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German · b. 1932 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 1,446 of 1,631 lots (89% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Gerhard Richter: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1950s22$76kSign upOther
1960s254245$8.8kSign upPrint (other)
1970s195188$18kSign upPrint (other)
1980s226220$26.2kSign upPrint (other)
1990s275258$25.3kSign upOil
2000s217206$22.2kSign upPrint (other)
2010s246234$13.7kSign upPhotograph
2020s1818$21.3kSign upPrint (other)

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1950s 2 works

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2 of 2
Median
$76kSign up
Average
$76kSign up
Typical size
21.5 × 16 in (55 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Other (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
—

1960s 254 works

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245 of 254
Median
$8.8kSign up
Average
$138kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 23 in (59 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (116), Screenprint (85), Oil (21)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (1), Abstract (1)
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…and 230 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 195 works

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188 of 195
Median
$18kSign up
Average
$58.9kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 17.5 in (40 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (78), Oil (70), Photograph (21)
Subjects
Landscapes (7), Sea & coast (1), Abstract (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 171 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 226 works

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220 of 226
Median
$26.2kSign up
Average
$432kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 16.5 in (60 × 42 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (79), Oil (59), Photograph (26)
Subjects
Abstract (2)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 202 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 275 works

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258 of 275
Median
$25.3kSign up
Average
$214kSign up
Typical size
12 × 15.5 in (30 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Oil (98), Print (other) (73), Photograph (53)
Subjects
Abstract (3), Sea & coast (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 251 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 217 works

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206 of 217
Median
$22.2kSign up
Average
$61.7kSign up
Typical size
24 × 24 in (61 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (71), Photograph (66), Screenprint (32)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (10), Landscapes (5), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 193 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 246 works

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234 of 246
Median
$13.7kSign up
Average
$98kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 22.5 in (50 × 57 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (175), Print (other) (41), Other (13)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (9), Abstract (2)
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…and 222 more works from this group in the full results list.

2020s 18 works

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18 of 18
Median
$21.3kSign up
Average
$50.9kSign up
Typical size
25 × 25.5 in (64 × 65 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (12), Photograph (3), Other (3)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2020s)

Creation date not recorded

184 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 71 works

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70 of 71
Median
$5.2kSign up
Average
$21.1kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 17.5 in (42 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (42), Oil (16), Photograph (5)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 59 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 63 works

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63 of 63
Median
$12.5kSign up
Average
$57.4kSign up
Typical size
17 × 15.5 in (44 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (26), Photograph (13), Lithograph (8)
Subjects
Sea & coast (2), Boats (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 51 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 50 works

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46 of 50
Median
$26.2kSign up
Average
$41.4kSign up
Typical size
36 × 39.5 in (92 × 100 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (26), Photograph (15), Lithograph (4)
Subjects
Abstract (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 38 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Gerhard Richter auction results →