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Black/white lacquer on Color photography. MV. 20 by Gerhard Richter, created in 2011, exemplifies the artist’s ongoing investigation into the intersections of photography and painting. This small, unique work features a found color photograph overpainted with black and white lacquer, partially obscuring and distorting the original image. The abstract forms, layered atop what appears to be an urban interior or architectural scene, create a tension between recognition and erasure. Richter’s overpainted photographs challenge the reliability of photographic truth, introducing painterly spontaneity to a mechanical medium. In this intimate format, the work invites close viewing and contemplation of memory, perception, and visual interference.
MV. 20, 2011
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Black/white lacquer on Color photography. MV. 20 by Gerhard Richter, created in 2011, exemplifies the artist’s ongoing investigation into the intersections of photography and painting. This small, unique work features a found color photograph overpainted with black and white lacquer, partially obscuring and distorting the original image. The abstract forms, layered atop what appears to be an urban interior or architectural scene, create a tension between recognition and erasure. Richter’s overpainted photographs challenge the reliability of photographic truth, introducing painterly spontaneity to a mechanical medium. In this intimate format, the work invites close viewing and contemplation of memory, perception, and visual interference.
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Limited Edition Print
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What is Gestural?
Gestural art is a term that describes painting with freely sweeping brushstrokes. The primary goal of gestural art is to allow the artist to physically express emotional impulses. The varied, yet expressive paint marks are intended to convey the artist's inner thoughts and emotions, which viewers are believed to understand through the dynamic and spontaneous application of paint.
