Gerhard Richter is known for a prolific exploration of the medium of painting, often incorporating and exploring the visual effects of photography, Richter introduced abstraction into his practice by using heavily textured abstract grey monochromes. He has continued to move freely between figuration and abstraction, producing geometric “Colour Charts” and “Photo Paintings” of anything from nudes, flowers, and cars to landscapes, architecture, and scenes from Nazi history.

Richter’s work represented Germany at the Venice Biennale in 1972 and was consecutively featured in Documenta between 1972-1997. Solo exhibitions have been organized by the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco (1989), Tate Gallery in London (1991), Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin (2002), Museum of Modern Art in New York (2002), National Museum of China in Beijing (2008), and National Portrait Gallery in London (2009).

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