Art of Glass

Gerhard Richter, Pane of Glass / Glasscheibe, GR 876-7, 2002, 150 x 150 cm, image via gerhard-richter.com [rip] Gerhard Richter, Antelio Glass, fka Pane of Glass, CR 876-7, glass and steel, sold at Sotheby’s in 2025 for GBP 292,100 I’m ready to look at Gerhard Richter mirrors all day, but I confess, I’d forgotten completely about his Panes of Glass. Not the sculptural ones, like the iconic 4 Panes of Glass (1967) set into pivoting steel frames. But the singles. There’s a group of nine [?] works from 2002 that are named, Pane of Glass / Glasscheibe. Or were. The GR numbers 876-1 through 12 put an upper limit on the works, which seem to vary only in size. [876-6, one of two 876s in Panorama in 2012, has a title, Grau (hinter Glas), Grey (behind Glass), and now this series encompasses variations of framing and support, too.] Gerhard Richter, Grau (hinter Glas) GR 876-6, 2002, 120 x 90 cm, oil, glass, artist’s frame, image from its 2024 sale at Christie’s for USD 504,000. I absolutely…

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