Gretchen Albrecht Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Gretchen Albrecht Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 18, 2024
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT, (1943 -), Flowers at Window, 1969, acrylic on canvas, 138 x 107 cm. (54.3 x 42.1 in.), frame: 140 x 110 x 4 cm. (55.1 x 43.3 x 1.5 in.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT (1943 - ) Flowers at Window, 1969 acrylic on canvas signed lower right; signed, dated and titled to label verso
Lawsons
May. 20, 2024
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT (New Zealander, born 1943) Hydra (Star Cluster) 2000 acrylic on canvas, diptych 200 x 400cm (overall)
Est: $40,000 - $50,000
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT (New Zealander, born 1943) Hydra (Star Cluster) 2000 acrylic on canvas, diptych titled and dated verso: HYDRA (star cluster) 2000/ Star cluster/ 'HYDRA' 2000 artist's name on label verso 200 x 400cm (overall) PROVENANCE: The Artist's Studio Tony C. Lewis, Sydney OTHER NOTES: Gretchen Albrecht's artistic journey is a testament to the power of colour, form, and expression shaping the cultural landscape of New Zealand and beyond. Born in Auckland in 1943, Albrecht emerged as a pioneering figure in contemporary art, pushing the boundaries of abstraction. Albrecht's early work was influenced by the vibrant energy of the New Zealand landscape and the Abstract Expressionist movement of the mid-20th century. Her works from this period often feature dynamic compositions, characterised by gestural brushstrokes and a rich, emotive use of colour. As Albrecht's career progressed, she continued to push the boundaries of her practice, exploring new techniques and concepts in her pursuit of mastering abstract art. In 2000, she created the iconic work, Hydra (Star Cluster). This monumental monochromatic painting exemplifies Albrecht's ability to create immersive, otherworldly abstract "landscapes" that captivate the imagination. Hydra (Star Cluster) is a mesmerising composition of dynamic forms, reminiscent of a cosmic explosion. Albrecht's works are immersive experiences that invite viewers to engage with the elemental forces of the natural world. Through her painting Albrecht transports viewers to a realm of ethereal beauty and wonder, inviting them to contemplate the mysteries of the universe. While Albrecht is known primarily as a painter, her unconventional use of paint and shaped canvases blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture, pushing both domains into a distinctive style. Her innovative approach has left an enduring impact, inspiring countless artists to explore the limitless possibilities of abstraction. Albrecht has a guiding force in the New Zealand art community, mentoring younger artists and advocating for the importance of arts education. Her contributions to the cultural life of New Zealand have been widely recognised, earning her numerous accolades and honours, including the prestigious Order of New Zealand in 2018. Albrecht's impact extends far beyond her native country, with her works held in major collections around the world, including prominent Australian institutions, such as the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. These collections recognise the significance of Albrecht's contributions to the field of contemporary art, ensuring that her legacy endures for generations to come. Wiebke Brix Head of Art Courtesy The Artist
Leonard Joel
Feb. 25, 2021
Gretchen Albrecht CNZM (New Zealand 1943-)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Gretchen Albrecht CNZM (New Zealand 1943-) Stella, 1990 signed and dated 1990 to the reverse; further titled and dated to the stretcher acrylic and oil on canvas 73.5 x 101.5cm Footnote: Provenance: With Todd Gallery, London Literature: Luke Smythe, Gretchen Albrecht: Between Gesture and Geometry, Massey University Press, New Zealand, 2019, p.182 (ill.) One of the most celebrated contemporary New Zealand artists, Gretchen Albrecht has gained international recognition and has exhibited widely in both New Zealand and Europe since the 1970s. Throughout her career, Albrecht has developed an incisive and deeply personal visual iconography, utilising characteristic stained and shaped canvases, bold, wide brush strokes, and an evocative use of colour and geometry. The present lot, dated 1990, marks a departure from Albrechts earliest works, which were typically executed on semi-circular canvases.
Cheffins
Jun. 25, 2020
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT, New Zealand (b. 1943), Untitled, mixed media and collage on masonite, signed and dated lower right "Albrecht 70",...
