you May take waste from other just so, or the theft? Possibly - if he comes out of the barrel of a famous artist.
Cologne - The German painter Gerhard Richter (86) is one of the most expensive contemporary artists in the world. Reason enough for a passer-by in Cologne, villas Hahn woods, a suburb of fish in the garbage of the painter of the stars to the Recoverable. In the Paper bin a judge, he was finally found: post-card-sized sketches. Just before the garbage collection would have emptied the bin, to the neighboring the artistically valuable debris secured, in order to make a lucrative business, as the Kölner Stadt Anzeiger reported.
Gerhard Richter as a witness in court
‘s on Wednesday to trial before the Cologne district court, at Gerhard Richter as a witness. The charges state that potential buyers have bid up to € 60,000 for the designs - studies for a planned factory. Gerhard Richter, have you disposed of because he regarded them as "failed". The court will have to find an answer to the question of whether the entrainment of waste of this type is the theft or not.
is Still is unknown, such as Gerhard Richter note of the incident, such as the display came to be and what is the relationship of the Accused to the famous painter. A neighbor of Gerhard Richter, he is not in any case - the "art collector" is in the Federal state of Bremen.
In the "art compass", a world ranking of living artists, was established in 1970 and since 2015 in the journal world of art appears to be, occupied by Gerhard Richter from 2004 to 2008 and from 2010 to 2015 in the first place. A picture of him was auctioned in 2015, at Sotheby's for 41 million euros. Gerhard Richter ranks among the 500 richest Germans.
Sven Barthel
Date Of Update: 28 January 2019, 12:00
