The following obituary is from The New York Times:. Sigmar Polke, Whose Sly Works Shaped Contemporary Painting, Dies at 69. By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: June 11, 2010. Sigmar Polke, an artist of... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times:. Sigmar Polke, Whose Sly Works Shaped Contemporary Painting, Dies at 69. By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: June 11, 2010. Sigmar Polke, an artist of infinite, often ravishing pictorial jest, whose sarcastic and vibrant layering of found images and... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times:. Sigmar Polke, Whose Sly Works Shaped Contemporary Painting, Dies at 69. By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: June 11, 2010. Sigmar Polke, an artist of infinite, often ravishing pictorial jest, whose sarcastic and vibrant layering of found images and maverick painting processes left an indelible mark on the last four decades of contemporary painting, died Thursday in Cologne, Germany. He was 69. The cause was complications from cancer, said Gordon... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times:. Sigmar Polke, Whose Sly Works Shaped Contemporary Painting, Dies at 69. By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: June 11, 2010. Sigmar Polke, an artist of infinite, often ravishing pictorial jest, whose sarcastic and vibrant layering of found images and maverick painting processes left an indelible mark on the last four decades of contemporary painting, died Thursday in Cologne, Germany. He was 69. The cause was complications from cancer, said Gordon VeneKlasen, a partner at the Michael Werner Gallery New York which, along with Galerie Michael Werner in Cologne, has been Mr. Polke's chief representative for nearly 20 years. Mr. Polke (pronounced POLL-ka) was nearly as influential as Robert... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times:. Sigmar Polke, Whose Sly Works Shaped Contemporary Painting, Dies at 69. By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: June 11, 2010. Sigmar Polke, an artist of infinite, often ravishing pictorial jest, whose sarcastic and vibrant layering of found images and maverick painting processes left an indelible mark on the last four decades of contemporary painting, died Thursday in Cologne, Germany. He was 69. The cause was complications from cancer, said Gordon VeneKlasen, a partner at the Michael Werner Gallery New York which, along with Galerie Michael Werner in Cologne, has been Mr. Polke's chief representative for nearly 20 years. Mr. Polke (pronounced POLL-ka) was nearly as influential as Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, the postwar titans who made his own work possible. A... Read full biography
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 360 Views on the Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2016
Block, Judy and Suzanne Stein, Editors
360 pages (color)
Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know…