{"product_id":"richter-images-of-an-era","title":"Gerhard Richter: Images of an Era (Rare edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003eOrtrud Westheider \u0026amp;\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003eMichael Philipp \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover | \u003cspan\u003e22.2 x 2.3 x 27.9 cm | 216 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHirmer | 2011 | \u003cspan\u003e9783777450018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImages of an Era\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e focuses on Richter’s paintings of the 1960s that are based on photographical source images. The paintings and photographs, which were predominantly taken from magazines and advertisements of the era, are confronted with each other; Richter’s selective process is illuminated and categorised here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLetters, which Richter wrote to his artist friends Helmut Heinze and Wieland Förster, can also be read for the first time in this publication, along with photographs of Richter’s studio at the time, and give a strong impression of his work in this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cycle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOctober 18, 1977\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e completes the works from the 1960s since its creative process refers to the earlier works. A comprehensive examination of the source material that lead to these paintings of members of the terrorist group Red Army Faction has also been carried out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished on the occasion of the exhibition at Bucerius Kunstforum in Hamburg in 2011. Contributions by Ortrud Westheider, Uwe M. Schneede, Dietmar Elger, Hubertus Butin and Dietmar Rübel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hirmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34562557018276,"sku":"BK-HIR-GRIOAE-001-A","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_5397_1ade93d3-22e9-493b-946d-f353920bf081.jpg?v=1782818183","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/richter-images-of-an-era","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}