Peter Dreher

repetition as devotion

Peter Dreher was a German painter best known for his lifelong series “Tag um Tag guter Tag,” in which he painted the same empty glass thousands of times under varying light conditions. The series transforms ordinary observation into profound ritual, examining subtle shifts in mood, reflection, and perception.

Dreher’s work exemplifies discipline, attentiveness, and the quiet intensity of repetition.

Peter Dreher was a German painter known for repeated studies of a single glass as a meditation on time and perception.

Peter Dreher was a German painter known for his long-term series depicting the same glass repeatedly under changing light.

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