Towards the end of his studies at the Düsseldorf Academy, Richter had laid the foundations for his practice, setting up an interchange between photography and painting that was to be equally important for him as for later art-historical accounts of the Post-War period. Just before the end of term in 1964, Munich-based gallerist Heiner Friedrich invited Richter to feature in an exhibition alongside Peter Klasen. This proved to be a fruitful relationship over the next eight years, involving[...]