Townscape M1 1968

Gerhard Richter's "Townscape M1" (1968) is a black and white painting that exemplifies the artist's signature "photo-painting" technique. Richter, known for blurring the boundaries between photography and painting, created this work by using a photograph of a cityscape as his source material. The painting's abstract composition, with its gestural strokes and hazy, atmospheric quality, evokes a sense of urban anonymity and the fleeting nature of memory. Richter's "Townscape" series, created in the late 1960s, represents a turning point in his artistic practice, moving him away from the social realism of his earlier work.