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Sigmar Polke (1941–2010) was a German photographer, painter, sculptor, and designer associated with the pop art movement and genres including capitalist realism, still life, figurative art, and abstract art. Born in Oleśnica, he was educated at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and worked in Willich, Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Hamburg. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and participated in Documenta 5 and documenta 7.
Polke died of cancer in Cologne in 2010 and is buried at Melaten-Friedhof. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and Art Institute of Chicago. He is described by UbuWeb and is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-02-13 ) 13 February 1941, Oels, Germany , (now Oleśnica , Poland )
- Died
- 10 June 2010 (2010-06-10) (aged 69), Cologne , Germany
- Education
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Known for
- Painting, Photography
- Movement
- Capitalist realism
- Awards
- Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen (2007)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sigmar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Oleśnica
- Place of death
- Cologne
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Educated at
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- documenta 7
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- abstract art
- Movement
- pop art
- Image
- Dieter Frowein Lyasso&Sigmar Polke.jpeg
- Work location
- Hamburg
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- Commons category
- Sigmar Polke
- date of birth
- 1941-02-13
- date of death
- 2010-06-23
- name in native language
- Sigmar Polke
- place of burial
- Melaten-Friedhof
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- Wallraf–Richartz Museum
- ethnic group
- Silesians
- start of work period
- 1961-01-01
- end of work period
- 2010-01-01
- floruit
- 2002-01-01
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Sigmar Polke, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Life
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