Gerhard Richter - life and work

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One of the world's most revered visual artists, Gerhard Richter embraces diverse concepts in his work, continually defying categorization. This expansive overview by Armin Zweite explores every phase of Richter's celebrated career, from his early artistic education in East Germany to his prolific output in West Germany. The book covers his black and white photo paintings, innovative color charts, lush gray paintings, and installations featuring glass and mirrors, alongside landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and monumental abstract works that have set auction records. It also highlights larger thematic pieces, such as Atlas, his ongoing collection of photographs and newspaper clippings, and October 18, 1977, which memorializes members of a German left-wing terrorist group. The beautifully illustrated sections showcase over 250 reproductions of his most famous works, including Ten Large Color-Charts (1966), Annunciation after Titian (1973), Faust (1980), Skull with Candle (1983), Funeral (1988), Strip (2012), and Double Gray (2014). Zweite's insightful commentary provides an expert appraisal of the breadth of Richter's oeuvre, making this six-decade monograph a visually stunning and articulate appreciation of the artist and his life.