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Offset print with varnish coating on chromo board. Self-portrait by Gerhard Richter, produced in 1971, is an offset print with a varnish coating on chromo board, measuring 21 × 23 cm and issued in an edition of 120. Presented in stark black and white, the image depicts a sculptural head—resembling a death mask or mannequin—placed atop a weathered vertical plank, centrally positioned in a dark, ambiguous space. The minimal yet haunting composition plays with scale, identity, and presence, questioning the traditional format of self-portraiture. By isolating the head and reducing the body to an abstract form, Richter creates a disquieting meditation on self-image and the fragmentation of identity.
Self-portrait, 1971
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Offset print with varnish coating on chromo board. Self-portrait by Gerhard Richter, produced in 1971, is an offset print with a varnish coating on chromo board, measuring 21 × 23 cm and issued in an edition of 120. Presented in stark black and white, the image depicts a sculptural head—resembling a death mask or mannequin—placed atop a weathered vertical plank, centrally positioned in a dark, ambiguous space. The minimal yet haunting composition plays with scale, identity, and presence, questioning the traditional format of self-portraiture. By isolating the head and reducing the body to an abstract form, Richter creates a disquieting meditation on self-image and the fragmentation of identity.
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