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Gerhard Richter — 12.5.2023 (2)
Gerhard Richter

12.5.2023 (2)

2023

Designated with a numeral to distinguish it from other works made on the same day, this drawing reveals how intensely productive Richter's daily sessions became in this final phase of his career. The pencil medium allows for nuanced gradations of tone and delicate linear precision that reward close, sustained viewing. The parenthetical numbering system reflects a quasi-archival sensibility consistent with Richter's lifelong Atlas project and his meticulous cataloguing of his own output. This work exemplifies how restraint of means can generate richly layered meaning.

Medium
Pencil on paper

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Inventory: RICGE1049

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Gerhard Richter, 12.5.2023 (2), 2023

Designated with a numeral to distinguish it from other works made on the same day, this drawing reveals how intensely productive Richter's daily sessions became in this final phase of his career. The pencil medium allows for nuanced gradations of tone and delicate linear precision that reward close, sustained viewing. The parenthetical numbering system reflects a quasi-archival sensibility consistent with Richter's lifelong Atlas project and his meticulous cataloguing of his own output. This work exemplifies how restraint of means can generate richly layered meaning.

Medium
Pencil on paper
Year
2023
Seen at
David Zwirner at IFPDA Print Fair, New York, USA

Related themes

Same Day Series, Self Cataloguing, Quiet Intensity, Linear Precision, Works on Paper, Late Works, Archival approach, Daily Output, Tonal Drawing, Pencil On Paper

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Sebastián Naranjo, Art Institute of Chicago, Brittany Laques, Kyle Stewart, Alex Capecelatro