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Gerhard Richter — Apfelbäume (Apple Trees)
Gerhard Richter

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
Overall

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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Gerhard Richter, 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
Dimensions
overall: 67 x 92.1 cm
Year
1987
Seen at
David Zwirner Gallery, Manhattan, United States

Related themes

European Countryside, Hazy Horizon, Green Fields, Landscape Painting, Path Trail, Figurative Abstraction, Rural Idyll, Romantic Landscape, Naturalistic Style, Blurred Vision, Pastoral Scene, Trees Nature, Memory Landscape, Color Field, Soft Focus, Perceptual Art, Atmospheric Perspective, Contemporary Realism, Oil on Canvas, Photo Painting

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