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT New Zealand (b. 1943) Untitled mixed media and collage on masonite, signed and dated lower right "Albrecht 70" 36 x 48 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Oregon Other Notes: Tags: modern / contemporary, Oceania Notes: Biography of Gretchen Albrecht by Mary Kisler, Curator, Auckland Art Gallery. Gretchen Albrecht has an international reputation as one of New Zealand's most highly regarded painters. Her work is known for its geometry, an emotional use of color and a constant evolution of influences, media and technique. Graduating with Honors from Elam School of Fine Arts in 1964, Albrecht taught for some years. In the late 1970s she took a 13 month trip to Europe and the United States. Back in New Zealand she was awarded the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship at the University of Otago in 1981. During that year in Dunedin, Albrecht began working on the lunette shaped canvases which she calls Hemispheres. Her recent travels proved to be a catalyst, with European paintings and art history referenced in the titles of works such as Giotto's Blue and Lunette (for Fra Angelico). Of this time the artist says: I knew I wanted the hemisphere in 1981. I went to Dunedin with quadrants, the hemisphere happened in the studio, I put the quadrants together. I wanted to break out of the rectangle and the square and to introduce a curve. In 1989 Albrecht molded the Hemispheres into the Oval of a map, allowing her to encompass a whole world containing East-West and North-South correlations and oppositions. Albrecht says: Ovals are a gentle shape, what happens in the top part could be reflected in the bottom half so I could have a continuous movement of paint, repetition and rhythm, spiraling, all en-circling, constantly in-flux which I like very much. The 2002 retrospective exhibition of Albrecht's work held at the Auckland Art Gallery met with great acclaim. Dunedin Public Art Gallery and the City Gallery, Wellington held a 2005 retrospective of Oval and Hemisphere paintings that same year, and the Mark Hutchins Gallery, Wellington exhibited paintings from the 1980s through to 2000 alongside Albrecht's recent stainless steel sculptures. In 2009 Albrecht began working on a new series of rectangular paintings featuring oval shaped vortices of color combined with slender horizontal geometric figures. The first of these paintings were exhibited in her exhibitions: Between Paint and Nature, Nadene Milne Gallery, Arrowtown and Rosea, Mark Hutchins Gallery, Wellington. 2010 saw Albrecht's solo exhibition, Roses in the Snow, Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland. A further solo exhibition was held in 2014 at Two Rooms, Auckland. The paintings exhibited featured the three stretcher shapes of hemispheres, ovals and rectangles. With a career spanning five decades, Gretchen Albrecht's work is held in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery,The Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, Tongarewa, the Gallery of New South Wales and the Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia. Gretchen's painting takes the modernist exploration of color and form and moves it to new contemporary levels. The forms on which she paints and the way in which paint is worked within the hemispheres, ovals and rectangular canvases are almost kinaesthetic - the paint carried by the movement of her body, the span of her arm. Her work is significant in many ways, redolent with meaning and deeply satisfying; an exploration of what color can do and what it can mean. Acutely aware of the historical considerations that have challenged painters Giotto claimed human experience as a valid subject for art, her paintings are polyvalent, layered with meanings, yet individually rich unto themselves. Framed dimensions - 38 x 50 x 2 inches
Shannon's
May. 19, 2020
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT (New Zealand b. 1943) Garden No. 9
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT (New Zealand b. 1943) Garden No. 9, Acrylic on canvas, Signed & dated 1971, 178 x 120cm
International Art Centre
Oct. 23, 2019
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT - Smokescreen
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Mixed media on paper - Signed, inscribed & dated 1978
International Art Centre
Oct. 23, 2019
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT - Night Mist, diptych
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Acrylic on canvas hemisphere - Signed & dated 1992 verso In 1981, Gretchen Albrecht completed her first hemisphere painting, consisting of two large quadrants bolted together to form a semi-circle. This became an acclaimed stylistic format for her work, and she went on to produce a number of other hemispheres in the 1980s and 1990s. In creating these semi-circular works, Albrecht was consistently bold, scaling them up and down, and experimenting with a range of different mediums and paint application techniques. The sweeping brushes of paint and two-toned sharpness of Night Mist, Diptych is energising to behold. This work is powerful in the way it connects us to the tensions and oppositions of life. Just as the two quadrants exist as one and alongside each other, so too do we encounter the duality of nature, the universe, our bodies, and the existence of our light and shadow selves. The space between the two quadrants is especially potent, being where the two sides come together and are most obvious in their division. In and through this space, the work is both at one with, and at conflict with itself. The satisfyingly symmetrical exchange between blue and yellow makes it difficult not to see this painting as a perfect whole, or even as a double whole. At the same time, it is only half-formed in a way, and we are acutely aware of the semi-circle’s missing other half. In both art and nature, it is the shape of the circle which represents infinity and completeness, and Albrecht does not grant us this completeness. Instead, she instils a sense of absence in the viewer, leaving only the promise of completion. In this way, the painting suggests the absence of another half; an implied void. As Albrecht herself described it, the hemisphere implies space. A shape to contain the feeling.
