Among German painter Gerhard Richter's best-known works are his large-scale paintings based on--and sometimes applied directly to--photographs. A transplant to West Germany mere months before the erection of the Berlin Wall, Richter sought to understand and represent his new environment through a series of paintings from black-and-white photos culled from newspapers, books, and magazines. These paintings marked a new phase in Richter's remarkable career.Providing new insight into these complex photo-derived works, "Gerhard Richter: Images of an Era" presents fifty of the artist's works...
Among German painter Gerhard Richter's best-known works are his large-scale paintings based on--and sometimes applied directly to--photographs. A t...
Learn how Vincent van Gogh's still life paintings, alive with ecstatic color and emotional exuberance, hold the key to understanding this complex artist's life and work.
Learn how Vincent van Gogh's still life paintings, alive with ecstatic color and emotional exuberance, hold the key to understanding this complex arti...
