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Gerhard Richter — 12.8.2023 (4)
Gerhard Richter

12.8.2023 (4)

2023

Created when Richter was 91 years old, this intimate work on paper reflects his late-career turn toward drawing as a primary expressive medium. The combination of colored ink and pencil suggests a layered, exploratory process in which gestural marks interact with more deliberate linear elements. Dated in Richter's characteristic titling system, the work belongs to a concentrated burst of drawing activity in August 2023. It demonstrates how the artist continues to investigate perception, spontaneity, and mark-making even at an advanced age.

Medium
Colored ink and pencil on paper

Notes

Inventory: RICGE1086

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Gerhard Richter, 12.8.2023 (4), 2023

Created when Richter was 91 years old, this intimate work on paper reflects his late-career turn toward drawing as a primary expressive medium. The combination of colored ink and pencil suggests a layered, exploratory process in which gestural marks interact with more deliberate linear elements. Dated in Richter's characteristic titling system, the work belongs to a concentrated burst of drawing activity in August 2023. It demonstrates how the artist continues to investigate perception, spontaneity, and mark-making even at an advanced age.

Medium
Colored ink and pencil on paper
Year
2023
Seen at
David Zwirner at IFPDA Print Fair, New York, USA

Related themes

Gestural Mark-Making, Layered Media, Late Career Work, Pencil Drawing, Abstract Lines, Works on Paper, Daily Practice, Intimate Scale, Colored Ink, Contemporary Drawing

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