Art, literature & historySigmar Polke
1941–2010
Selected artwork
Untitled
1969
Museum of Modern Art
Biography
Sigmar Polke (13 February 1941 – 10 June 2010) was a German painter and photographer. Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials. In the 1970s, he concentrated on photography, returning to paint in the 1980s, when he produced abstract works created by chance through chemical reactions between paint and other products. In the last 20 years of his life, he produced paintings focused on his perception of historical events.
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Influenced by
- Joseph Beuyseditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Later influence
- Julian Schnabeleditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Sigmar Polke. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art3 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago1 recorded work
- Museum of Modern Art1 recorded work