Gerhard Richter, 'the grandaddy of contemporary painting', is being celebrated at the National Portrait Gallery in the first major exhibition of his portrait paintings. His hyperreal figures, derived from photographs, subtly skew the photorealist tradition and alongside his seductive abstract paintings, arguably make him the world's most influential living artist. Thirty-five key works are to go on show from 26th February, including a portrait of Richter's daughter Ella, which is to be exhibited for the first time.
I.G. by Gerhard Richter, 1972. Photograph: Private Collection, Courtesy L and M Gallery
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