2. Schattenbild (Balken) [Second Shadow Painting (Bars)]

1968

Gerhard Richter

German, born 1932

Oil on canvas

78 1/2 x 118 1/2 in. (199.4 x 301 cm)

Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

2016.3.4

Provenance: The 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: Susan Cole

Not currently on view

Resources

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.

Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.

Learn more about Equity at SAM