Gerhard Richter Great Quotations

I don't know what motivated the artist, which means that the paintings have an intrinsic quality. I think Goethe called it the 'essential dimension,' the thing that makes great works of art great.

I do see myself as the heir to a vast, great, rich culture of painting - of art in general - which we have lost, but which places obligations on us.

I don't dare to think my paintings are great. I can't understand the arrogance of someone saying, 'I have created a big, important work.'