UESHIMA MUSEUM The 3rd Collection Exhibition “The Image Burns, Distorts, and Sublimates into Light” 2026.9.2 —

GERHARD RICHTER

Kanarische Landschaften I [Canary Landscapes I (Butin 39)]

All works in the collection (8)

  • Abstrakte Skizze (Abstract Sketch) Title: Abstrakte Skizze (Abstract Sketch)
    Year: 1991
    Medium: oil on canvas, signed, dated VII. 91 and numbered 749-7 on the reverse
    Dimensions: 30 x 35 cm (11 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.)
  • STRIP Title: STRIP
    Year: 2025
    Medium: Digital print on paper between Alu Dibond and Perspex
    Dimensions: 69.8 x 69.8 cm (27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.)
  • Kanarische Landschaften I [Canary Landscapes I (Butin 39)] Title: Kanarische Landschaften I [Canary Landscapes I (Butin 39)]
    Year: 1971
    Medium: Heliogravure (the complete set of 6 works with original case)
    Dimensions: image: 11.8 × 22.7 cm (4 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.) - 15.3 x 24.4 cm (6 x 9 5/8 in.) sheet: 39.5 x 50.1 cm (15 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.) each
  • 4. 3. 89 Title: 4. 3. 89
    Year: 1989
    Medium: oil on color photograph
    Dimensions: 10.2 x 15.2 cm (4 × 6 in.)
  • 21. Feb. 01 Title: 21. Feb. 01
    Year: 2001
    Medium: oil on color photograph
    Dimensions: 14.6 x 10.2 cm (4 × 6 in.)
  • Cage 1 (P19-1) Title: Cage 1 (P19-1)
    Year: 2006/2020
    Medium: Giclée print in colors, flush-mounted to aluminum with metal strainer on the reverse
    Dimensions: 100 × 100 cm (39 3/8 × 39 3/8 in.)
  • Abstraktes Bild (P1) Title: Abstraktes Bild (P1)
    Year: 1990/2014
    Medium: chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminum with metal strainer on the reverse
    Dimensions: 92 × 126 cm (36 1/4 × 49 5/8 in.)
  • untitled (3.11.89) Title: untitled (3.11.89)
    Year: 1989
    Medium: gelatin silver print, unique
    Dimensions: 67.9 x 97.8 cm (26 3/4 x 38 1/2 in.)
Born in Dresden, Germany in 1932. Richter is considered one of the greatest contemporary painters. He has a wide diversity of expressions such as “Photo Painting”, “Abstract”, “Color Chart”, “Mirror”, “Grey Painting”, “Strips”, “Atlas”, and “Overpainted Photographs”, all have reached a high dimension. With respect, Richter’s works sometimes are referred as “styleless style”. From figurative images to abstract expressions, from chromatic to achromatic colors, he achieves the maximum variety of painting just by himself. Richter’s whole life is overarched by the enormous theme of what paintings can express. He is one of the most important contemporary artists, having held solo exhibitions at major museums including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Tate Modern in London, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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