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8.12.85

Gerhard Richter (German, b. 1932) · 1985

$197,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £125,838≈ €158,411

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Medium
Oil · Works on paper all oil results →
As published: “oil, watercolor on paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (16 x 23.8 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010814)
Date
November 14, 2014
Location
New York
Lot
169
Estimate
$150,000 – $250,000 (≈ £95,816 – £159,693) (≈ €120,618 – €201,029)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2014 and 2023 · sold 2

Catalogue details differ between appearances (medium description). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. 8.12.85, Phillips 2014

    Nov 14, 2014 · Phillips this result

    Contemporary Art Day Sale, lot 169

    Sold $197,000Sign up to see · est. $150,000 – $250,000

    As catalogued

    Gerhard Richter, “8.12.85”, 1985

    oil, watercolor on paper

    6 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (16 x 23.8 cm)

  2. 8.12.85, Kornfeld 2023

    Jun 16, 2023 · Kornfeld

    Auction 278: Live Auction - Part 1, lot 149

    Sold CHF 210,000 +20% in USDSign up to see · est. CHF 225,000

    As catalogued

    Gerhard Richter, “8.12.85”, 1985

    Oil and watercolour

    16 x 23.8 cm

    Provenance: Collection Ruth Scheer, Brookline; Gallery Karsten Schubert, London, with label; Private collection USA; Auction Phillips, New York, 14 November 2014, lot 169, from there to; Schönewald Fine Arts Gallery, Düsseldorf, from there to; Private collection Germany

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