Gerhard richter painting

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Gerard Richter

Friendship by David Whyte (READ) "…no matter the medicinal virtues of being a true friend or sustaining a long close relationship with an...

I think this is a great example of creating balance without making the whole composition exactly symmetrical or boring, as there are areas of both light and dark without either overwhelming the oth…

Gerhard Richter. Betty, 1988

Gerhard Richter - Over Painted Photographs

Last year, auctions sold $200 million worth of art by German contemporary painter Gerhard Richter, more than any other living artist. A closer look at his six-decade career. – Kelly Crow

Curated by Nicholas Serota and Mark Godfrey A decade after MoMA’s much-contested but hugely popular Gerhard Richter retrospective, Tate Modern curators Nicholas Serota and Mark Godfrey, in a departure from…

Gerhard Richter pixel painting

gerhard richter

182K views · 13K likes | BEAUMONT NATHAN on Instagram: "Stephanie Armstrong reflecting on Gerhard Richter’s abstract paintings 🎨 “With a brush you have control. The paint goes on the brush, and you make the mark… with the squeegee you lose control.” - Gerhard Richter @sarmsy #beaumontnathan #art #gerhardrichter #richter #abstractart"

Often referred to as a painter in a photographic age, the work of influential twentieth and twenty-first century artist Gerhard Richter is one whose work still resonates today. I'm particularly fond of his photography based paintings, especially the Firenze series, whereas he smears multi-colored paint over photographs and found images to create these dreamy abstracted landscapes. Enjoy!

GERHARD RICHTER, FUJI, 1996

Gerhard Richter

As Grünes Feld (Green Field), from 1969, is offered at auction in London, we look at Richter’s paintings inspired by photographs