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'''Gerhard Richter''' (born [[February 9]], [[1932]]) is a [[German artist]]. Richter is considered by some critics as one of the most important German artists of the [[post-World War II]] period and is also one of the world's most expensive, with his paintings often selling for several million dollars apiece. '''Gerhard Richter''' (born [[February 9]], [[1932]]) is a [[German artist]]. Richter is considered by some critics as one of the most important German artists of the [[post-World War II]] period and is also one of the world's most expensive, with his paintings often selling for several million dollars apiece.
 +==Influence==
 +Among the students who studied with Richter at the [[Kunstakademie Düsseldorf]] between 1971 and 1994 were [[Ludger Gerdes]], [[Thomas Schütte]], [[Thomas Struth]], Katrin Kneffel, [[Michael van Ofen]], and Richter's second wife, [[Isa Genzken]]. He is known to have influenced [[Ellsworth Kelly]], [[Christopher Wool]] and [[Johan Andersson (artist)]].
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 +He also served as source of inspiration for writers and musicians. [[Sonic Youth]] used a painting of his for the cover art for their album ''[[Daydream Nation]]'' in 1988. He was a fan of the band and did not charge for the use of his image. The original, over {{convert|7|m}} square, is now showcased in Sonic Youth's studio in NYC. [[Don DeLillo]]'s short story "Looking at Meinhof" describes an encounter between two strangers at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The meeting takes place in the room displaying ''October 18, 1977'' (1988).
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==See also== ==See also==
*[[Karl Otto Götz]] *[[Karl Otto Götz]]

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Gerhard Richter (born February 9, 1932) is a German artist. Richter is considered by some critics as one of the most important German artists of the post-World War II period and is also one of the world's most expensive, with his paintings often selling for several million dollars apiece.

Influence

Among the students who studied with Richter at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf between 1971 and 1994 were Ludger Gerdes, Thomas Schütte, Thomas Struth, Katrin Kneffel, Michael van Ofen, and Richter's second wife, Isa Genzken. He is known to have influenced Ellsworth Kelly, Christopher Wool and Johan Andersson (artist).

He also served as source of inspiration for writers and musicians. Sonic Youth used a painting of his for the cover art for their album Daydream Nation in 1988. He was a fan of the band and did not charge for the use of his image. The original, over Template:Convert square, is now showcased in Sonic Youth's studio in NYC. Don DeLillo's short story "Looking at Meinhof" describes an encounter between two strangers at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The meeting takes place in the room displaying October 18, 1977 (1988).

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