Artworks · Sigmar Polke

Self Portrait (Selbstbildnis) from Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus)

1971 · Offset lithograph from an illustrated book with suite of three screenprints, two offset lithographs, and one etching

composition: 6 15/16 x 7 5/8" (17.7 x 19.3 cm); sheet: 8 1/4 x 9 1/16" (21 x 23 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1969 · Acrylic on canvas

59 1/8 x 49 3/8" (150.2 x 125.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Corrected Lines on my Hand (Die Korrektur an den Handlinien)

1968 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22 × 16.2 cm (8 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 20.9 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)

1968 · Portfolio of 14 offset lithographs

Each: 29.7 × 21 cm (11 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Portfolio: 31.5 × 22.9 cm (12 7/16 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Whip (Die Peitsche)

1968 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.6 × 21.1 cm (11 11/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Tree Hollowed Out Just for Me (Der Baum, der meinetwegen hohl gewachsen ist)

1968 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.6 × 20.9 cm (11 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Doppelgänger (Der Doppelgänger)

1968 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 21.1 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Removing the Leaves of a Tree (Das Entblättern eines Baumes)

1968 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 21.1 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cardboardology (Pappologie)

1968 · Cardboard, nails, ink, pencil, ballpoint pen, and felt-tip pen on graph paper

19 1/4 x 52 1/2" (48.9 x 133.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Anna Polke)

1968 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/16 × 7 1/16" (23.7 × 18 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from the series Meiseen pot

1968 · Gelatin silver print

4 9/16 × 6 13/16" (11.6 × 17.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1968 · Gelatin silver print

6 5/16 × 9 1/8" (16 × 23.2 cm) (irregular)

Museum of Modern Art

"Flying Saucers" ("Fliegende Untertassen")

1968 · Gouache on notebook paper

8 1/8 x 5 3/4" (20.6 x 14.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Eight Lines" ("Acht Striche")

1968 · Gouache and pencil on notebook paper

8 1/4 x 5 7/8" (21 x 14.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Sculpture" ("Plastik")

1968 · Ink and watercolor on notebook paper

8 1/8 x 5 7/8" (20.6 x 14.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1968 · Watercolor, acrylic spray, gouache on paper

37 3/4 x 25" (95.9 x 63.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Whip

1968 · Ink on lined notebook paper

8 1/4 x 5 7/8" (21 x 14.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Landscape)

1967 · Acrylic on ivory wove paper

70 × 100 cm (27 9/16 × 39 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1967 · Watercolor with ballpoint pen on newsprint

68.6 × 56.3 cm (27 1/16 × 22 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Cover (Die Decke)

1967 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.6 × 21 cm (11 11/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Weekend House, from Capitalist Realism

1967 · Screenprint on white wove paper

59.5 × 48 cm (23 7/16 × 18 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Blanket

1967 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/8 × 7" (23.1 × 17.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Girlfriends I (Freundinnen I)

1967 · Offset lithograph

composition: 18 5/16 x 23 1/4" (46.6 x 59 cm); sheet: 18 1/2 x 23 7/8" (47 x 60.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Weekend House (Wochenendhaus) from Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus)

1967 · Screenprint from a portfolio of six screenprints (one with four seed packets, one on plexiglass, and one with glitter additions)

composition: 20 1/2 x 32 15/16" (52 x 83.9 cm); sheet: 23 5/16 x 33 1/16" (59 x 83.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Polke Neue Bilder

1967 · Offset Lithograph

33 x 23 1/4" (84 x 59 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Girlfriends I

1967 · offset photolithograph

Sheet: 47.9 x 60.8 cm (18 7/8 x 23 15/16 in.); Image: 46 x 59 cm (18 1/8 x 23 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Yardstick Palm (Zollstockpalme), from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

1966 · Offset lithograph

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 21.1 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Glass Palm (Glaspalme)

1966 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 21.1 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Human Palm (Menschenpalme)

1966 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22 × 16.2 cm (8 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 20.9 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Glove Palm (Handschuhpalme)

1966 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 20.9 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Balloon Palm (Luftballonpalme)

1966 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22 × 16.2 cm (8 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 20.6 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Button Palm (Knopfpalme)

1966 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 21.1 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cotton Palm (Wattepalme)

1966 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22 × 16.2 cm (8 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 20.6 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bread Palm (Brotpalme)

1966 · Offset lithograph, from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Image: 22.1 × 16.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 29.5 × 21.1 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1966 · Gelatin silver prints

6 3/4 × 8 7/8" (17.2 × 22.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1966 · Ballpoint pen and gouache on paper

11 5/8 x 8 1/4" (29.6 x 20.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1965 · Gelatin silver print

6 11/16 × 8 11/16" (17 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Drawing for "Silberner Ziegelstein")

1965 · Ballpoint pen on paper

11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled ("Witz")

1965 · Felt-tip pen and watercolor on paper

11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled, Untitled (Raster mit Gesichtern)

1964 · Ballpoint pen on paper

11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1964 · Synthetic polymer paint on paper

29 x 29 3/8" (73.5 x 74.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Free of Dizziness

1964 · Ballpoint pen on paper

11 3/4 x 8 3/8" (29.7 x 21.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1964 · Ballpoint pen and gouache on paper

11 3/4 x 8 5/8" (29.8 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rice

1963 · Ballpoint pen on paper

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

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Woman with Spray Can)

1963 · Ballpoint pen

11 1/8 x 8 1/4" (28.2 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Ballpoint pen, oil, and gouache on paper

11 5/8 x 8 1/2" (29.6 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Young Man Come Back Soon!" ("Junge komm bald wieder!")

1963 · Ballpoint pen and watercolor on paper

11 3/4 x 8 1/2" (29.8 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Young Peas

1963 · Black ballpoint pen with traces of white glossy paint on paper

11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (29.6 × 21 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art