Elizabeth II

1963–1964

The first shows: Düsseldorf and Galerie Schmela

Richter first exhibits in Düsseldorf in 1963, and in 1964 has his first gallery solo show at Galerie Schmela in the same city. Exhibitions in Munich and Berlin soon follow, and by the early 1970s he shows frequently throughout Europe and the United States.

1966

Bruno Bischofberger is the first to show him abroad

In 1966 Bruno Bischofberger is the first to show Richter’s works outside Germany.

1968

A first holiday in Corsica and the start of his landscapes

After his first holiday, an excursion that left him besotted with the terrain of Corsica, Richter begins his independent series of landscapes in 1968; they have since formed a separate group in his oeuvre. Elements of landscape had appeared in his painting as early as 1963.