Composition

Gerhard Richter (Dresden 1932)

1990. Pencil drawing. 10,5 x 15 cm. Framed under glass. Lower right signed and dated 19.10.90, on the reverse inscribed Gerhard Richter. Small pressure marks. Is it a steady circling, a nervous flickering, a spontaneous gesture, or a carefully crafted composition? Gerhard Richter, master of blurriness, leaves the viewer in the dark. - Expertise: Dieter Schwarz has kindly confirmed the authenticity to the former owner, 13.11.2020 - Provenance: Auction house Schmolt, Krefeld, 16.09.2020, Kat.-Nr. 720, bought there by a private collector, from whom whom acquired 13.07.2021 by the consignor. - Richter is one of the most highly regarded contemporary artists. After training as a commercial artist, he studied at the Dresden Art Academy from 1951 and created numerous murals while still a student. In 1961, he moved to the West and resumed his studies until 1964. At the Düsseldorf Academy, he met S. Polke, G. Uecker, G. Graubner, and others. From 1971 to 1993, he himself was a professor at the Düsseldorf Academy. R. is a very versatile artist who has tried his hand at different styles. He is best known for his precisely painted, deliberately washed-out historical motifs, his colorful, giant abstract formats created with a squeegee, and his seemingly random combinations of color fields.