# @sothebys on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOCQLwrksA7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33946573-sothebys-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0179846348.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-31T21:54:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's (@sothebys) — https://gondola.cc/sothebys

## Caption

Gerhard Richter’s 'Farbtafel' — one of just nineteen Color Chart paintings from 1966 — sold at #SothebysNewYork in 2022 for $2.8 million.

Inspired by commercial paint sample cards, the series marked Richter’s first step toward abstraction and remains one of his most influential innovations.

#SothebysArchives #GerhardRichter

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- **Likes:** 3,800
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- **Comments:** 126

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sothebysnewyork, sothebysarchives, gerhardrichter

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