Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter
1932
Schweizer Alpen I
1969.
Silkscreen in colors.
Signed. With the stamp "
Gerhard Richter
(1969) "Schweizer Alpen" A1 A2 B1 B2 B3" on the reverse. From an edition of 300 copies. On light cardboard. 69.4 x 69.4 cm (27.3 x 27.3 in), the full sheet.
Motif B3. Sheet 5 in a series of five silkscreen prints based on the 1969 painting of the same name (catalog number of the paintings: 224/1-5), which, in turn, are based on photographs that Richter took from the airplane window during a trip to Milan in 1968. Printed by Hans H. Hotze, Essen. Published by the Griffelkunst-Vereinigung, Hamburg. [AW].
• This motif, based on photographs by
Gerhard Richter
, is exemplary of his conception of landscape.
• Color silkscreen print based on the painting of the same name.
• From October 2025 to March 2026, the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris hosts a major
Gerhard Richter
retrospective
.