48 Portraits
48 Portraits is a group of works by the German painter Gerhard Richter. In the years 1971–1972 Richter created a series of portraits of personalities who influenced modernity in a photorealistic manner. They all portray exclusively men. Oriented towards a central imaginary observer, they give the impression of a modern painted frieze of portrait heads.[1] Richter participated in the 1972 edition of the Venice Biennale with this work.[2] They are exhibited in the Museum Ludwig in Cologne[3] as well as in Albertinum Museum in Dresden[4].
The series includes portraits of the following persons:
References
[edit]- ↑ "Face as Interface – www.kunstforum.de". www.kunstforum.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "48 Portraits". www.macba.cat. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Ludwig, Museum. "Gerhard Richter. Neue Bilder - Museum Ludwig, Köln". www.museum-ludwig.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "Gerhard Richter Archiv: Sammlung". Gerhard Richter Archiv (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-31.
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