Eberhard Havekost: The Echoes of Richter and the Pursuit of Photographic Truth Eberhard Havekost (1967 – 5 July 2019) was a German painter whose distinctive approach to artmaking—characterized by meticulous photographic manipulation and an unwavering commitment to exploring the complexities of visual perception—established him as one of the most significant voices in contemporary European painting. Born in Dresden, he inherited a scul…