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Gerhard Richter is a German painter who originally trained in a realist style and later developed an appreciation for the more progressive work of his American and European contemporaries.
Gerhard Richter (German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt 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.
A Master of Painting. In 1961, just 29 years old, Gerhard Richter escaped East Germany to study art in Düsseldorf. Over the six decades since, his work has spanned a multitude of subjects, styles, and mediums. Here, ahead of The Met’s exhibition Gerhard Richter: Painting After All, see his art and hear from Richter himself through excerpts ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Gerhard Richter (born February 9, 1932, Dresden, Germany) is a German painter known for his diverse painting styles and subjects. His deliberate lack of commitment to a single stylistic direction has often been read as an attack on the implicit ideologies embedded in the specific histories of painting.
The biography sheds light on Richter's life and career. Born in Dresden in 1932, Richter was brought up under Third Reich and received the first part of his artistic education in East Germany. In 1961 he relocated to West Germany, where he developed into one of the most distinguished artists of his time.
Paintings. Richter officially began painting in 1962. Here we give you access to his various works, comprising photo paintings and abstracts. Show All Although the artist intentionally avoids classification, we have placed his paintings into subjective categories for easy viewing.
Exhibition Overview. Devoted to one of the greatest artists of our time, Gerhard Richter: Painting After All considers Richter's six-decade-long preoccupation with the dual means of representation and abstraction to explore the material, conceptual and historical implications of painting.
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