The Influences of Gerhard Richter

I am required to use 2 book sources, 6 Journal Articles and 3 reliable Web sources. Please only use easily accessible Web sources, nothing that you need a membership to view also  no Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Brit.  Use plain English no need to use pretentious words or words to impress. Look at Gerhard Richter’s early works and what influenced him then his later works. Id like the essay to span his life from growing up during the rise of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, or the Nazi Third Reich till present day. Be sure to include his paintings that were from photographs that he Blurred, and what influenced him to do those pieces, as well as other more recent works influences. This essay requires a proper thesis Statement with more then 1 point as it is a essay of 2000 words.