Gerhard Richter (*1932 in Dresden) is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding and best-known contemporary German artists. Yet, though his paintings are widely exhibited, his collector's editions have attracted relatively little public attention.
This catalogue raisonné, compiled through intensive research over a period of many years by art historian Hubertus Butin, Richter's former assistant, documents the full range of graphic and photographic editions as well as the artist's books, multiples, and editions in oil realized by the artist between 1965 and 2004. The book presents four-color illustrations of all of these collector's editions.
The illustrations accompanied by basic texts provides shed new light on the significance of Gerhard Richter's editions within the context of his complete oeuvre.
Richter's painting reflects the influence of his interest in photography, and a closer look at his collector's editions reveals, in a somewhat different way, the extent to which Richter's art is based upon visual reproduction of the reality. Through his reflections on the various pictorial motifs as well as the media and technical processes involved in his art, the artist has succeeded in introducing a new productive aspect in this context as well.
Exhibition schedule: Kunstmuseum Bonn June 9 - September 5, 2004 · Kunstmuseum Luzern October 16, 2004 - January 2, 2005 · Kunsthalle in Emden January/February - April 10, 2005 · Kunsthalle Tübingen May - July 2005 · Museum der Moderne Salzburg July 27 - September/October 2005
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