1999.266 Gerhard Richter, Sphere II (Kugel II)


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Richter’s editions encompass a wide array of media—not only two-dimensional prints, paintings, and photographs but books and objects as well. These spheres are emblematic of the contradictory position Richter often took on authorship and subjectivity. Their smooth, mirrored surfaces, completely devoid of the artist’s mark, reflect back on us, the viewers, implicating us as the subject matter of Richter’s art.

Excerpt from
  • Label text, From Düsseldorf to Dallas: Postwar German Art in the DMA Collection, 2018.

NOTES
Streamlined process: did not get object file, no provenance or geography research. CLC, 12/17/18.

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WEB RESOURCES 
  • Guggenheim~Find out more about Richter and his various lines of investigation.
  • Dallas Museum of Art~Review the 2018 exhibition From Düsseldorf to Dallas: Postwar German Art in the DMA Collection. 

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General Description
 
Richter’s editions encompass a wide array of media—not only two-dimensional prints, paintings, and photographs but books and objects as well. These spheres are emblematic of the contradictory position Richter often took on authorship and subjectivity. Their smooth, mirrored surfaces, completely devoid of the artist’s mark, reflect back on us, the viewers, implicating us as the subject matter of Richter’s art.

Excerpt from
  • Label text, From Düsseldorf to Dallas: Postwar German Art in the DMA Collection, 2018.

Fun Facts

Archival Resources

Web Resources
 
  • Guggenheim~Find out more about Richter and his various lines of investigation.
  • Dallas Museum of Art~Review the 2018 exhibition From Düsseldorf to Dallas: Postwar German Art in the DMA Collection. 

Notes
Streamlined process: did not get object file, no provenance or geography research. CLC, 12/17/18.

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Geography 

Process/materials

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE 

AUDIO ASSETS 

VIDEO ASSETS

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