Gerhard Richter - Hatje Cantz

A straight-on shot of a vertical abstract painting with a thick white mat, set against a white background. The artwork is vibrant and textured, with a dominant background of bright yellow and lime green. A thick green stripe runs down the left edge next to a red and orange one, while an angular, dark blue and white shape cuts across the top.

A minimalist studio shot of a vertical white rectangle with a light grey base against a white background. A slender, dark grey rod runs vertically down the center, casting a faint reflection onto the grey surface.

A white hardcover art book, titled Gerhard Richter Verborgene Schätze, lies at an angle on a white surface. The cover features a vibrant, textured abstract painting with prominent strokes of yellow, green, red, and dark blue.

An overhead photo of an open art book on a white background. The two-page spread features a large, atmospheric painting of a turbulent sky, divided into three vertical panels. The painting depicts billowing clouds in shades of deep blue, grey, and white.

An overhead view of an open art book on a white surface. The two-page spread displays a colorful abstract painting featuring bold, flowing strokes of bright yellow over a blended, hazy background of dark brown, pink, and hints of blue.

A two-page spread from an art book about Gerhard Richter. The left page features a black-and-white photograph of a young Richter leaning on a slanted surface. The right page displays the book's table of contents in German, with the title Verborgene Schätze. Werke aus rheinischen Privatsammlungen at the top.

An overhead view of a page from an art book in German. The page has two columns of text about artist Gerhard Richter and features a reproduction of his 1988 work, Kerze I, which is a signed image of a single lit candle.

A side-by-side view of two minimalist oil paintings. On the left, a cream-colored surface with a wavy bottom edge peels back from a dark grey background. On the right, a similar cream surface is torn vertically down the center, its edges curling away to reveal a dark, shadowed void.

A wide, horizontal, photorealistic oil painting by Gerhard Richter from 1968 titled Fenster. The artwork, set against a plain white background, depicts a row of four identical white window frames. Each frame is divided into four panes, revealing a hazy, monochromatic grey view with the dark shadow of another window cast across it.

A photorealistic triptych painting of a vast, moody sky. The three vertical panels form a continuous image of a dramatic cloudscape, with soft, bright white clouds in the center giving way to dark, heavy, stormy gray clouds on the right against a blue-gray sky.

A page from an art book displaying two contrasting square paintings. On the left is Wolkenstudie (Cloud study), a colorful abstract piece with soft, swirling blends of blue, red, and yellow. On the right is Alpen (Alps), a heavily textured, monochromatic abstract in black, white, and grey, resembling a rugged mountainscape.

A page from a book or catalog, featuring a soft-focus, dreamlike oil painting on the right. The painting shows a cluster of vibrant reddish-pink, lily-like flowers against a dark, moody background of blurry teal and green leaves. Small text is visible at the bottom left and center of the page.

An energetic abstract painting with a layered composition. Bold, vertical strokes of bright yellow contrast with a hazy, blended background of earthy browns, pinks, and muted blues. Soft, tubular forms in grey and white intermingle with darker, angular shapes, creating a chaotic sense of depth and movement.

A page from an art catalog displaying two abstract paintings from 1983 against a white background. On the left, a smaller vertical painting features chaotic, gestural brushstrokes in green, red, yellow, and black. On the right, a larger painting shows dark, spiky, vertical forms against a vibrant red and yellow background.

A two-page spread from a book. The left page is white with a caption in the bottom corner. The right page displays a studio photograph of a smooth, matte-finish stainless steel sphere resting on a light-colored wooden surface against a plain grey background.

A painterly, realistic portrait of a baby sitting in a high chair at a wooden table. The baby has wide, light-colored eyes and looks directly at the viewer with an intense expression. Orange-red food is smeared on the baby's face, hands, and checkered bib. The background is dark and indistinct, with visible brushstrokes.

Gerhard Richter

Verborgene Schätze. Werke aus rheinischen Privatsammlungen

€ 54.00

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August 2024, 208 Pages, 140 Photos

Hardcover

278mm x 368mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5799-7

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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The Rhineland was the ideal environment in which Gerhard Richter's work could unfold after his move from Dresden in 1961. Here he met like-minded people such as Sigmar Polke and Konrad Lueg, role models and stimulating figures such as Joseph Beuys and, finally, a curious and enterprising collector community that had formed around the young galleries in Düsseldorf and Cologne. In this large-format magnificent volume, around 100 works from 40 private collections provide an insight into all of the artist's groups of works, from the early paintings based on photographic models to the later abstract paintings with which Gerhard Richter concluded his painterly oeuvre in 2017. With essays by Dietmar Elger, Markus Heinzelmann and Heike van den Valentyn.