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There was no special event that made me decide. i had collected some photos and the idea was in the back of my mind for a long time. it was growing and growing, so finally i said, 'i must paint this.' i come from east germany and am not a marxist, so of course at the time i had no sympathy for the ideas, or for the ideology that these people represented. i couldn't understand, but i was still impressed. like everyone, i was touched. it was an exceptional moment for germany.

-Gerhard Richter

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There Was No Special Event That Made

Gerhard Richter

There was no special event that made me decide. i had collected some photos and the idea was in the back of my mind for a long time. it was growing and growing, so finally i said, 'i must paint this.' i come from east germany and am not a marxist, so of course at the time i had no sympathy for the ideas, or for the ideology that these people represented. i couldn't understand, but i was still impressed. like everyone, i was touched. it was an exceptional moment for germany.

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