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Gerhard Richter, September, 2005, oil on canvas, 52 cm x 72 cm (Museum of Modern Art, New York) — Richter revives the genre of history painting in the 21st century in this work showing the events of 9/11.

Gerhard Richter, September

by Gerhard Richter studio

Gerhard Richter, Cage 1, 2006 — John Cage and Richter never met, but there was a kinship between these two artists with diverse practices.

Gerhard Richter, The Cage Paintings (1-6)

by Gerhard Richter studio

Gerhard Richter, Betty, 1988, oil on canvas, 102 x 72cm (Saint Louis Art Museum) — Hyperreal paintings like “Betty” are just one part of Richter’s practice, which resists stylistic classification.

Gerhard Richter, Betty

by Sal Khan and Dr. Steven Zucker

Gerhard Richter, Uncle Rudi, 1965, oil on canvas, 87 x 50 cm (Lidice Gallery, Lidice, Czech Republic) used with permission of the Gerhard Richter studio — Richter toys with both visual and ethical clarity in this evocative, ambiguous painting of an uncle lost to WWII.

Gerhard Richter, Uncle Rudi

by Dr. Steven Zucker