International Art Centre
Sep. 28, 2017
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT Sundial
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT Sundial Lithograph, 18/125 title inscribed, signed and dated March '80 710mm x 570mm (image size)
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Sep. 21, 2016
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT Untitled
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT Untitled graphite on paper signed 540mm x 350mm PROVENANCE Acquired by the present owner from Barry Lett Galleries in 1964.
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Sep. 21, 2016
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT Black Piha
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
GRETCHEN ALBRECHT Black Piha lithograph, 29/30 title inscribed, signed and dated 99 430mm x 585mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Apr. 10, 2013
Gretchen Albrecht b. 1943 - Untitled Painting 1973
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Gretchen Albrecht b. 1943 - Untitled Painting 1973 Acrylic on canvas 149.5 x 84.5 Signed & dated 1973
International Art Centre
Feb. 27, 2013
International Womens Year 1975 Gretchen Albrecht
Est: -
International Womens Year 1975 Gretchen Albrecht
International Art Centre
Feb. 26, 2013
Gretchen Albrecht Sundial 80 title inscribed and
Est: $800 - $1,500
Gretchen Albrecht Sundial 80 title inscribed and signed 800mm x 625mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Aug. 29, 2012
Art Work by Gretchen Albrecht
Est: -
Art Work by Gretchen Albrecht Why Pigs have Curly Tails
International Art Centre
Jul. 26, 2012
Gretchen Albrecht
Est: -
Gretchen Albrecht Golden Shadow Summer Landscape
International Art Centre
Mar. 27, 2012
Gretchen Albrecht - Meditation (with Blue Bar)
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Gretchen Albrecht Meditation (with Blue Bar) signed Albrecht, dated '96 and inscribed Meditation (with blue bar) in brushpoint on stretcher verso 730mm x 1205mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Dec. 06, 2011
Gretchen Albrecht Jewel dated 2000 and inscribed
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Gretchen Albrecht Jewel dated 2000 and inscribed Jewel in pastel on stretcher verso 980mm x 1500mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Nov. 10, 2011
Mango Slice Gretchen Albrecht
Est: -
Mango Slice Gretchen Albrecht
International Art Centre
Nov. 07, 2011
Gretchen Albrecht Black Piha , 1999 Stone colour
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gretchen Albrecht Black Piha , 1999 Stone colour lithograph 42.5 x 58.5 cm
Mossgreen Auctions
Nov. 07, 2011
Gretchen Albrecht Untitled , 1995 Watercolour and
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Gretchen Albrecht Untitled , 1995 Watercolour and gold leaf on paper with collage 38 x 22 cm
Mossgreen Auctions
Nov. 07, 2011
Gretchen Albrecht Harlequin Glass dish , 2009
Est: $300 - $500
Gretchen Albrecht Harlequin Glass dish , 2009 Moulded red glass with acid etched decoration 54.5 x 28 x 9.5 cm
Mossgreen Auctions
Nov. 07, 2011
Gretchen Albrecht Nocturne (We see ourselves in
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Gretchen Albrecht Nocturne (We see ourselves in the mirror), 1992 Oil and acrylic on oval shaped canvas 154 x 244 cm
Mossgreen Auctions
Mar. 22, 2011
Gretchen Albrecht "Witness" lithograph in colours,
Est: - $850
Gretchen Albrecht "Witness" lithograph in colours, signed, entitled, numbered 15/30 and dated '82. Contemporary aluminium frame under glass. 500 x 690. See page 34.
John Cordy Limited
Feb. 22, 2011
Gretchen Albrecht Response title inscribed, signed
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gretchen Albrecht Response title inscribed, signed and dated '82 500mm x 690mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Feb. 22, 2011
Gretchen Albrecht Witness title inscribed, signed
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gretchen Albrecht Witness title inscribed, signed and dated '82 500mm x 690mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Nov. 30, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht Intervention acrylic on paper
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Gretchen Albrecht Intervention acrylic on paper title inscribed, signed and dated '80
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Nov. 25, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht Threshold (Skip) title
Est: $14,000 - $20,000
Gretchen Albrecht Threshold (Skip) title inscribed, signed and date...
