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A documentary on the German artist that includes glimpses at his studio, which has not been seen in decades.
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| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey[VIDEO] Following German abstract painter Gerhard Richter through his alternately meditative and physical process of artistic creation is like watching a magician showing you his tricks. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe film is sketchy as biography, but it proves an aging artist can still crackle with the electricity of youth. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanRichter offers multiple explanations of how he knows when a painting is done. They range from the mundane to the lofty. |
| Globe and MailLiam LaceyA documentary about the 80-year-old German artist putting paint on canvas that offers a look at the mighty mountain of creative achievement. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt is the achievement of Gerhard Richter Painting to shine a light on that hidden, private act as few other films have done. |
| San Francisco ChronicleKenneth BakerDelivers on the promise of its title. It shows us the world's most famous living painter, who turned 80 in February, at work with greater intimacy than any other film portrait of a contemporary artist provides. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannA kind of residence with its subject rather than a report. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsMostly the movie is about process and perspective. Through the documentary lens, Richter's enigmatic paintings speak to us. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsThe works in question express a delicate balance between spontaneity and rigid formal control -- seeing Richter at work is a bit like watching a great trapeze artist. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJust as a document of the sheer physical labor that goes into covering a giant canvas with color, Gerhard Richter Painting is never less than absorbing. |