Artist
Gerhard Richter (German, born 1932)German, born 1932
CultureGerman
Titles
- Ophelia
Date1998
PlaceGermany
MediumChromogenic print
Dimensions40 1/8 × 45 3/4 in. (101.9 × 116.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist and Anthony d'Offay in honor of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number99.437
Not on view
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Gerhard Richter
said that he wanted to use photography “not so that it would be a medium for
painting, but so that painting would become a medium for photography.” Enlarged
here to the scale of painting, the thick swirls and bubbles of paint that had
accumulated on the artist’s palette read like the broad, painterly gestures of
a powerfully emotional Abstract Expressionist canvas and are imbued with a
quality of submerged light.
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History“Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2001–February 3, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is inscribed in black, verso: "II/III ap"
There is a label on the verso of the photograph: "Gerhard Richter / Ophelia (1998) / Cibachrome between plexiglass and aluminum board / 102,0 x 116,4 cm / 35 Arabic numerals, 3 Roman numerals a.p. / Published by Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London / and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York".
There is a label on the verso of the photograph: "Anthony d'Offay Gallery Dering Street London W1 0171-499 4100 / Gerhard Richter / Ophelia / 1998 / Cibachrome between plexiglass and aluminum board / 40 1/8 x 45 5/8 ins / 102 x 116 cm / A020073".
There is a label on the verso of the photograph: "Gerhard Richter / Ophelia (1998) / Cibachrome between plexiglass and aluminum board / 102,0 x 116,4 cm / 35 Arabic numerals, 3 Roman numerals a.p. / Published by Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London / and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York".
There is a label on the verso of the photograph: "Anthony d'Offay Gallery Dering Street London W1 0171-499 4100 / Gerhard Richter / Ophelia / 1998 / Cibachrome between plexiglass and aluminum board / 40 1/8 x 45 5/8 ins / 102 x 116 cm / A020073".
The photograph is signed in black, verso: "Richter '98"
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