
Apfelbäume (Apple Trees)
1987
This pastoral landscape depicts a winding path through rolling green fields, anchored by two prominent trees in the middle distance. The composition opens toward a hazy blue horizon, while wildflowers dot the foreground in warm yellows and greens. Richter employs his characteristic photo painting technique, rendering the scene with a soft, slightly blurred quality that suggests the fugitive nature of memory and perception. The muted palette and atmospheric perspective create an almost melancholic reverie of the rural countryside. The work exemplifies Richter's engagement with landscape as both a subject derived from photographic sources and a vehicle for exploring the painting's own material conditions.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
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- Gallery · David Zwirner Gallery
Notes
David Zwirner, 'Landschaften', May 7 – July 10, 2026, 537 West 20th Street, New York. Curated survey of Gerhard Richter's landscape painting from 1965 to 2005.
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