Literature

Gerhard Richter. Rot Gelb Blau. Die Gemälde für BMW

Category Monographs
Author Friedel, Helmut / Storr, Robert
Publisher Prestel Verlag, München
Year 2007
Details Hardback, 128 pages
ISBN 9783791338590
Language German

Gerhard Richter. Rot, Gelb, Blau by Helmut Friedel analyses and contextualises the paintings Red, Yellow and Blue [CR: 345/1-3] commissioned by BMW for their Munich headquarters, within the context of Richter’s œuvre.

During the years 1970 to 1980 Gerhard Richter frequently addressed paint as a means of painting and especially images of pastose brush strokes. This examination led to the large works Red, Yellow and Blue of 1973, each measuring 3 x 6 metres. The BMW headquarters themselves are also considered, as the space, for which Richter created the paintings.

A text contribution by Robert Storr places Red, Yellow, and Blue in an historical context and refers to the historical aspects that might have played a role in the creative process of the BMW works.

The following artworks are mentioned, discussed or illustrated in the book:

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Ausschnitt (braun)
Detail (Brown) 1970 Catalogue Raisonné: 271 Illustrated: p. 33 (colour)
Ausschnitt (rot-blau)
Detail (Red-blue) 1970 Catalogue Raisonné: 273 Illustrated: p. 35 (colour)
Ausschnitt (grau-lila)
Detail (Grey-lilac) 1970 Catalogue Raisonné: 274 Illustrated: p. 37 (colour)
Wolkenstudie (Gegenlicht)
Study for Clouds (Contre-jour) 1970 Catalogue Raisonné: 276 Illustrated: p. 14 (colour)
Ausschnitt (Makart)
Detail (Makart) 1971 Catalogue Raisonné: 288 Illustrated: p. 20 (colour)
Ausschnitt (karmin)
Detail (Carmine) 1971 Catalogue Raisonné: 289 Illustrated: p. 39 (colour)
Ausschnitt (Kreutz)
Detail (Kreutz) 1971 Catalogue Raisonné: 290 Illustrated: p. 41 (colour)
Ausschnitt
Detail 1971 Catalogue Raisonné: 291 Illustrated: p. 31 (colour)
Ohne Titel (grün)
Untitled (Green) 1971 Catalogue Raisonné: 313 Illustrated: p. 87 (colour)
Vermalung (grau)
Inpainting (Grey) 1972 Catalogue Raisonné: 326-4 Illustrated: p. 86 (colour)
Rot-Blau-Gelb
Red-Blue-Yellow 1972 Catalogue Raisonné: 330 Illustrated: p. 85 (colour)
Rot-Blau-Gelb
Red-Blue-Yellow 1972 Catalogue Raisonné: 333-3 Illustrated: p. 83 (colour)
Rot-Blau-Gelb
Red-Blue-Yellow 1972 Catalogue Raisonné: 333-4 Illustrated: p. 82 (colour)
Verkündigung nach Tizian
Annunciation after Titian 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 343-1 Mentioned: pp. 17-18 Illustrated: p. 18 (colour)
Verkündigung nach Tizian
Annunciation after Titian 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 343-2 Mentioned: pp. 17-18 Illustrated: p. 19 (colour)
Verkündigung nach Tizian
Annunciation after Titian 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 344-3 Mentioned: pp. 17-18
Verkündigung nach Tizian
Annunciation after Titian 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 344-1 Mentioned: pp. 17-18
Verkündigung nach Tizian
Annunciation after Titian 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 344-2 Mentioned: pp. 17-18
Blau
Blue 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 345-3 Mentioned: pp. 14-16, 70-74 Illustrated: p. Cover, 63-63, 124 (colour)
Gelb
Yellow 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 345-2 Mentioned: pp. 14-16, 70-74 Illustrated: p. 54-55 (colour)
Rot
Red 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 345-1 Mentioned: pp. 14-16, 70-74 Illustrated: p. 50-51 (colour)
Grau
Grey 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 348-1 Illustrated: p. 81 (colour)
Grau
Grey 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 348-3 Illustrated: p. 78 (colour)
Grau (Borke)
Grey (Bark) 1973 Catalogue Raisonné: 348-7 Illustrated: p. 21, 79 (colour)
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