03. Additionally inscribed with the work number on the stretcher lower: DR/K 221. Frame: Framed. The artist’s certificate for the work dated 10.5.2021 is available. Provenance: - Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin (label and stamp) - Rheingold Collection - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Inland: 32.77 Euro plus 6.23 Euro VAT EU: 50.42 Euro plus 9.58 Euro VAT Third country: 277.32 Euro plus 52.69 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Daniel Richter #Abstraction #Figurative Painting #Germany #Contemporary Art #2000s #Post War. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obliged to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price to this fee.
RICHTER , DANIEL 1962 Eutin Title: Untitled (7/02). Date: 2002. Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 50 x 40 cm. Notation: Inscribed verso centre of the canvas: 7/02. Below this inscribed: 164. Inscribed with the work number on the stretcher: DR/K 164. Frame: Framed. The artist’s certificate for this work from 10.5.2021 is available. Provenance: - Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin (label and stamp) - Rheingold Collection - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia - An early, high-quality work by an internationally sought-after artist - A key work from the early 2000s, marking the transition from abstraction to expressive figuration - The dynamic color contrasts and characteristic ensemble of figures exemplify Richter’s iconic visual language With his multifaceted works, Daniel Richter has been one of the most influential figures in contemporary German painting since the late 1990s. Born in Eutin in 1962, the artist began his studies in 1991 at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg under Werner Büttner and became an assistant to Albert Oehlen. Until 2000, Richter worked exclusively in the abstract, before increasingly incorporating figurative elements around the year 2000, which coalesce into narrative, often hallucinatory and exaggerated visual worlds. In doing so, he combines influences from mass media, pop culture, and art history. Richter’s painting oscillates between abstraction and figuration and stands in the tradition of Expressionism. In parallel with his artistic practice, Richter has held professorships in painting in Hamburg, Berlin, and Vienna since 2003. International exhibitions, such as those at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art or the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, attest to his significance. The 2002 painting unfolds against a dark, multi-layered, dynamic background. In the lower part of the picture, a group of shadowy figures appears, rendered in bright shades of yellow and outlined in light blue. Their bodies seem fleeting and barely tangible; individuality dissolves in favor of a collective impression. Over this lies a delicate network of dotted lines, reminiscent of a spider’s web while simultaneously evoking abstract structures of order. The scene remains deliberately open: a crowd seems to be forming, without any clearly discernible action—suspended between condensation and dissolution. Within Daniel Richter’s oeuvre, this work marks the transition from pure abstraction to figurative, narratively charged painting. The combination of gestural freedom, suggestive motifs, and a psychologically condensed pictorial space points to a phase in which subjective perception, social reflection, and a passion for painterly experimentation coalesce into a distinct visual language. Estimated shipping costs for this lot The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Daniel Richter #Abstraction #Figurative Painting #Germany #Contemporary Art #Painting #Figure / Figures #2000s #Post War. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obliged to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price to this fee.