ART+OBJECT
Sep. 28, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht Pounamu title inscribed, signed
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Gretchen Albrecht Pounamu title inscribed, signed and dated 2002 570mm x 760mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Jun. 24, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht Drop lithograph, 20/30 title
Est: $1,200 - $2,000
Gretchen Albrecht Drop lithograph, 20/30 title inscribed, signed and dated '98 600 x 800mm
ART+OBJECT
Jun. 24, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht Ruby Woo mixed media and collage
Est: $2,800 - $4,000
Gretchen Albrecht Ruby Woo mixed media and collage title inscribed and inscribed '(woodcut NYC)' 400 x 585mm
ART+OBJECT
Jun. 24, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht MAC mixed media and collage
Est: $2,800 - $4,000
Gretchen Albrecht MAC mixed media and collage title inscribed, signed and dated 2002 and inscribed '(woodcut NYC)' 390 x 595mm
ART+OBJECT
Apr. 28, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht - Aubergine
Est: -
Gretchen Albrecht - Aubergine
International Art Centre
Apr. 28, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht - Horu of Plenty
Est: -
Gretchen Albrecht - Horu of Plenty
International Art Centre
Apr. 28, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht - Response
Est: -
Gretchen Albrecht - Response
International Art Centre
Mar. 30, 2010
Gretchen Albrecht Out of the Deep "title
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
Gretchen Albrecht Out of the Deep "title inscribed, signed and dated '89" 1200mm x 2405mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Jul. 28, 2009
Gretchen Albrecht - Hemisphere Acrylic on canvas
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
Gretchen Albrecht - Hemisphere Acrylic on canvas 112.0 x 220.0 Signed & dated 1983 verso Provenance: Private Collection, Auckland Purchased by current owner from National Treasures Art Auction, International Art Centre, March, 2000
International Art Centre
Mar. 30, 2009
Gretchen Albrecht Still Life January '71 title
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Gretchen Albrecht Still Life January '71 title inscribed, signed and dated on artist's label verso and inscribed Cat. No.1 1840mm x 1370mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Nov. 01, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Sundial title inscribed, signed
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gretchen Albrecht Sundial title inscribed, signed and dated March '80; original John Leech Art Dealer label affixed verso 785mm x 605mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Nov. 01, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Erosion title inscribed, signed
Est: $2,800 - $3,500
Gretchen Albrecht Erosion title inscribed, signed and dated 2006 570mm x 760mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Sep. 22, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Song acrylic on canvas title
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Gretchen Albrecht Song acrylic on canvas title inscribed, signed and dated '85 verso 1800mm x 900mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Sep. 22, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Spring Landscape acrylic on
Est: $15,000 - $18,000
Gretchen Albrecht Spring Landscape acrylic on canvas title inscribed, signed and dated 1973 verso 1450mm x 690mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Jun. 30, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Hemisphere watercolour on paper
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Gretchen Albrecht Hemisphere watercolour on paper signed and dated 1984 580 x 755mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Jun. 30, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Night Lake watercolour and ink
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Gretchen Albrecht Night Lake watercolour and ink wash on paper collage title inscribed, signed and dated '89 1450 x 2250mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Jun. 30, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Maze acrylic on canvas signed
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Gretchen Albrecht Maze acrylic on canvas signed and dated '84 verso; title inscribed, signed and dated 1984 on original artist's label affixed verso 1250 x 2500mm Provenance: Collection of the Art Appreciation Society
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Jun. 30, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Nocturne (The Still Point of the
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
Gretchen Albrecht Nocturne (The Still Point of the Turning World) acrylic and oil on oval shaped canvas title inscribed, signed and dated '93 verso 2420 x 1550mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
May. 24, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Changes/Span lithograph 10/20
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gretchen Albrecht Changes/Span lithograph 10/20 title inscribed, signed and dated '84 570mm x 750mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Feb. 23, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht International Women's Year 1975
Est: $400 - $600
Gretchen Albrecht International Women's Year 1975 Poster screenprint title inscribed, signed and dated 1975 and inscribed For Una 900 x 645mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Feb. 19, 2008
Gretchen Albrecht Astronomie aquatint etching
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Gretchen Albrecht Astronomie aquatint etching printer's proof title inscribed, signed and dated '94 560 x 770mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers