2. Schattenbild (Balken) [Second Shadow Painting (Bars)]
Date1968
Maker
Gerhard Richter
German, born 1932
Object number2016.3.4
ProvenanceThe artist; to Günther Uecker, Düsseldorf, Germany; [Achenbach Art Consulting, Düsseldorf, Germany]; [Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany, Contemporary Art (Auction 778), November 12, 1999, lot no. 00466, p. 280, reproduced p. 281]; [Lucas Schoormans Gallery, New York]; purchased by Virginia and Bagley Wright, Seattle, Washington, 2000
Photo CreditPhoto: Susan Cole
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, International Abstraction: Making Painting Real, May 2, 2003 - Feb. 29, 2004
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, SAM at 75: Building a Collection for Seattle, May 5, 2007 - Sept. 9, 2007
Published ReferencesHarten, Jürgen, et al. Gerhard Richter: Paintings 1962-1985. Düsseldorf: Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1986; p. 372, reproduced p. 89 [5 canvases].
Zweite, Armin. "Atlas der Fotos, Collagen und Skizzen." In Gerhard Richter: Atlas, edited by Fred Jahn, p. 14. Munich: Galerie Fred Jahn, 1989.
Pagé, Suzanne. Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1993. Volume III. Bonn, Germany: Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1993; cat. no. 208-2.
Ishikawa, Chiyo, ed. A Community of Collectors: 75th Anniversary Gifts to the Seattle Art Museum. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2007, p. 61, reproduced p. 60.
Elger, Dietmar. Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné 1968-1976. Volume II. Berlin: Hatje Cantz, 2016; cat. no. 208-2, reproduced p. 97.Credit LineGift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions78 1/2 x 118 1/2 in. (199.4 x 301 cm)
MediumOil on canvas
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