RICHTER , DANIEL 1962 Eutin Title: "Wenn wer dt. Meister oder wer wird deutscher Meister". Date: 1999. Technique: Spray paint, varnish and oil on canvas. Measurement: 220 x 180 cm. Notation: Signed, dated and titled verso upper left: D. Richter 99 'Wenn wer dt. Meister oder wer wird deutscher Meister'. Frame: Framed. Provenance: - Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin (labels and stamps) - Private collection (acquired from the previous owner in 1999) - Christie’s, New York, auction 17.5.2024, lot 385 - Private collection, Lower Saxony Exhibitions: - Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin 1999 - Deitch Projects, New York 1999 - Denver Art Museum, Denver 2008/09 Literature: - Meyer-Hermann, Eva (ed.): Daniel Richter – Works from the Early Years to the Present Day, Berlin 2023, p. 74 - A dense, dynamic composition in the artist’s characteristic large format - One of only four abstract black-and-white paintings by Richter - Part of the exhibition ‘Mozart on Television: New Painting from Germany’ in New York in 1999, and thus one of the artist’s first international exhibitions The Punk of Contemporary Painting Daniel Richter, born in 1962, grew up in Eutin, a small town in Schleswig-Holstein with approximately 5,000 inhabitants. Even within this provincial setting, Richter found like-minded companions in the painter Willy Knoop and the musician Rocko Schamoni, with whom he forged his first political alliances. In the 1980s, Richter moved to Hamburg and became part of the left-wing autonomous movement. During this period, he designed posters and record covers for punk bands. In 1991, at the age of twenty-nine, Richter decided to study at the Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Hamburg under Werner Büttner and Albert Oehlen, both of whom impressed upon him the importance of continually questioning and redefining one’s own artistic understanding. By the mid-1990s, Richter had grown weary of academic study and embarked fully on his artistic career. Success came quickly: in 2002, he was honored with his first solo exhibition at the K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, followed in 2007 by his first retrospective at the Hamburger Kunsthalle. Since 2006, he has held a professorship in fine arts in Vienna, where he has since profoundly influenced younger generations of artists. Breaking Expectations The painting Wenn wer dt. Meister oder wer wird deutscher Meister (If Someone Becomes German Champion or Who Will Become German Champion) from 1999 occupies an exceptional position within Richter’s oeuvre. It belongs to a series of only four paintings executed almost entirely in shades of black and white. “On the occasion of this excursion into black and white, the painter asked himself whether ‘penetrance, intrusiveness, and overload are merely a matter of color,’ and discovered that this also ‘works’ in black and white.” (quoted in Eva Meyer-Hermann, Daniel Richter. Bilder von früh bis heute, Berlin 2023, p. 74) At a time when Richter was primarily known for his overwhelming explosions of color, he consciously played with—and inverted—the expectations attached to his work. Only in a few isolated areas do traces of pale blue, violet, and turquoise emerge, lending the painting a subtle multidimensionality. This constant renewal and reinvention—particularly at moments when he appears to stand at the height of success—would become a recurring pattern throughout Richter’s career. Using spray paint, lacquer, and oil, Richter constructs a dense web of lines, curves, smears, and ornamental structures. Marks and areas of pigment condense into an organic network that imposes an underlying order upon apparent chaos. The restless movement of forms, spiral vortices, and sweeping curves—combined with the monumental scale of the work—immerses the viewer in an almost intoxicating, psychedelic state. A surreal, playful space emerges, one that nonetheless consistently adheres to an internal order. The canvas unfolds before the viewer in ever-deeper layers, opening new levels of meaning and association the longer one contemplates it. Irony, Competition, and Self-Renewal The title of the work likewise invites interpretation. Wenn wer dt. Meister oder wer wird deutscher Meister may be read as an ironic commentary on sports and entertainment culture, but equally as a critical interrogation of the art world itself: What constitutes art, what determines its value, and who deserves recognition? The work documents an artist at the height of his abstract phase and simultaneously at a threshold. At the very moment when his chromatic explosions seemed nearly impossible to surpass, Richter opted for a radical break, almost entirely reversing his palette and exploring new approaches to pictorial construction. This untamable drive toward self-renewal has continued to define Richter and contributes to his status as one of Germany’s most successful contemporary artists. Sophie Ballermann Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Daniel Richter #Abstraction #Figurative Painting #Germany #Contemporary Art #1990s #Abstract #Painting #Contemporary Art. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obliged to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price to this fee.
Titled, dated, and signed on the reverse in blue felt-tip pen and black chalk: TSE TSE 2/05 D. Richter 2005. On the stretcher and the frame, inscribed with the work number in red and black felt-tip pen: DR/K 310. Also on the stretcher and frame, labels and stamps from Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, Berlin, and a label from Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen
Signed and dated at the center of the right edge: Daniel RICHTER 03. On the stretcher frame with labels and stamps from Galerie Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, and additionally inscribed multiple times in black felt-tip pen: DR 144.
