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Gerhard Richter — Venice (Staircase) [Venedig (Treppe)]
Gerhard Richter

Venice (Staircase) [Venedig (Treppe)]

1985

Part of Richter's photo-painting series, this work blurs the boundary between photography and painting through the artist's signature technique of dragging paint across photographic imagery.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions

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Gerhard Richter, Venice (Staircase) [Venedig (Treppe)], 1985

Part of Richter's photo-painting series, this work blurs the boundary between photography and painting through the artist's signature technique of dragging paint across photographic imagery.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51.4 x 71.8 cm
Year
1985
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Twentieth Century, Venice, Blue, Atmospheric, Staircase, Modern, German, Architecture, Unique Work, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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Collected by

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