Offset in colors. Signed and dated. With stamp “Schuldrucke Nordrhein-Westfalen. 3. Folge, 1972”. Copy aside from the edition. On lightweight cardboard. 40.3 x 57.7 cm. Sheet: 50 x 64,9 cm.
Printed by Richard Bacht, Essen, and published by the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf. [AH]..

• Based on a photograph of a toy ship.
• School Print Series: Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia, 18 artists—including Sigmar Polke, among others—created works of art to give schoolchildren access to contemporary art.
• Another copy of this print is held in the collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
LITERATURE: Hubertus Butin, Gerhard Richter. Editionen 1965-2013, Cologne 2014, CR no. 47 (illustrated, different copy).

Private collection, Germany. Private collection, Rhineland (acquired from the above in 2023)

In good condition. Slightly bumped at the corners and edges, with minor creases from handling in places. Very slight horizontal crease marks in the upper part of the sheet. A small area of rubbing and discoloration at the bottom left, outside the image. Isolated areas of slight rubbing. Paper fibers with irregular coloring, resulting in a slightly browned appearance. Overall, a beautiful, harmonious impression.