ArtistsSigmar Polke
Sigmar Polke

Sigmar Polke

German, 1941
PhotographyPost-Impressionism
Representation
None documented
15
Institutional Exhibitions
193
Works in Collection
240
Assets Indexed
5
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
  • Post-Impressionism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Drawings of the Eighties from the Collection, Part I
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989
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Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989
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Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989
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Europe, America: A Selection from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
About

Why this artist matters now

Sigmar Polke deployed chemical processes, unconventional materials, and photographic printing techniques across painting, printmaking, and film, developing what he termed Capitalist Realism, an ironic interrogation of consumerism and pop-cultural iconography. His restless material experimentation destabilized the painted surface itself, incorporating everything from meteor dust to toxic pigments. He won the Golden Lion at the 1986 Venice Biennale and was the subject of solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Movement
Post-Impressionism
Medium
Photography
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Artworks (193)

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Zwei im Spiegel, Sigmar Polke und Angelika Platen, fotografiert von Angelika Platen, Willich 1972
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Sigmar Polke   Propellerfrau (Gemälde)
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Sigmar Polke Grab
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Sigmar Polke
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Dieter Frowein Lyasso&Sigmar Polke
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Representation & Collections

Gallery
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In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Auction History

WorkAuction HouseDateEstimateHammer Price
UntitledPhillipsSep 2025£2,000 – £3,000Unsold
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