A Gerhard Richter painting leads Christie’s two days of Post-War and Contemporary Art auctions in London on October 14 and 15 to coincide with Frieze Art Fair There is an outstanding example of his seminal series of ‘Kerze’ or Candles painted in 1982-83 which is estimated to realise £6,000,000-9,000,000. This completely timeless image became a sign of the unification of east and west Germany. More than 300 lots expected to realize a combined total in the region of £50 million. There is work by Piero Manzoni Damien Hirst, Richard Prince, Alighiero Boetti and Lucio Fontana and contemporary British sculptures by Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst and Ron Mueck.
UPDATE: KERZE SOLD FOR £10,457,250, A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR RICHTER.