What is a Gerhard Richter print worth?
b. 1932 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 1,583 works by Gerhard Richter with a published auction price sold between $6,488Sign up free to see and $48,659Sign up free to see, and the median is $16,510Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $8,842Sign up free to see across 801 sales. In the last five years the median was $20,002Sign up free to see across 526 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Gerhard Richter prices by medium
- Auction results
- 1,651
- Sold rate
- 96%
- Active at auction
- 1997–2026
- Median price
- $16.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $35MSign up free to see Abstraktes Bild (636), Phillips, Nov 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 801 | $4.3k–$20.1kSign up free to see | $8.8kSign up free to see |
| Photographs | 366 | $10.1k–$35.6kSign up free to see | $18.5kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 275 | $54.3k–$363kSign up free to see | $106kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 88 | $21.6k–$163kSign up free to see | $73.1kSign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 5 | $21.9k–$26.6kSign up free to see | $26kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (495), Lempertz (292), Ketterer Kunst (280)
Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 331 | $6.1k–$69.4kSign up free to see | $22.6kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 728 | $5.3k–$34.7kSign up free to see | $10.5kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 411 | $13.8k–$47.3kSign up free to see | $25.1kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 76 | $12k–$19.6kSign up free to see | $14.4kSign up free to see |
Recent Gerhard Richter sales
- Abstraktes Bild (522-1), oil on canvas — $2,932,625Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026
- Seaside house, huile sur photographie — $60,760Sign up free to see, Piguet Hôtel des Ventes, Sep 23, 2026
- Quattro Colori (Four Colours) (see B. 138), Unique lacquer painting in colours, on Alu-Dibond plate, mounted on wood (as iss — $77,648Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 17, 2026
- Cage 4 (P19-4), Giclée print in colours, flush-mounted to aluminium with metal strainer on the r — $11,216Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 17, 2026
- Cage 1 (P19-1), Giclée print in colours, flush-mounted to aluminium with metal strainer on the r — $11,216Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 17, 2026
- Blattecke, Farboffset auf granuliertem Halbkarton — $5,981Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Sep 13, 2026
- Bahnhof (Hannover), Offset in Grautönen auf weißem, leicht granuliertem Halbkarton — $8,972Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Sep 13, 2026
- Victoria I“ und „Victoria II, 2 Blatt: Jeweils Farboffsetlithografie auf beschichtetem Karton — $3,439Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Sep 13, 2026
Questions about Gerhard Richter prices
What is a Gerhard Richter print worth?
Based on 1,583 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Gerhard Richter have sold for a median of $16,510, and half of them sold between $6,488 and $48,659. For prints alone the median is $8,842 (801 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Gerhard Richter sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $34,800,000 for “Abstraktes Bild (636)” at Phillips in November 2023.
Which Gerhard Richter medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $106,111 (275 sales).
How often do Gerhard Richter works sell at auction?
96% of the 1,651 lots recorded between 1997 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Gerhard Richter print?
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Of the 1,651 lots by Gerhard Richter recorded at auction between 1997 and 2026, 1,584 found a buyer (96%).
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