Clapton Tries a Richter Refrain

Carol Vogel has the announcement that Eric Clapton is bringing back to market another of the three Richter abstract paintings he bought in 2001. The works were acquired together  for  $3.4m. Last year, Clapton’s abstract set a record for Richter and any living artist at $34.2m. This canvas will be estimated at $18-22m by Christie’s for its November 12th sale:.

The painting that Mr. Clapton is putting up for sale in November is similar stylistically to the one he sold last year — the surface has layer upon layer of paint applied with a squeegee until the surface has a watery depth to it — but it has more golden tones than the others. “It has the sense of a full fall abstract landscape,” said Brett Gorvy, worldwide chairman of postwar and contemporary art at Christie’s.

Clapton Sells Again (Inside Art/NYTimes)