GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Based on a photograph taken only a short while before Hitler and the German army unleashed the maelstrom of World War II, Uncle Rudi is an image from Gerhard Richter's own childhood that raises unsettling questions about the power and significance of memory, history, and consequence. Using photography as a starting point, Richter transferred this image to canvas by hand to make a painting in 1965, and then reproduced the painting as a print.
Excerpt from
Charles Wylie, DMA unpublished material, 2001.
NOTES
- DMA unpublished material = Label text in TMS and Acquisition Proposal
- fun fact source: acquisition justification
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Until 2001: Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
2001: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased through Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
The main source for this provenance is the Acquisition Proposal in the Collections Records object file (2001.284).
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- Khan Academy~Learn more about Richter's painting Uncle Rudi.
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- The DMA is the only public or private collection to house Richter's complete work in editions from 1965 to the present.
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General Description
Based on a photograph taken only a short while before Hitler and the German army unleashed the maelstrom of World War II, Uncle Rudi is an image from Gerhard Richter's own childhood that raises unsettling questions about the power and significance of memory, history, and consequence. Using photography as a starting point, Richter transferred this image to canvas by hand to make a painting in 1965, and then reproduced the painting as a print.
Excerpt from
Charles Wylie, DMA unpublished material, 2001.
Fun Facts
- The DMA is the only public or private collection to house Richter's complete work in editions from 1965 to the present.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
- DMA unpublished material = Label text in TMS and Acquisition Proposal
- fun fact source: acquisition justification
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2001: Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
2001: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased through Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
The main source for this provenance is the Acquisition Proposal in the Collections Records object file (2001.284).
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