Gerhard Richter

About Gerhard Richter

Birth Day: February 9, 1932
Birth Place: Germany
Birth Sign: Aquarius

Gerhard Richter Net Worth

Gerhard Richter was born on February 9, 1932 in Germany. Top-selling photo-painter and abstract artist whose best-known works included "Atlas" and "Baader-Meinhof." One of the pioneers of the New European Painting movement. Sought to emulate Picasso and Jean Arp's philosophy of never being trapped by one artistic style.
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💰Gerhard Richter Net worth: 21 million

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About

Top-selling photo-painter and abstract Artist whose best-known works included "Atlas" and "Baader-Meinhof." One of the pioneers of the New European Painting movement. Sought to emulate Picasso and Jean Arp's philosophy of never being trapped by one artistic style.

Before Fame

He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden, Germany. He apprenticed with a sign Painter, a Photographer, and a Painter from 1949 until 1951.

Trivia

He designed a 66-foot-tall stained glass window at the Cologne Cathedral.

Family Life

His family was residing in Dresden, Saxony, when he was born; they raised him in Reichenau, Lower Silesia, and in the Upper Lusatian countryside. He married his third wife Sabine Moritz-Richter in 1995.

Associated With

He created 48 portraits of author Franz Kafka.