Wand (Wall)

Wand (Wall) is an oil painting by Gerhard Richter executed in 1994. It was in Richter's private collection for over 15 years before he sold it to the Wako Works of Art gallery in Tokyo in 2010. It was sold at Sotheby's, London, on 12 February 2014 for £17,442,500.[1][2][3]

Wand (Wall)
Artist	Gerhard Richter
Year	1994
Catalogue	GRAD 806
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	240 cm × 240 cm (94 in × 94 in)
Location	Private collection

Bibliography

• Exhibition Catalogue, London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Gerhard Richter, 1998, p. 87, no. 806, illustrated in colour
• art Das Kunstmagazin, no. 12, December 1999, front cover, illustrated in colour
• Robert Storr, Gerhard Richter: Malerei, Ostfildern 2002, p. 245, illustrated in colour
• Joost Zwagerman, Transito, Amsterdam/Antwerp 2006, pp. 160-61, illustrated in colour

References

1. "Contemporary Art Evening Auction 12 February 2014". Sotheby's. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014.
2. Adam, Georgina. "Why is Gerhard Richter worth £21 million?". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014.
3. "Paintings by Richter and Freud to be sold by Sotheby's". Reuters. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014.