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Richter is considered by some critics as one of the most important German artists of the post-WWII period and is also one of the world's most expensive, with his paintings often selling for several million dollars apiece.
Gerhard Richter was born in Dresden, Germany, and grew up in the countryside of Upper Lusatia, in Reichenau and Waltersdorf.
He left school after tenth grade and apprenticed as an advertising and stage-set painter, before studying at the Dresden Art Academy.