Gerhard Richter — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works938

Museum Acquisitions

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Market5,015 auction results

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685 of 725 paintings lots with prices

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$2.8M

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$181K

685 priced paintings lots

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Jun 2026 · $596K

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Paintings: $181K medianPhotographs: $23.3K medianWorks on paper: $58.1K medianSculpture/objects: $20.7K medianPosters/ephemera: $21.5K medianUnclassified lots: $24.3K medianEditioned prints: $22.0K medianEditioned photos: $12.5K median

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Galleries4

#2 David Zwirner

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#7 Galerie Max Hetzler

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#8 Marian Goodman Gallery

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#83 Luxembourg + Co.

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Prizes & Awards3

Praemium Imperiale

Winner 1997

Goslarer Kaiserring

Winner Year unknown

Wolf Prize in Arts

Winner Year unknown

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Education1

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden

Dresden, Germany

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Publications86

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Catalogue Raisonné 14

Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné. Volume 7 a. Survey 1:50, 1962-2023 | b. Biography, Exhibitions, Literature

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Gerhard Richter. Bibliographie: Kataloge · Künstlerbücher · Monographien · 1962-2022

Hatje Cantz · 2023

Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné. Volume 1-6

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Gerhard Richter Author

MoMA Publications · 2021

Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné. Volume 5 Nos.806-899-8 1994-2006

Hatje Cantz · 2020

Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné. Volume 2 Nos. 199-388 1968-1976

Hatje Cantz · 2017

Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné. Volume 4 Nos. 652-1-805-6

Hatje Cantz · 2015

Gerhard Richter Editions 1965-2013

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné. Volume 3 Nos. 389-651-21976-1987

Hatje Cantz · 2013

Gerhard Richter Catalogue Raisonné. Volume 1 Nos. 1-198 1962-1968

Hatje Cantz · 2011

Gerhard Richter. Editionen 1965-2004

Hatje Cantz · 2004

Gerhard Richter, editions 1965-2004 Author

Hatje Cantz · 2004

Gerhard Richter Bd.1: Katalog der Ausstellung, Bd.2: Texte, Bd.3: Werkübersicht 1962-1993

Hatje Cantz · 1996

Gerhard Richter: Portraits

Hatje Cantz

Monograph 24

Gerhard Richter

MIT Press · 2022

Gerhard Richter

Prestel · 2020

Gerhard Richter

Hatje Cantz · 2020

Gerhard Richter: Landscape

Hatje Cantz · 2020

Gerhard Richter Landschaft

Hatje Cantz · 2020

Gerhard Richter

Prestel · 2016

Gerhard Richter

Thames & Hudson · 2016

A Conspiracy of Images

Yale University Press · 2013

Gerhard Richter Paysages

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Gerhard Richter: 100 Bilder

Hatje Cantz · 2011

Gerhard Richter: Landscapes

Hatje Cantz · 2011

Gerhard Richter Landschaften

Hatje Cantz · 2011

September

Abrams · 2010

Gerhard Richter

MIT Press · 2009

Gerhard Richter

Abrams · 2009

Gerhard Richter: Text - Writings, Interviews and Letters 1961-2007

Thames & Hudson · 2009

Gerhard Richter Malerei

Hatje Cantz · 2007

Gerhard Richter Landscapes

Hatje Cantz · 2002

Gerhard Richter Landschaften

Hatje Cantz · 2002

Florence Author

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Gerhard Richter

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Gerhard Richter: Firenze

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Gerhard Richter: 100 Bilder

Hatje Cantz · 1996

The daily practice of painting Author

MIT Press · 1995

Exhibition Catalog 33

Fondation Beyeler. 25 Highlights

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Gerhard Richter Author

Hatje Cantz · 2021

Gerhard Richter Author

MoMA Publications · 2019

Gerhard Richter, die Editionen Author

Steidl · 2017

Bilderstrom: Der Rhein und die Fotografie 2016-1853

Hatje Cantz · 2016

Overpainted Photographs Author

Hatje Cantz · 2016

40|10 Les 40 ans de la collection - les 10 ans du musée Frieder Burda

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Gerhard Richter: Pictures/Series

