Silkscreen in colors. Signed. With the stamp “Gerhard Richter (1969) ‘SCHWEIZER ALPEN’ Motif A1 A2 B1 B2 B3” on the reverse. On thin cardboard. 69 x 68.1 cm. , thre full sheet.
Motif A2. Sheet 2 of a series of 5 screen prints based on the 1969 paintings of the same name (catalog numbers of the paintings: 224/1-5), which in turn are based on photographs Richter took from an airplane window during a trip to Milan in 1968. Printed by Hans H. Hotze, Essen. Published by the Griffelkunst-Vereinigung Hamburg. [AH].

• Based on the painting of the same name.
• Bird’s-eye view: Richter took the photographs—which served as the basis for the paintings and silkscreen prints—from the airplane window.
• Other silkscreen prints of the “Swiss Alps” motif are held in international collections such as the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (motif A1).
LITERATURE: Hubertus Butin, Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965-2013, Cologne 2014, CR no. 20 (A2) (illusstrated, likely a different copy). - Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Online Sale, Nov. 18, 2013, lot 3202.

Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia. Private collection, Southern Germany

In good condition. Slightly worn in places and with some light brown spots. The upper part of the sheet has a slight horizontal crease and shows some light handling creases. Overall, it presents a harmonious appearance.