After his paintings, Gerhard Richter’s editions are now also attracting increasing interest from around the world. Editions are all of the artist’s original works of art that have been produced in multiple. In his new catalogue raisonné Hubertus Butin presents all of the prints, photography editions, artist’s books, multiples (objects), and painting editions from 1965 to 2013. Informative essays and numerous illustrations make it clear that the editions are an independent, major part of Richter’s oeuvre. They offer the artist a chance to reach a larger audience while at the same time he can explore creative possibilities in especially diverse and experimental ways. ´(German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3518-6)GERHARD RICHTER is one of the most famous painters of our time. Worldwide. His fascinating visual spheres are characterized by a unique originality and quality, in which the abstract and the figural intertwine and permeate each other.