Sigmar Polke

Born: 13 February 1941, Oleśnica, Poland

Education: Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Died: June 2010, age 68, Cologne, Germany

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Michael Werner Gallery
 
Object Potato House

Sigmar Polke
Object Potato House, 1967/1990

Wood, potatoes
2000.0 × 2520.0 × 2000.0 mm
99 1/4 x 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 inches 252 x 200 x 200 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Matchstick Piece

Sigmar Polke
Matchstick Piece, 1967

Wood, hooks, matches, string
9 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 2 inches 25 x 36 x 5 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Attempt at Resuscitation of Bamboo Canes

Sigmar Polke
Attempt at Resuscitation of Bamboo Canes, 1967

Plastic bowl, bamboo, water
350.0 × 2380.0 × 350.0 mm
93 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches 238 x 35 x 35 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Potato Machine - Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another

Sigmar Polke
Potato Machine - Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another, 1969

Wooden frame, electric motor, rubber band, wire potatoes. Edition 28/30. Edition Staeck, Heidelberg
31 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches 80 x 41 x 41 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Sculptures: Taut Wire

Sigmar Polke
Sculptures: Taut Wire, 1968

India ink on lined paper
8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches 21 x 15 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Expanding the Planetary System with a 10th Planet

Sigmar Polke
Expanding the Planetary System with a 10th Planet, 1968

Felt-tip pen, watercolor on lined paper
210.0 × 300.0 mm
11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches 30 x 21 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Sculpture, wooden framework with clothespins, random items can be attached to the clothespins

Sigmar Polke
Sculpture, wooden framework with clothespins, random items can be attached to the clothespins, 1968

Watercolor, India ink, pencil on lined paper
8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches 22 x 14.5 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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16 Strokes, Arranged Under Extraordinary Conditions

Sigmar Polke
16 Strokes, Arranged Under Extraordinary Conditions, ca. 1969

Felt-tip pen on paper
300.0 × 210.0 mm
8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches 21 x 30 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Glass Cubes. Higher Powers: Paper Made from Paper…

Sigmar Polke
Glass Cubes. Higher Powers: Paper Made from Paper…, ca. 1968

Felt-tip pen on lined paper
140.0 × 210.0 mm
8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches 21 x 14 cm
© 2019 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Zwei Köpfe (Two Heads)

Sigmar Polke
Zwei Köpfe (Two Heads), 1971-1973

Dispersion, latex, acrylic on canvas 51 1/4 x 43 1/4 inches 130 x 110 cm
© The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Stereometrie

Sigmar Polke
Stereometrie, 1999

Mixed media on polyester fabric
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
Two parts, each: 51 1/4 x 59 inches 130 x 150 cm

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Barbara Mathes Gallery
 
Ben Brown Fine Arts
 
James Cohan
 
Lévy Gorvy Dayan
 
Galerie Vera Munro
 
Pappstreifen mit Schokolade übergossen um Praline vorzutäuschen

Sigmar Polke
Pappstreifen mit Schokolade übergossen um Praline vorzutäuschen, 1983

Mixed technique on fabric
110 × 130 cm

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Works Elsewhere

Sotheby’s
 
Nach Dali (After Dali)

Sigmar Polke
Nach Dali (After Dali), 1995

Dispersion on polyester
1501.0 × 1298.0 mm
129.8 x 150.1 cm 51 1/8 x 59 1/8 in.

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Weißer Obelisk (White Obelisk)

Sigmar Polke
Weißer Obelisk (White Obelisk), 1968

Dispersion on printed fabric
750.0 × 900.0 × 0.0 mm
90 x 75 cm 35 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.

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Untitled

Sigmar Polke
Untitled, 2003

Dispersion on printed fabric
1426.0 × 1226.0 mm
122.6 by 142.6 cm. 48 1/4 by 56 1/8 in.

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Untitled

Sigmar Polke
Untitled, 1998

Polyester resin, acrylic, felt-tip pen and lacquer on polyester fabric, in artist's frame
1345.0 × 1545.0 mm
framed: 154.5 by 134.5 cm. 60 7/8 by 53 in.
Signed and dated '98

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S. H. - oder wann zählen die Punkte? (S. H. - or when do the points count?)

Sigmar Polke
S. H. - oder wann zählen die Punkte? (S. H. - or when do the points count?), 2002

Enamel and screenprint in colours on fabric
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
Overall: 902 by 697mm, 35 ½ by 27 ½ in
Signed in black felt-tip pen on the stretcher, dated, stamp-titled, numbered 61/66

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Untitled

Sigmar Polke
Untitled, 1990

Oil on fabric
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
90 by 75 cm. 35½ by 29½ in. Framed: 94.5 by 80 cm. 37¼ by 31½ in.
Signed and dated 1990 on the stretcher; signed with the artist's initials on the reverse

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Thaddaeus Ropac
 
n/a​

Sigmar Polke
n/a​, 1975

Silver Gelatine Print
800.0 × 1200.0 mm
120 x 80 cm (47,24 x 31,5 in)
©The Estate of Sigmar Polke / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Photo: Ulrich Ghezzi Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London • Paris • Salzburg

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Katastrophentheorie IV

Sigmar Polke
Katastrophentheorie IV, 1983

Synthetic and natural resin on canvas
159.5 × 200 cm
78.74 x 62.79 in

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Whitechapel Gallery
 
TotenKopf (Quecksilberkosmetik)

Sigmar Polke
TotenKopf (Quecksilberkosmetik), 1974

Dispersion on linex
1900.0 × 2000.0 × 0.0 mm
200 x 190 cm
Courtesy of the Christen Sveaas Art Collection/DACS

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