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between figuration and abstraction gerhard richter richter practices the dual means of representation and abstraction in painting to explore not only the nature of the medium but also its conceptual and historical implications. while these two ms of working are sometimes characterized in oppositional terms he has famously embraced both sometimes simultaneously finding expressive pictorial possibilities in the tension between them.
gerhard richter abstraction westher ortrud philipp located somewhere between pop art and realism gerhard richters abstract works are the subject of this unique book that brings together 80 worksom collections worldw. trained in the 1950s as a realistic painter by the mid1970s gerhard richter began to evolve into a more abstract artist.

gerhard richter wikipedia gerhard richter german t born 9 february 1932 is a german visual artist. richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings and also photographs and glass pieces. he is wly regad as one of the most important contemporary german artists and several of his works have set record prices at auction.

life of gerhard richter abstract artist thoughtco gerhard richter born february 9 1932 is one of the worlds most celebrated living artists. he has lived and worked in germany his entire life. he has worked primarily as a painter exploring both photorealistic methods and abstract works. his efforts in other media incl photographs and glass sculpture.

gerhard richter abstraction museum barberini gerhard richters work offers an astonishing diversity in abstraction. even who is alienating with her is converted here at the latest in the last room. in everything that is nonobjective the landscape always appears. the w horizon the sky the green of the meadows.

gerhard richter 124 artworks painting gerhard richter german t born 9 february 1932 is a german visual artist. richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings and also photographs and glass pieces. in october 2012 richters abstraktes bild set an auction record price for a painting by a living artist at 34 million 21 million.

demystifying gerhard richters gestural abstraction in the mid1970s gerhard richter began making large colorful tactile abstract paintings whose sketchy rough and blurry effects make us aware of the tools and techniques used and theplicated pictorial thinking involved. these paintings have beenscribed as gestural or painterly although richter refers to them as his abstracts and they now constitute the largest .

gerhard richter painting after all primer the gerhard richter painting after all will highlight over 100 works including his first painting table 1962 and the recent series cage 2006 and birkenau 2014 as well as richters glass works including the new installation house of cards 2020. many of these works have never been exhibited in the united states.