Gerhard Richter is a prominent German visual artist, born in Dresden in 1932. He has had a prolific career spanning over six decades and is considered one of the most important contemporary German artists. Richter’s work spans different styles from abstract and photorealistic paintings to photographs and glass pieces. Throughout his career, he deliberately avoided committing himself to any particular stylistic direction, which has been interpreted as an attack on the ideologies embedded in the histories of painting.
Richter’s relatives were connected to the Nazi movement; this fact often influences his work, which explores his relationship with German history. He uses photographs as sources for many of his works, employing innovative techniques that oscillate between realism and abstraction. This approach has made him a crucial figure in Post-War German Art.
While Richter is known for producing both abstract and photorealistic paintings, some of his most famous works feature blurred images reminiscent of photographs out-of-focus. These are created by applying paint then smudging it while still wet; creating a form that appears removed from reality.
As of today, Richter is based in Cologne where he continues to produce significant artwork that provokes thought about various concepts such as identity politics within art movements or cultural issues worldwide.
All Gerhard Richter Artwork on Artchive
Artwork Name |
Year |
Medium |
Abstract Painting No. 809-3 |
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Abstract Picture |
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Abstract Painting |
1976 |
oil,canvas |
Abstract Picture |
1994 |
oil,canvas |
Arrest No.674 1 |
1988 |
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Arrest No.674 2 |
1988 |
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Basel 2 |
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Bombers |
1963 |
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Candles |
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Cell |
1988 |
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Child on a Horse |
1965 |
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Clouds |
1982 |
oil,canvas |
Cologne Cathedral Window |
2007 |
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Color Chart No.139 1 |
1966 |
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Confrontation No.671 1 |
1988 |
oil,canvas |
Confrontation No.671 2 |
1988 |
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Confrontation No.671 3 |
1988 |
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Cube on Lawnchair |
1969 |
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Dead No.667 1 |
1988 |
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Dead No.667 2 |
1988 |
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Dead No.667 3 |
1988 |
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Ema |
1992 |
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Colour Streaks |
1968 |
oil,canvas |
Firenze |
2000 |
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Flieger |
1964 |
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Funeral |
1988 |
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Grey |
1974 |
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Hanged |
1988 |
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Ice |
1981 |
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Ice 2 |
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Ice (4) |
1989 |
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Jet Fighter |
1963 |
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Korn |
1982 |
oil,canvas |
Lilies |
2000 |
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Ludorff |
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Man Shot Down No.669 1 |
1988 |
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Man Shot Down No.669 2 |
1988 |
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Moritz |
2000 |
oil,canvas |
Mother and Daughter (B.) |
1965 |
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Motorboat |
1965 |
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Mouth (Brigitte Bardot's Lips) |
1963 |
oil,canvas |
Mustang Staffel |
1964 |
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Ölberg |
1986 |
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Townscape Ha |
1968 |
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Party |
1963 |
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Passage |
1968 |
oil,canvas |
Quattro Colori |
2007 |
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Record Player |
1988 |
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Red Blue Yellow |
1972 |
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Schärzler |
1964 |
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Seascape (Cloudy) |
1969 |
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September |
2005 |
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Sindbad |
2008 |
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Station |
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Stukas |
1964 |
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S. with Child |
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Ten Colours |
1966 |
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Toilet Paper |
1965 |
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Townscape |
1968 |
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Townscape |
1968 |
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Townscape |
1968 |
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Townscape |
1968 |
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Townscape |
1968 |
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Townscape |
1968 |
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Townscape |
1968 |
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Townscape |
1968 |
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Townscape |
1969 |
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Townscape |
1969 |
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Townscape |
1969 |
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Townscape |
1969 |
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Townscape D |
1968 |
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Townscape F |
1968 |
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Townscape M1 |
1968 |
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Townscape M2 |
1968 |
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Townscape M3 |
1968 |
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Townscape M4 |
1968 |
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Townscape M5 |
1968 |
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Townscape M6 |
1968 |
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1024 Colours |
1973 |
oil,canvas |
14. Feb. 45 |
2002 |
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17.3.92 |
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180 Colors |
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19.3.92 |
1992 |
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Townscape M7 |
1968 |
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Townscape M8 (Grey) |
1968 |
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Townscape M9 |
1968 |
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Townscape Mü |
1968 |
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Townscape P1 |
1968 |
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Townscape P2 |
1968 |
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Townscape Paris |
1968 |
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Townscape PL |
1970 |
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Townscape PL |
1970 |
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Townscape PL |
1970 |
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25 Colours |
2007 |
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4096 Colours |
1974 |
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4900 Colours |
2007 |
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Abstract Bilding |
1992 |
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Abstract Painting No.599 |
1986 |
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Abstract Painting 610-1 |
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Abstract Painting 780-1 |
1992 |
oil,canvas |
Abstract Painting 780-1 |
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Abstract Painting 805-4 |
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Abstract Painting No. 439 |
1978 |
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Townscape PX |
1968 |
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Townscape Sa |
1969 |
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Townscape SL |
1969 |
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Townscape SL |
1969 |
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Townscape TR |
1969 |
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Valery |
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Wallace Bournes |
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Women Descending the Staircase |
1965 |
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XL 513 |
1964 |
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Youth Portrait (October 18) |
1988 |
oil,canvas |
Ema (Nude on a Staircase) |
1966 |
Oil on Canvas |
Reading |
1994 |
Oil on linen |
Self-portrait |
1996 |
Oil On Linen |
Seascape (cloudy) |
1969 |
Oil On Canvas |
Cathedral Corner |
1987 |
Oil On Canvas |
Administrative Building |
1964 |
Oil On Canvas |
Courbet |
1986 |
Oil on Canvas |
Dark |
1968 |
Oil on Canvas |
Mediation |
1986 |
Oil on Canvas |
Untitled |
1987 |
Oil on Canvas |
Annunciation after Titian |
1973 |
Oil on linen |
Paul Valery |
1971-72 |
Oil on Canvas |
Red-Blue-Yellow |
1972 |
Oil on Canvas |
Two Candles |
1982 |
Oil on Canvas |
Betty |
1988 |
Oil on Canvas |
Himalaya |
1968 |
Oil on Canvas |
Meadowland |
1985 |
Oil on Canvas |
Phantom Interceptors |
1964 |
Oil on Canvas |
Townscape Madrid |
1968 |
Oil on Canvas |