
Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting)
1977
This work exemplifies Gerhard Richter's signature photo painting technique, wherein abstract gestural marks intersect with photorealistic imagery to create a visual tension between representation and abstraction. Dominated by luminous yellows and greens punctuated by deep browns and vivid reds, the composition emerges from the artist's characteristic process of layering squeegee strokes across photographic source material. The blurred, unfocused quality suggests forms glimpsed through obscured glass or water, a motif that recurs throughout Richter's exploration of perception and mediation. The work resists fixed interpretation, inviting viewers to oscillate between recognizing illusionistic depth and confronting the material surface of paint itself.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Overall
- Spotted At
- 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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