

Gerhard Richter Painting
Gerhard Richter has spent over half a century experimenting with a tremendous range of techniques and ideas, addressing historical crises and mass media representation alongside explorations of chance procedures. This first glimpse inside his studio in decades is exactly that: a thrilling document of the 79-year-old's creative process, juxtaposed with rare archival footage and intimate conversations with his critics and collaborators.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $238.4K
- Language
- German
- artist
- painter
- woman director
- abstract art
- art documentary
- famous painter
- famous painting
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical14 Mar 2012
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto Film Festival10 Sept 2011
AustriaAT
- Theatrical15 Jun 2012
FranceFR
- Theatrical6 Jun 2012
GermanyDE
- Theatrical08 Sept 2011
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Gerhard Richter Painting was released on 8 September 2011.
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CinemaSerf
8/14/2026
On the face of things, this can come across as quite a superficial documentary on this acclaimed painter - he isn't exactly quizzed on his techniques or rationale. If we just sit back, though, and watch a master at work as he starts - and quite often finishes too - with a white canvas; some tins of brightly coloured paints and a variety of implements used to craft differing hues and textures for a finished product th…
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