Gerhard Richter

- Introduction
- Gerhard Richter (German: [ˈʁɪçtɐ]; 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 widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary German artists and several of his works have set record prices at auction.
- Wikidata
- Q164351
- Introduction
- Richter studied painting at the fine arts academy in Dresden 1951-1956. He fled East Germany in 1961, settling in Düsseldorf, and continuing his studies at the fine arts academy there. Here he met Sigmar Polke, Konrad Lueg, and Blinky Palermo, and co-founded the Capitalist Realist group in 1963 with Polke, Lueg, and Manfred Kuttner. At this time he began using photographs, both found and created, as source material for his paintings, which he has continued to do throughout his career, in tandem with more abstract and conceptual works.
- Nationalities
- German, East German, West German
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Painter
- Names
- Gerhard Richter, Gerd Richter, Geruharuto Rihitā, Gehede Lixite
- Ulan
- 500003003
Exhibitions
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516: Gerhard Richter’s October 18, 1977
Through spring 2021
MoMA
Collection gallery
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412: From Soup Cans to Flying Saucers
Fall 2019–Fall 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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The Long Run
Nov 11, 2017–May 5, 2019
MoMA
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
MoMA
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Alibis: Sigmar Polke
1963–2010 Apr 19–Aug 3, 2014
MoMA
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Gerhard Richter has
55 exhibitionsonline.
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Gerhard Richter Helen 1963
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Gerhard Richter Dead 1963
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Gerhard Richter Elizabeth II 1966
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Gerhard Richter Airplane I (Flugzeug I) 1966
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Gerhard Richter Flugzeug II (Airplane II) 1966
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Gerhard Richter Elizabeth I 1966
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Gerhard Richter Train Station (Hanover) (Bahnhof [Hannover]) 1967
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Gerhard Richter Studio (Atelier) 1968
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Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke Metamorphosis (Umwandlung) 1968
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Gerhard Richter Shadow Picture II (Schattenbild II) 1968
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Gerhard Richter Mao 1968
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Various Artists, K. P. Brehmer, K. H. Hödicke, Konrad Lueg, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Wolf Vostell Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus) 1967, published 1968
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Gerhard Richter Hotel Diana from Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus) 1967, published 1968
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Gerhard Richter Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from portfolio Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Nine Objects (Neun Objekte) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Seascape I (Seestück I) 1969
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Gerhard Richter Cityscape 1970
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Gerhard Richter Sea Landscape 1971
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Gerhard Richter Canary Islands Landscapes (Kanarische Landshaften) 1970–71
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Canary Landscapes (Kanarische Landschaften) 1970–71
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Canary Landscapes (Kanarische Landschaften) 1970–71
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Canary Landscapes (Kanarische Landschaften) 1970–71
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Canary Landscapes (Kanarische Landschaften) 1970–71
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Canary Landscapes (Kanarische Landschaften) 1970–71
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Gerhard Richter Untitled from Canary Landscapes (Kanarische Landschaften) 1970–71
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K. P. Brehmer, K. H. Hödicke, Konrad Lueg, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Wolf Vostell, Various Artists Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus (Graphics of Capitalist Realism) 1971
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Gerhard Richter Self Portrait (Selbstbildnis) from Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus) 1971
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Gerhard Richter Cloud (Wolke) 1971
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Gerhard Richter Inpainting (Grey) (Vermalung [grau]) 1971
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Gerhard Richter, Blinky Palermo Telephone (Telefon) 1971
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Gerhard Richter Untitled (Portrait of Henry de Montherlant) 1971
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Gerhard Richter Study for Parkstück 1971
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Various Artists, Joseph Beuys, K. P. Brehmer, Bazon Brock, Hans Joachim Dietrich, Rainer (Imi) Giese, K. H. Hödicke, Imi Knoebel, Bernd Lohaus, Konrad Lueg, Blinky Palermo, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Dieter Roth, Gerhard Rühm, Reiner Ruthenbeck, Tomas Schmit, Wolf Vostell, Stefan Wewerka, Lambert Maria Wintersberger En Bloc 1969–72
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Gerhard Richter Color Fields: 6 Arrangements of 1260 Colors (Farbfelder: 6 Anordnungen von 1260 Farben) 1974
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Gerhard Richter Yellow-Red-Blue (Gelb-Rot-Blau) from Color Fields: 6 Arrangements of 1260 Colors (Farbfelder: 6 Anordnungen von 1260 Farben) 1974
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Gerhard Richter Red-Blue-Yellow (Rot-Blau-Gelb) from Color Fields: 6 Arrangements of 1260 Colors (Farbfelder: 6 Anordnungen von 1260 Farben) 1974
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Gerhard Richter Yellow-Blue-Red (Gelb-Blau-Rot) from Color Fields: 6 Arrangements of 1260 Colors (Farbfelder: 6 Anordnungen von 1260 Farben) 1974
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Gerhard Richter Red-Yellow-Blue (Rot-Gelb-Blau) from Color Fields: 6 Arrangements of 1260 Colors (Farbfelder: 6 Anordnungen von 1260 Farben) 1974
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Gerhard Richter Blue-Yellow-Red (Blau-Gelb-Rot) from Color Fields: 6 Arrangements of 1260 Colors (Farbfelder: 6 Anordnungen von 1260 Farben) 1974
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Gerhard Richter Blue-Red-Yellow (Blau-Rot-Gelb) from Color Fields: 6 Arrangements of 1260 Colors (Farbfelder: 6 Anordnungen von 1260 Farben) 1974
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