Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume 1: Nos. 1-198, 1962-1968
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Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume 1: Nos. 1-198, 1962-1968 Details
Review The first of a projected five volumes cataloguing the painted work of the prominent German artist Gerhard Richter, this volume revises and continues catalogues that the artist himself had carefully begun earlier in his career…This publication marks the important collaboration of the Gerhard Richter Archiv and the Staaliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden, thus providing important new documentary and visual information about the works…Good color images appear throughout; source material for individual paintings is also illustrated. This book and its successors will be indispensable research tools for future writing on this artist…Highly recommended. (J. T. Paoletti Choice) Read more
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The Amazon descriptions are accurate and concise. The book is well built – I find Hatje Cantz publications to be of high quality – the binding is strong, the pages are thick, the colors are rich, the covers are sturdy, the spine is tight. It opens fully, and lays flat with little effort/trouble. It is printed in Germany, hence the high quality. I consider this to be a reference standard, and not for casual fans of Richter’s work. It does not explore the individual works in detail, nor does it explore Richter’s process, nor education/history. I would recommend this for a serious collector of Richter’s work – it is a hefty investment, since there are now 7 volumes planned (not 5, as listed here). If you are looking at this book, then you probably know what you are getting into. Otherwise, check out the previously published collection volumes ("40 years of Painting" or similar).I also have Volume 4, and it is similar in content and qualityVol 1 is the initial/first published volume of a (now, as of 2015) 7 volume set. Note, these are not published sequentially. As of Dec 2015, only Volumes 1 (2011), 3 (2013) and 4 (2015) have been published.539 Illustrations, color and B&WAll text is in English and GermanThick Hardboard Slipcase, embossed with book title and publisher. Medium quality – not very durable.Includes text by Dieter Elger: Foreward (1 pg), Introduction (9 pgs), Preface (3 pgs).Also included: Chronological Biography 1932-2010, Exhibitions (1962-2011) solo and group; Bibliography (1962 -2011)Conclusion of Research for Volume 1: Dec 31, 2010Information for each work: Work Numbers, Titles of Works, Year of Origin, Technique, Dimensions, Inscriptions, Owners, Provenance, Exhibitions, Literature, Quotes, RemarksGenerally, each work is presented with a large color image and text information. Occasionally there is a smaller image (source photograph, gallery installation, etc.). Some pages have 2 or 3 works presented, usually for repetitive works in a series. Occasionally, the images are only in B&W (unknown if the original works are painted in color).
