"Abstract Painting" was painted in 1987 and is derived from Gerhard Richter’s most famous series of works. It is a striking early example in the series. Hardness and softness, solid structure and glittering phosphorescence, photographic images and The balance between abstractions makes this work an excellent example of Richter's masterpiece of abstraction.

GERHARD RICHTER b.1932 ABSTRAKTES BILD (649-2) oil on canvas signed, dated 1987 and numbered 649-2 on the reverse 200 by 200 cm. 78¾ by 78¾ in.