Gerhard Richter, born in 1932, is considered one of the most influential living artists in the world. Over the past 55 years, a body of work has emerged that has gained its outstanding current position from the dialogue between painting and the mechanical medium of photography. The characteristic stylistic diversity of his oeuvre proves to be an attempt to create an image of this world. Dietmar Elger provides a new perspective on the artist's work by referencing his biography, offering surprising interpretations of many well-known images. The standard work is now available again with a new chapter covering the last 10 years.