Quattro Colori. 2008.
Lacquer on alu dibond on panel.
Signed and inscribed with the work number "904-10" on the reverse, as well as typographically titled and dated on a label. 19.4 x 19.4 cm (7.6 x 7.6 in).
Made on the occassion of the artist's exhibition at Serpentine Gallery, London (September 23 - November 16, 2008). [AR].

• Unique piece from a series of 80 works.
• Bright monochrome squares of color, randomly arranged in a square grid.
• The production principle is reminiscent of the stained glass window unveiled in Cologne Cathedral in 2007.

The series "Quattro Colori" is registered in the online catalogue raisonné.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Northern Germany.

LITERATURE: Serpentine Gallery (ed.), Gerhard Richter, 4900 Colors, Ostfildern-Ruit 2008, p. 8.
"A little later, I was more interested in the neutral and systematic documentation of all the colors that we can see and their random placement on the pictorial surface. With this method, I avoided the creation of color and shape in the picture and only had to determine the pictorial format, the proportions of the grid and the material's quality. The resulting pictures have a tendency towards absolute perfection and give me an idea of the almost infinite number of possibilities."
Gerhard Richter, notes from a press conference, July 28, 2006.