By Kris Ghesquière
The current Gerhard Richter retrospective at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris marks one of the most comprehensive institutional presentations of the artist’s work in recent years. Spanning more than six decades of artistic production, the exhibition reinforces Richter’s position as one of the defining figures of post-war and contemporary art. For collectors, such museum attention is not merely cultural — it plays a key role in reaffirming historical relevance, institutional validation, and long-term market confidence.
Richter’s practice has continuously moved between figuration and abstraction, photography and painting, control and chance. This duality is central to his enduring importance. His blurred photo-based works question memory and perception; his color charts explore systematic structures; and his later abstractions embrace unpredictability while maintaining compositional rigor. A retrospective of this scale highlights the conceptual continuity across these seemingly different bodies of work.
Museum exhibitions at this level re-situate an artist within a broader art-historical narrative. They attract international audiences, renew critical discussion, and underline the intellectual foundations that support market stability. Richter’s market has historically been characterized by depth and resilience, grounded in museum representation and scholarly engagement rather than short-term trends.
The Fondation Louis Vuitton exhibition emphasizes Richter’s sustained investigation into image, surface, and perception. These concerns also resonate strongly in works on paper and editions, where the artist’s experimentation with layering, blurring, and color structures becomes particularly evident. Such works provide insight into the evolution of his ideas across mediums.
Selected Works by Gerhard Richter Available Through Composition Gallery
The following works, available through our gallery, reflect key aspects of Richter’s artistic language and illustrate the diversity of his practice across periods and techniques.
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