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Gerhard RichterGerman, 1932May one see it?
Chicago, United States
On public display.
On view · Gallery 292
Art Institute of Chicago · Sep 28, 2026 — now · Verified
Was on view · Gallery 296
Art Institute of Chicago · Aug 19, 2026 — Sep 28, 2026 · Verified
1983
Moving from Düsseldorf to Cologne
In 1983 Richter resettles from Düsseldorf to Cologne, where he still lives and works.
1985
Marian Goodman becomes his main dealer
From 1985 to 2022 Richter’s primary dealer and representative gallery is Marian Goodman; in the years after 1972 he had shown with Galerie Konrad Fischer in Düsseldorf and Sperone Westwater in New York.
1985
The Oskar Kokoschka Prize
In 1985 Richter receives the Oskar Kokoschka Prize; from then on, the article says, his works can be found in all the world’s major exhibition spaces.
1986
A travelling retrospective at Düsseldorf’s Kunsthalle
In 1986 a travelling retrospective of Richter opens at the Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf.
12 June 1987 – 20 September 1987
Exhibition: documenta 8