GERHARD RICHTER: Hidden Gems. Works from Rhenish Private Collections

Many of the selected exhibits are hidden treasures: pieces from private collections that have rarely – if ever – been shown in public before. As part of the most comprehensive Gerhard Richter exhibition in Germany for over ten years, these works provide an insight into the entire spectrum of his art – from his beginnings in the early 1960s to more recent times. The exhibition focuses on the Rhineland as the perfect setting for the evolution of Gerhard Richter’s oeuvre following his move from Dresden in 1961. It was here that he met other like-minded artists such as Sigmar Polke and Günther Uecker, role models and provocative figures like Joseph Beuys, and eventually the curious and enterprising community of collectors that had formed around the emerging galleries in Düsseldorf and Cologne.

Gerhard Richter, Troisdorf, 1985, Öl auf Leinwand

The exhibits on display were acquired by enthusiastic collectors, as well as by major businesses from the 1980s onwards, and were also sometimes exchanged with fellow artists. Over time, many of the works have been passed down to the younger generation, who are actively keeping the tradition of collecting alive in the Rhineland today. With around 120 works, the exhibition provides an overview of Richter’s entire oeuvre from the early 1960s to the present day.

THE EXHIBITION CAN BE SEEN FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 TO FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Museum Kunstpalast, Ehrenhof 4-5, 40479 Düsseldorf
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