After a long first pass on two brightly colored canvases, Belz asks if the paintings stay like this. Standing back, Richter says no. First they have to sit. “They’ll look good for two hours. Sometimes ...

Property of the suburban city and the metropolitan area of Lyon, the painting “Abstraktes Bild 630-2” by the German artist Gerhard Richter was supposed to be sold to fund local projects.

Today, Gerhard Richter has become a phenomenon in the world of arts, as he has not only produced a vast collection of paintings over five decades, but he is also considered the most expensive ...