Gerhard
Richter
A Life Shaped by Division: The Early Years and Artistic Formation of Gerhard Richter Gerhard Richter’s artistic journey began amidst the turbulent backdrop of postwar Germany, a nation scarred by war and grappling with the ideological divisions of the Cold War. Born in Dresden in …
A portrait built from Gerhard Richter's own colours
Every 63 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
