By the way, SKULL of canvas oil painting, which is also one of the leading roles of this exhibition in Japan. It is one of the ten masterpieces of his work, but it was drawn in 1983. This is actually a work that was displayed at Richter's home.

Skull 1983 (548-1),Oil on canvas (exhibited at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)

 

There is a photographic work by Thomas Struth who took a picture of the Richter family in 2002, and SKULL is clearly shown here. The acrylic forehead remains the same. By the way, this work isGuggenheim MuseumIt is in. Richter was 70 years old at this time. However, this photo is truly Struth. There is a nice atmosphere with the color.

Thomas Struth “The Richter Family 1, Cologne” 102.2 x 161.3 cm

Probably the same acrylic amount as the one exhibited at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.

And here is the main subject of this time, but this SKULL actually has an Edition work that was created quietly. It was produced in 2017, 34 years after the oil painting was drawn in 1983. At that timeRichter's webAlso, it was posted gently, and the work image has not been posted yet.

It seems that only 28 pieces (+ AP7) were made as part of fundraising at the exhibition of only Richter's Edition works held at the Volkwang Museum in Essen in April 2017. It seems that it was sold for around $ 40,000 from the beginning because it was made luxuriously. Considering the small number of works, it may be that the destination was mainly related to the museum.

The work is here. Oil onSkull (CR548-1)This is a work in which the photograph of the photograph is crimped onto glass and the surface is finished in a mirror style. The size is exactly the same as the original oil painting, 55x50cm. Here is a picture of two pieces displayed side by side at an exhibition in Essen. The surroundings are reflected while the skull is faintly visible.

 

A little later, I came to Japan with only one or two points. That is this work. It's hard to convey even if you shoot it, so if you have a chance to see it somewhere, I would like you to see it. I think it's an Edition that has a different charm from the original.