Daniel Richter, "Rasende Irre" Gruppe von flüchtenden Menschen vor stechend rotem, an Landschaft erinnerndem Grund, erschienen in der Griffelkunstvereinigung, Farblithographie auf Velin, unter der Darstellung in Blei monogrammiert und datiert "(20)01", dem Alter entsprechend sehr gut erhalten, Darstellungsmaße ca. 31 x 39,5 cm, Blattmaße ca. 42 x 59 cm. Künstlerinfo: bedeut. dt. Maler und Graphiker (1962 in Eutin geboren), 1991-95 Studium an der Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg, Assistent von Albert Oehlen, seit 2005 Eigentümer des Plattenlabels Buback, 2004-06 Professor für Malerei der Künste Berlin und ab 2006 Professor an der Akademie der Künste in Wien, in zahlreichen Museen vertreten, Quelle: Wikipedia. Daniel Richter, "Rasende Irre" Group of fleeing people in front of a piercing red background reminiscent of a landscape, published by the Griffelkunstvereinigung, colour lithograph on wove paper, monogrammed and dated "(20)01" in lead below the image, in very good condition for its age, image dimensions approx. 31 x 39.5 cm, sheet dimensions approx. 42 x 59 cm. Artist info: important German painter and graphic artist (born 1962 in Eutin), 1991-95 studied at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg, assistant to Albert Oehlen, since 2005 owner of the record label Buback, 2004-06 professor of painting at the Academy of Arts in Berlin and from 2006 professor at the Academy of Arts in Vienna, represented in numerous museums, source: Wikipedia.
DANIEL RICHTER (1962 Eutin) Farblithografie auf Bütten, "Hundewasser" (2006), unten rechts in Bleistift signiert "D. Richter" und datiert, Griffelkunst Edition, Blattmaß ca. 75,5x56cm, ungerahmt
Daniël Richter (1962-) Vier ingelijste litho's uit het portfolio Holland Mysteries alle gesigneerd en gedateerd D. Richter '04 rechtsonderGrimm fine art editions, 2005 geprint door Tabor Presse, Berlijnbeeldmaat: 90 x 65 cm.lijstmaat per lijst: 117 x 90 cm.oplage 2/30waarbij originele portfoliomap met voorblad
Lasst doch die alte Möhre zimbeln. 2001. Farblithografie auf Velin. Am unteren Blattrand mit Bleistift monogrammiert, datiert und nummeriert: DR, 01, E.A. Blattmaß: 75 x 106 cm. Hrsg. von: Texte zur Kunst, Berlin 2001.
Freunde. 2003. Farblithografie auf Velin. Am unteren Blattrand mit Bleistift signiert, datiert und nummeriert: Daniel Richter, 2003, 4/20. Blattmaß: 105 x 74,5 cm.
Aus: Art of Cider. Edition N° 2. 2009. Farblithografie auf Velin. Am unteren Blattrand mit Bleistift monogrammiert, datiert und nummeriert: DR, 09, 301/400. Blattmaß: 50 x 35 cm. Zustand: wurde gerollt gelagert.
Fun de Siècle. 2003. Farboffset auf Karton. Unterhalb der Darstellung mit Bleistift signiert, datiert und nummeriert: D. Richter, 2003, E.P., V/X. Blattmaß: 69 x 87,5 cm. Zustand: Knickspur an der rechten Blattecke.
Nächtliches Maghreb. 2005. Farblithografie auf Velin. Unterhalb der Darstellung mit Bleistift signiert, datiert und nummeriert: D. Richter, 05, 17/20. Blattmaß: 66 x 51 cm. Hrsg. von Taborpresse, Berlin 2005 (mit Trockenstempel).
Daniel Richter (*1960), figurative color lithograph from the “Art of Cider” edition No. 2, 2009, signed and dated by hand lower right, numbered 167/400 lower left, mounted behind a mat, resulting in some creasing at the edges, 50 x 40 cm
Daniel Richter 1962 Eutin Ferbenlaare Color lithograph on paper; H 647 mm, W 440 mm; signed lower right ''D Richter 05''; numbered lower left ''9/100''
DANIEL RICHTER (B. 1962) Untitled (Crazy Bird) signed and dated 'D.Richter 4/06' (on the reverse); titled 'Crazy Bird' (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 40 x 30.5cm (15 3/4 x 12in). Painted in 2006
Daniel Richter (*1960), figurative color lithograph from the ''Art of Cider'' Edition N° 2, 2009, signed and dated lower right, numbered 167/400 lower left, mounted behind passe-partout, slightly creased at the edges, 50 x 40 cm
Hundewasser. 2006. Farblithografie auf Somerset Velin. Am unteren Blattrand mit Bleistift signiert und datiert: D Richter, 2006. Blattmaß: 75,5 x 56 cm.
