Sigmar Polke Abstract Prints
German, 1941-2010
Sigmar Polke was an influential German artist whose inventive paintings and photographs used non-traditional materials, such as meteorite dust or detergent. The artist once stated,“There has to be an element in of risk-taking for me in my work.” His wry probing of aesthetic taste is evident in his work “Alice im Wunderland (Alice in Wonderland)” (1972), a painting layered with irony, psychological states, and fiction.
Born on February 13, 1941, in Oels, Polke and his family were expelled to East Germany after the World War II. Growing up in the German Democratic Republic left a lasting impact on the artist, especially the sensorial overload of consumer culture he experienced upon moving to West Germany in 1953.
While studying at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Polke, Gerhard Richter, and Konrad Lueg created what is now known as capitalist realism. Together, these artists responded to the nationalistic themes of socialist realism, while also critiquing West Germany’s burgeoning consumer society. Polke’s work went on to have a profound impact on a generation of young American artists, including Julian Schnabel and David Salle.
Polke died on June 10, 2010, in Cologne, Germany, at the age of 69.
Today, his works are included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Kunstmuseum Bonn in Germany, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, among others.(Biography provided by Rosenbaum Contemporary)
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Artist: Sigmar Polke
Sigmar Polke, Untitled (Spazierstock) - German Pop Art, Signed Print
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Hamburg, DE
Sigmar Polke (German, 1941-2010)
Untitled (Spazierstock), 1985
Medium: Offset lithograph in colours, on paper
Dimensions: 19 7/10 × 27 3/5 in (50 × 70 cm)
Edition of 120: Hand-signed...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Sigmar Polke Abstract Prints
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Sigmar Polke, Untitled (Griffelkunst 1989) - Signed Print, Abstract Art, Pop Art
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Hamburg, DE
Sigmar Polke (German, 1941-2010)
Untitled (Griffelkunst 1989), 1989
Medium: Screenprint on velour
Dimensions: 98 x 67 cm (38 3/5 × 26 2/5 in)
Edition of 940: Hand-signed and dated in...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sigmar Polke Abstract Prints
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Fabric, Screen
Sigmar Polke: Dr Pabscht het z’Schpiez s’Schpäckbschteck z’schpät bschteut
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Hamburg, DE
Sigmar Polke (German, 1941-2010)
Dr Pabscht het z’Schpiez s’Schpäckbschteck z’schpät bschteut (Parkett No. 30), 1980/91
Medium: Digital print on vinyl with acrylic lacquer, mounted o...
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Late 19th Century Pop Art Sigmar Polke Abstract Prints
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Sigmar Polke, Oelbild (Näherin - Limited Edition, German Pop Art, Original Print
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Hamburg, DE
Sigmar Polke
Oelbild (Näherin), 1967
Medium: Offset lithograph on card stock
Dimensions: 9 3/10 × 9 3/10 in 23.5 × 23.5 cm
Edition of 500: Not signed (as issued)
Condition: Excellent
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Materials
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Sigmar Polke, S. schmeckt Pfirsich von H. - 1996, Lithograph, Signed Print
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Hamburg, DE
Sigmar Polke (German, 1941-2010)
S. schmeckt Pfirsich von H. (S. Tastes Peach from H.), 1996
Medium: Grano-lithograph in colours with embossing, on Bütten board
Dimensions: 59.1 × 77...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Sigmar Polke Abstract Prints
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Untitled (from Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow)
By Sigmar Polke
Located in New York, NY
Sigmar Polke
Untitled (from Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow), 1992
Color silkscreen with publisher's blind stamp and original portfolio sleeve
Pencil signed and annotated P.P. by Sigmar Polke on the front (one of only five Printers Proofs); bears publisher's blind stamp; with sleeve
22 9/10 × 22 4/5 inches
Unframed
Color silkscreen with publisher's blind stamp and original portfolio sleeve
Originally published by Domberger in collaboration with Artists Unlimited for Nature to support the conservation of the tropical rainforest.
This is one of five Printer's Proofs, aside from the regular edition of 100, pencil signed by Sigmar Polke and annotated PP on the front, with the publisher's blind stamp, from the original portfolio Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow, housed in the rarely seen original protective sleeve.
“Before the world is changed
it would perhaps be more appropriate
not to destroy it”
Paul Claudel
This color silkscreen signed and annotated on the front is Sigmar Polke's contribution to the portfolio, "Columbus: in Search of a New Tomorrow" - to raise funds and awareness about saving the Rainforest. 35 artist from around the world were invited to contribute mainly silkscreens, but also photography, literature, drama and music. This ambitious project was sponsored by His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain and Mr. Hoet, manager of “documenta IX”. Besides Beuys, other artists who participated in this portfolio are: Kenny Scharf, Max Bill, Sandro Chia, Eduardo Chillida, Joe Cocker, Christo, Hanne Darboven...
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