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Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff

1945

WA-00006278

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None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

33

Works in Collection

66

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3

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Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata· 92%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2807
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

Why this artist matters now

Jörg Immendorff made large-scale, densely layered oil paintings that fused German history, mythology, and art-historical citation into acidic, theatrically staged compositions. His "Café Deutschland" series, begun in 1977, placed figures from Hitler to Joseph Beuys inside cabaret-like settings that mapped the political and psychological fractures of post-war Germany. His work is held by the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (33)

Untitled

2002 · Gouache and pencil on paper

23 1/4 x 16 1/2" (59.1 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

2002 · Illustrated book with thirty-one etchings

Page: 8 3/4 x 6 1/8" (22.2 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lange Frau im Eimer II

Lange Frau im Eimer II

1997 · Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper

16 1/2 x 11 5/8" (41.9 x 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wie gehts der Künstlerhand

Wie gehts der Künstlerhand

1997 · Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper

16 1/2 x 11 5/8" (41.9 x 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Gyntianatyp XX im Aualand

Gyntianatyp XX im Aualand

1996 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

16 1/2 x 11 5/8" (41.9 x 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

I DROVE ALL NIGHT

I DROVE ALL NIGHT

1995 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

16 1/2 x 11 5/8" (42 x 29.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

IN THE HOUSE OF MOTHER GOOSE (THE RAKE'S PROGRESS)

IN THE HOUSE OF MOTHER GOOSE (THE RAKE'S PROGRESS)

1994 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

13 3/4 x 9 7/8" (37.5 x 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (The Rake's Progress)

Untitled (The Rake's Progress)

1994 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

13 3/4 x 9 7/8" (37.5 x 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

IMMENDORFF'S PROGRESS / THE RAKE'S PROGRESS GOES ON

IMMENDORFF'S PROGRESS / THE RAKE'S PROGRESS GOES ON

1994 · Gouache, watercolor, pencil and crayon on paper

13 3/4 x 9 7/8" (37.5 x 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

THE PILOT

1993 · Gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper

12 1/4 x 10" (31.1 x 25.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Café de Flore

1991 · Linoleum cut

Museum of Modern Art

Start Ziel Problem oder Konferenz über Malerei

Start Ziel Problem oder Konferenz über Malerei

1985 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

16 1/2 x 11 5/8" (41.9 x 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Angel (Angel or Hinge)

Angel (Angel or Hinge)

1983 · Linocut in white, with monotype inking, on cream wove paper, prepared with gouache ground

156 × 204.5 cm (61 7/16 × 80 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Futurologe (Futurology) from the series Café Deutschland

1983 · Linoleum cut

Composition (irreg.): 63 1/4 x 82 7/16" (160.6 x 209.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entscheidend Feindbild (Decisive Enemy) from Erste Konzentration I (First Concentration I)

Entscheidend Feindbild (Decisive Enemy) from Erste Konzentration I (First Concentration I)

1982 · Linoleum cut from a portfolio by various artists

composition and sheet: 39 1/16 x 30 15/16" (99.2 x 78.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cafe Deutschland (Style War)

Cafe Deutschland (Style War)

1980 · Acrylic on canvas

9' 2 1/4" x 11' 6" (280 x 350.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1980 · Ink, watercolor and opaque watercolor on paper

8 1/8 × 11 1/8 in. (20.6 × 28.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Café Deutschland/Lichtstudie, Café Germany/Light Study

Café Deutschland/Lichtstudie, Café Germany/Light Study

1979 · Gouache on notebook paper

11 5/8 x 16 1/2" (29.5 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Café Deutschland

Café Deutschland

1978 · Gouache on paper

11 1/2 x 8 1/2" (29.2 x 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Café Deutschland III - Teilbau, Café Germany III - Partial Construction

Café Deutschland III - Teilbau, Café Germany III - Partial Construction

1978 · Gouache on paper

11 5/8 x 8 1/4" (29.5 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

TABLES FOR CAFÉ DEUTSCHLAND (TISCHE FÜR CAFÉ DEUTSCHLAND)

TABLES FOR CAFÉ DEUTSCHLAND (TISCHE FÜR CAFÉ DEUTSCHLAND)

1978 · Pencil and gouache on paper

11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.6 x 20.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Café Deutschland

Café Deutschland

1978 · Gouache on paper

11 5/8 x 8 3/8" (29.4 x 21.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Café Deutschland

1978 · Opaque watercolor on paper

11 9/16 × 8 5/16 in. (29.3 × 21.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C.D. - Variation schwarz

1978 · Opaque watercolor on paper

11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (29.5 × 21 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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33 published of 62 catalogued · 56 with image

MoMA
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The Met
3 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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Jörg Immendorff (Wikipedia)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Phillips

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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