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In contrast to the aerial photographs, some of which depict entire areas of towns, the townscapes are from a shorter distance, having been based on photographs of architectural models. Gerhard Richter omits entirely or only hints at details such as windows; the architecture is reduced to basic forms, leaving the distinct geometric shapes of individual buildings clearly recognizable.
The buildings are mainly rendered in light colours, with the prominent shadows in the paintings conveying the impression of bright sunlight. The paint is applied extensively; only some parts, often depicting trees or bushes, show distinct brushwork and additional shades of grey.
The unreal, partly sterile feel of the image can be attributed to both the reduction in detail and the use of an architectural model as the source image.
The simplified architectural forms illustrate how, while Gerhard Richter deals with the process of abstraction in this series, the motif always remains identifiable.
The depictions of minimalist architecture of the post-war era reflect an important sociopolitical issue of the 1950s and 1960s. In the course of the rebuilding of war-damaged Germany, new buildings of the kind depicted replaced lost houses. Thus, these paintings illustrate the optimistic fresh start made after the Second World War and can be understood as a counterpoint to the townscapes that are reminiscent of bombed-out cities.
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Marieluise Hessel collection, Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, USA
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- Gerhard Richter: Panorama, Tate Modern, London, UK, 2011
- Gerhard Richter: Panorama, Neue und Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2011
- Gerhard Richter: Panorama, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, 2011
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In this publication, eminent American scholar and curator Robert Storr offers an authoritative consideration of September, Richter’s 2005 painting made in response to the attacks on the WorldTrade Center of 11 September 2001,
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Gerhard Richter has been widely regarded as a publicity shy artist. However, the biography Gerhard Richter. A Life in Painting gives an insight into Richter’s personal history as well as into the development of his artistic œuvre.
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- Gerhard Richter: Abstract Paintings, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany, 2008
- Gerhard Richter: Abstract Paintings, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, 2008
The book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Gerhard Richter. Abstrakte Bilder at Museum Ludwig, Cologne and Haus der Kunst, Munich. The exhibitions were dedicated to Gerhard Richter’s abstract pictures
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The book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Gerhard Richter. Abstrakte Bilder at Museum Ludwig, Cologne and Haus der Kunst, Munich. The exhibitions were dedicated to Gerhard Richter’s abstract pictures
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Gerhard Richter. Portraits is the first publication that focuses solely on Richter’s portraits, many of which have now gained both recognition and veneration across the globe.
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- Gerhard Richter, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany, 2005
- Gerhard Richter, K20 Grabbeplatz, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2005
This catalogue raisonné records Richter’s works in the years 1993-2004. In his work, Gerhard Richter calls into question painting's boundaries, and the labels applied to painting and theories connected with them.
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Three-volume box set.
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- Gerhard Richter, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
- Gerhard Richter: Painting 1962–1993, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany, 1993
- Gerhard Richter: Painting, Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France, 1993
Three-volume box set. Vol. 1: Illustrated works in exhibition. This volume (196 pp) contains approximately 92 four-colour and black and white plates (272 total works reproduced),
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- Gerhard Richter: Paintings 1962–1985, Museum moderner Kunst/Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, Austria, 1986
- Gerhard Richter: Paintings 1962–1985, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1986
- Gerhard Richter: Paintings 1963–1986, Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 1986
- Gerhard Richter: Paintings 1962–1985, Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 1986
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- Focus on the Image: Selections from the Rivendell Collection, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, USA, 1985
- Focus on the Image: Selections from the Rivendell Collection, Museum of Art, Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, USA, 1985
- Focus on the Image: Selections from the Rivendell Collection, Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA, 1985
- Focus on the Image: Selections from the Rivendell Collection, University of South Florida Art Galleries, College of Fine Arts, Tampa, USA, 1985
- Focus on the Image: Selections from the Rivendell Collection, Lakeview Museum of Art and Sciences, Peoria, USA, 1985
- Focus on the Image: Selections from the Rivendell Collection, University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, USA, 1985
- Focus on the Image: Selections from the Rivendell Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, USA, 1985
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