About The Work
This photo lithograph from renowned German painter Gerhard Richter is a collaboration with long-time friend Sigmar Polke. Umwandlung (Metamorphosis) features five photographs that depict a massif—a compact mass of mountainous formation. Capturing this geological occurrence in various stages of manipulated light, not to mention the light itself, the artists present this “metamorphosis” in a simple layout, the text at the bottom reading “5 phases of a transformation made by Polke and Richter.The massif was transformed on 26 April 68 for the duration of two hours in a ball,” and below in smaller type “Edition 16 René Block Gallery 1968th.”
About Gerhard Richter
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Photograph
Photo lihograph
18.06 x 26.06 in
45.9 x 66.2 cm
This work is signed by Richter and Polke, numbered, and dated in pencil.
About The Work
This photo lithograph from renowned German painter Gerhard Richter is a collaboration with long-time friend Sigmar Polke. Umwandlung (Metamorphosis) features five photographs that depict a massif—a compact mass of mountainous formation. Capturing this geological occurrence in various stages of manipulated light, not to mention the light itself, the artists present this “metamorphosis” in a simple layout, the text at the bottom reading “5 phases of a transformation made by Polke and Richter.The massif was transformed on 26 April 68 for the duration of two hours in a ball,” and below in smaller type “Edition 16 René Block Gallery 1968th.”
About Gerhard Richter
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Cut and Paste - A Close Look at Collage
- Interviews & Features: Helen Thompson – The Art For Home Interview
- Interviews & Features: ‘I’m most comfortable in that state of unknowing - is it real or imagined?’ - William Eric Brown
- Art 101: ANATOMY OF AN ARTWORK 'Betty, 1977' by Gerhard Richter
- News & Events: Gilliam, Richter, Schutz, & More: 8 Prints to Invest In
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