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XL 513
The painting 'XL 513' was created in 1964 and belongs to Gerhard Richter's 'Aeroplanes' series, representing the New European Painting movement. The work is associated with figurative painting and uses aviation motifs, typical for the artist's period that combined photographic inspiration with social and technological critique of the era.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Gerhard Richter
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Date of birth and death
9 February 1932 – living
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Natinality
German
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Style
Abstract art, photorealism, conceptual art, capitalist realism
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Significant works
48 Portraits, 18 October 1977 series, Birkenau series, Cologne Cathedral Window, 4900 Colours
Information about the work
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Year:
1964
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Theme:
aviation, airplane, military, photography
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting comments on the role of military technology and its representation in culture, combining aspects of photographic reproduction with reflection on visual narrative and its meaning in Cold War society.
The key to interpreting the work
To be considered in the context of capitalist realism and the relationship between photography and painting in Richter's work.See other works by this artist
