Painting over photographs

Often referred to as a painter in a photographic age, the work of influential twentieth and twenty-first century artist Gerhard Richter is one whose work still resonates today. I'm particularly fond of his photography based paintings, especially the Firenze series, whereas he smears multi-colored paint over photographs and found images to create these dreamy abstracted landscapes. Enjoy!

Overpainted photograph 17. Nov. 99 by Gerhard Richter ©Gerhard Richter 2017 (1305)

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Gerhard Richter est un artiste pluridisciplinaire allemand, né à Dresde, qui a commencé à peindre officiellement en 1962. Allant de l’huile sur toile

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