This blog post explores Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting) series from 2001 , specifically focusing on the works exhibited during his landmark transition into the early 2000s.
If you want to see these masterpieces in person, Richter’s work from this period is frequently featured at major galleries like David Zwirner and the Marian Goodman Gallery . Whether they are smoldering with passion or coolly detached, Richter’s 2001 abstractions remain a testament to the idea that painting is never truly "finished"—it is only ever a captured moment of transformation. Pleasure #162 (2001)
While Richter is often associated with heavy historical themes (like his October 18, 1977 cycle), his abstract works from 2001 offer a different kind of engagement. They provide what curators call a "satisfaction" in the . These works aren't meant to be "decoded"; they are meant to be experienced as pure visual phenomena—much like looking at a weathered wall or a natural landscape. Seeing the Work Today This blog post explores Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting)
Many of the 2001 works were executed on aluminum or alu dibond rather than traditional canvas, giving the paint a distinct, luminous slickness. While Richter is often associated with heavy historical
Gerhard Richter, 873-7 Abstraktes Bild, 2001 | Marian Goodman 55 1/8 x 55 1/8 in. Marian Goodman Gallery Gerhard Richter | Paris | October 20—December 20, 2025