
Fenster (Window)
1985
This large scale abstract composition demonstrates Richter's signature photo painting technique, wherein photographic source material is systematically obscured and transformed through gestural oil paint application. Dominated by vivid yellows, greens, and reds, the work features sweeping brushstrokes and layered translucent passages that simultaneously reveal and conceal underlying imagery. The interplay between representational fragments and pure abstraction creates a dynamic visual tension, characteristic of Richter's exploration of painting's relationship to photography and perception. Executed in oil on canvas, the work exemplifies the artist's investigation of how meaning emerges and dissolves through successive acts of painting and scraping.
- 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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