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Rothko to Richter

Yale University Press · 2014

Von Warhol bis Richter

Steidl · 2014

Kunst & Textil: Stoff als Idee und Material in der Moderne von Klimt bis heute

Hatje Cantz · 2013

Wolken: Welt des Flüchtigen

Hatje Cantz · 2013

Fresh Widow: The Window in Art since Matisse and Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Gerhard Richter Author

MoMA Publications · 2009

Gerhard Richter Aquarelle und Zeichnungen

Hatje Cantz · 2009

Gerhard Richter portraits

Yale University Press · 2009

Gerhard Richter: Texte zu 4900 Farben Author

Hatje Cantz · 2009

Kunst zum Hören: Gerhard Richter Abstrakte Bilder

Hatje Cantz · 2009

Gerhard Richter: 4900 Colours

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Gerhard Richter: Abstrakte Bilder

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Gerhard Richter: Large Abstracts

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Gerhard Richter: Paintings from Private Collections

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Gerhard Richter: Übermalte Fotografien

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Gerhard Richter Portraits

Hatje Cantz · 2006

Gerhard Richter Ohne Farbe

Hatje Cantz · 2005

Gerhard Richter

Thames & Hudson · 2003

Gerhard Richter Author

MoMA Publications · 2002

Gerhard Richter: ACHT GRAU

Hatje Cantz · 2002

Gerhard Richter: eight gray. Exhibition, Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin, October 11, 2002 - January 5, 2003 Author

Hatje Cantz · 2002

An invitation to see Author

MoMA Publications · 2000

Regarding Beauty: A View of the Late Twentieth Century

Hatje Cantz · 1999

German Art from Beckmann to Richter

Yale University Press · 1997

Gerhard Richter

Thames & Hudson · 1988

Group Catalog 2

Fondation Beyeler. 25 Highlights

Hatje Cantz · 2024

ArtBarn: The Stern Collection

Phaidon Press

Survey 9

How Painting Happens: and why it matters

Thames & Hudson · 2024

Art and Society 1972-2022-2072

Hatje Cantz · 2023

Encounters with Artists

Thames & Hudson · 2023

Kunst und Gesellschaft 1972-2022-2072: Von der Kunst für die Olympischen Spiele in München 1972 zu künstlerischen Gestaltungskonzepten des 21. Jahrhunderts

Hatje Cantz · 2023

A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works

Thames & Hudson · 2018

MoMA Meisterwerke

Hatje Cantz · 2015

Der Kunstanstifter. Vom Sammeln und Jagen

Hatje Cantz · 2013

New Art in the 60s and 70s: Redefining Reality

Thames & Hudson · 2004

Ende der Malerei und Malerei nach dem Ende der Malerei

Hatje Cantz · 1998

Artist Book 4

Gerhard Richter. War Cut Author

Thames & Hudson · 2013

Patterns Divided Mirrored Repeated Author

Thames & Hudson · 2012

Gerhard Richter: 100 Bilder

Hatje Cantz · 2005

Gerhard Richter: 100 Pictures

Hatje Cantz · 2002

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Current Exhibitions2

#2 David Zwirner

Gerhard Richter

606 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, United States

May 7, 2026 — Jul 10, 2026

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#578 Wako Works of Art

ゲルハルト・リヒター新作展「10 Drawings and 2 Collages」（リヒター・ラウム）

Gerhard Richter

Piramide Bldg 3F 6-6-9 Roppongi

May 19, 2026

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‘David Hockney caught the look of the modern world’: a tribute to the artist whose work was a feast of visual pleasure

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A First Look at the Big-Ticket Artworks that Galleries Are Bringing to Art Basel 2026

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For Painting’s Great Skeptic, Gerhard Richter, History Is a Blur

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Past Exhibitions42

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#2 David Zwirner

Paris

Gerhard Richter

606 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, United States

Oct 20, 2025 — Dec 20, 2025

Gerhard Richter #3Iconic

Selected Works938

Museum Acquisitions

Previous Sales 368

Upcoming Auctions 3

For Sale 7

Market5,015 auction results

Galleries4

Prizes & Awards3

Education1

Publications86

Catalogue Raisonné 14

Monograph 24

Exhibition Catalog 33

Group Catalog 2

Survey 9

Artist Book 4

Current Exhibitions2

Recent News20

Past Exhibitions42

Art Fair Appearances27

Recent Activity20

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