3.5.89 (May 3, 1989)
1989
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 35 x 50.8 cm (13 3/4 x 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2008.30.42.2
Art Historical Context
**3.5.89 (May 3, 1989)** by Gerhard Richter invites visitors into the intimate world of one of the 20th century's most innovative artists. Created in 1989, this gelatin silver print—measuring 13 3/4 x 20 inches—captures a moment through the classic black-and-white photographic process, valued for its rich tonal range and archival stability. Acquired via the Patrons' Permanent Fund for the National Gallery of Art's photography collection (CPH Department), it exemplifies Richter's boundary-blurring practice. Richter, a German artist born in 1932, rose to prominence in the post-war era, masterin...