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Gerhard Richter

1932

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PaintingInstallation ArtConceptual ArtContemporary

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238

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100%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ164351

MoMA

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Gerhard Richter: Landschaften

David Zwirner

2026

Field Verification (7 fields)

5 cross-verified · 2 single-source

NationalityWikidata + Artsy+2· 92%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Wikidata+1· 85%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (9)

Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/gerhard-richter
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Phillips-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/gerhard-richter
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/gerhard-richter
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/gerhard-richter
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
White-Cubehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/gerhard-richter
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/gerhard-richter
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
David-Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Marian-Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4907
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Gerhard Richter works across photorealistic painting, gestural abstraction, photography, and glass, often within the same body of work. Born in Dresden in 1932, he developed a practice in which photographic imagery is translated into paint with a deliberate blurring, and large-scale squeegee abstractions are built from dense, dragged layers of color. The tension between representation and its dissolution runs through both modes. His work has been exhibited at major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art and Tate Modern.

Gerhard Richter

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