Untitled

Untitled

Gerhard Richter

1995

oil

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like a blurry forest at dawn. The colors are soft—pale golds, greens, and browns—mixed with darker streaks that might be trees or shadows. Light fades from the top to the bottom, like sunlight breaking through mist. The brushstrokes are thick in spots, almost like the paint was scraped or smeared. It doesn’t look like a clear picture of anything real—more like a memory or a dream. Try looking up impasto next to see how artists use thick paint like this.

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