Ohne Titel. 2008. Aquarell auf Papier. Am unteren Blattrand monogrammiert, datiert und gewidmet: DR, 08. Passepartout-Ausschnitt: 41,5 x 58,5 cm. Unter Passepartout und Museums-Glas gerahmt: 59,2 x 75,5 cm.
Daniel Richter Flagge 2005 lithograph in colors image: 29.125 h x 23.625 w in (74 x 60 cm) sheet: 37.375 h x 29.375 w in (95 x 75 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge '71/150 D. Richter 05'. This work is number 71 from the edition of 150 printed by Tabor Presse, Berlin. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Titled, monogrammed and dated in pencil lower right: W+W II DR 97. A label with the printed work details on the backing cardboard of the frame. There with stamps of Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
Signed, dated and titled in black felt-tip pen on the reverse: D. Richter 2021 YESTERDAY´S NEWS. On the stretcher inscribed with the catalogue raisonné number by another hand: DR/M 563. There a label of GRIMM Gallery, New York
Richter, Daniel (Eutin 1962). The Photographer. Color lithograph on vellum from 2001. Signed and dated lower right. 37.5 x 32 cm, sheet size 59 x 42 cm.- For the Griffelkunst-Vereinigung Hamburg (verso with their number 302 B5). - Original description in German: Richter, Daniel (Eutin 1962). Der Fotograf. Farblithographie auf Velin von 2001. Unten rechts signiert und datiert. 37,5 x 32 cm, Blattgröße 59 x 42 cm.- Für die Griffelkunst-Vereinigung Hamburg (verso mit deren Nummer 302 B5).
Untitled, signed with the artist's initials and dated 'DR 06' (lower right), oil and tape on paper, 29, 5x52 cm (50, 5x73 cm incl. frame), Provenance: Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam, where acquired by the present owner in 2009.Exhibited: -CFA Gallery, ‘Daniel Richter und Uwe Lausen', 23 March - 22 April 2006 (label attached to the reverse). -Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam, ‘Daniel Richter', 2006.
Daniel Richter (1962 Eurin - lives and works in Berlin), 'Hundewasser', 2006, Color lithograph on Somerset laid paper. 64.0 x 48.5 cm (image), 75.5 x 57.0 cm (sheet). Monogrammed: D Rt lower right and dated: 2006 (pencil). Published by Griffelkunst-Vereinigung Hamburg e.V.., Griffelkunst Index of editions, Vol. III, E 411.
Description EN 'Grafik serie', 2007. Woodcut and colour screenprint. A series of four. Signed and dated in pencil. Numbered 14/16. Frame. Provenance: GRIMM Gallery. Description FR 'Grafik serie', 2007. Bois et sérigraphie en couleur. Numérotée 14/16. Série de quatre. Signé et daté à la mine de plomb. Num. 14/16. Cadre. Provenance: GRIMM Gallery. Beschrijving NL 'Grafik serie', 2007. Houtsnede, kleurenzeefdruk. Een reeks van vier. Gesigneerd en gedateerd in potlood. Genummerd 14/16. Kader. Herkomst: GRIMM Gallery.
Palm Springs. 2007. Farblithografie auf BFK Rives Velin. Unterhalb der Darstellung mit Bleistift signiert, datiert und nummeriert: D. Richter, 07, 16/20. Blattmaß: 50 x 66 cm.
DANIEL RICHTER (1962 Eutin) Farblithografie auf Vellum, "Waldhunde" (2006), unten rechts in Bleistift signiert "D. Richter" und datiert, Motivmaß ca. 64x46,5cm (in Passepartout), gerahmt (83x63cm)
DANIEL RICHTER (1962 Eutin) Farblithografie auf Bütten, "Kaschmir" (2007), unten rechts in Bleistift signiert "D. Richter" und datiert, Ex. 16/20, Motivmaß ca. 34,5x47,5cm (in Passepartout), gerahmt (62,5x76,5cm)
