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Gerhard RichterWW-1986-119126

1986·Oil paint over a silver gelatin print·79.7 × 99.5 cm (31 7/16 × 39 3/16 in.)

<p>By applying pigment to the surface of a photograph, Gerhard Richter questions the objective reality that it seems to document. Through strokes of paint, we see glimpses of the view lying underneath and recognize the rhythmic pattern of a rippling water surface. However, the acrylic paint interferes with our perception of an illusory three-dimensional space. The painterly, multicolored impasto, juxtaposed against the smooth, finished, monochromatic image, draws attention to the photograph as a two-dimensional reproduction, stressing the photograph's artifice.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1986
Medium: Oil paint over a silver gelatin print
Dimensions: 79.7 × 99.5 cm (31 7/16 × 39 3/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Gerhard Richter

Artist

Gerhard Richter

Painting

Gerhard Richter is a German visual artist. Richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings, 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, with him being the most expensive living painter at one time.

Dresden, Germany

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