Gerhard Richter: September

Gerhard Richter: September
RICHTER, GERHARD
1932 Dresden

Title: September.
Date: 2009.
Technique: Inkjet-print on vinyl.
Mounting: Between two panes of glass.
Depiction Size: 52 x 71,5cm.
Sheet Size: 66 x 90cm.
Notation: Signed and numbered on the label verso.
Publisher: Joe Hage, London (publisher).
Number: 38/40.
Frame: Artist's frame. Not examined out of the frame.

The work is listed on the official internet site of the artist under Editionen (Editions). (www.gerhard-richter.com)

Provenance:
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Literature:
- Butin, Hubertus/Gronert, Stefan/Olbricht, Thomas (eds.): Gerhard Richter - Editions 1965-2013, Ostfildern 2014, cat. rais. no. 139

- The painting is located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York
- The motif was based on a photograph of the attack on the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001
- Aesthetic presentation of the motif through special framing


Ambivalence of realism and abstraction
The motif of the 2009 print “September” is based on a photograph of Gerhard Richter's oil painting of the same name from 2005, which is housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This painting, in turn, is based on a photograph that the artist found in the magazine “Der Spiegel” showing the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001. During the painting process, Richter scraped parts of the still-wet oil paint off the surface with a long knife until the white primer showed through in places. The result is an image with a strong ambivalence between realism and abstraction.
The digital inkjet print on vinyl foil that reproduces this motif differs significantly from the oil painting in that it has a different color scheme. In addition, the print graphic is presented between two glass panes, without a frame and with spacers on the wall, giving it the appearance of something floating. The edition is therefore not merely a print graphic reproduction of the painting, but an independent limited edition work with its own character.
Hubertus Butin


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Explanations to the Catalogue

Gerhard Richter
Germany
Abstraction
Capitalistic Realism
New Realism
Post-War Art
Prints
2000s
Artist's frame. Not examined out of the frame
Abstract
Print
Inkjet-print