Townscape Px 1968 — Fine Art

Townscape Px 1968 shows a built scene treated with the soft focus of Gerhard Richter. Grey and pale tones sit over the paper in thin layers, with shapes that fade at the edges. The marks look as if they were painted from a photograph.

The photographer based painting practice of Gerhard Richter turns a town view into a quiet field of shapes. You see houses and roads as soft forms, not sharp lines. The fine art print uses matte paper so the grey tones stay flat and the pale areas do not shine under a lamp.

A light frame on a dark wall lets the pale ground stand out, while a wood frame beside wooden furniture keeps the room calm. It works on the stairwell wall where the light comes from above.