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Selected Works12

Alpenveilchen/Flowers
Alpenveilchen/Flowers
1941
Dreiteiliges Genähtes (Three-Piece Sewn)
Dreiteiliges Genähtes (Three-Piece Sewn)
1941
Propellerfrau
Propellerfrau
1941
Gegen die zwei Supermächte—für eine Rote Schweiz [Against the Two Superpowers—For a Red Switzerland]
Gegen die zwei Supermächte—für eine Rote Schweiz [Against the Two Superpowers—For a Red Switzerland]
1941
Frau mit Butterbrot
Frau mit Butterbrot
1964
Plastik-Wannen [Plastic Tubs]
Plastik-Wannen [Plastic Tubs]
1964
Rasterbild mit Palmen
Rasterbild mit Palmen
1966
Stadtbild II (City Painting II)
Stadtbild II (City Painting II)
1968
The Copyist
The Copyist
1982
UNTITLED
UNTITLED
2003
Vollmond im Widder
Vollmond im Widder
2004
Untitled (Crime Story-Happy End)
Untitled (Crime Story-Happy End)
2005
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Education1

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
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Current Exhibitions5

VeneKlasen

#1,044 VeneKlasen

Sigmar Polke: Moderne Kunst

Sigmar Polke

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, United States

Mar 13, 2026

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#935 Warnes Contemporary Gallery

Sigmar Polke: Moderne Kunst

302, 304 Fulham Rd., London SW10 9ER, UK

Mar 13, 2026

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VeneKlasen

#1,044 VeneKlasen

Sigmar Polke: The Dream of Menelaus

Sigmar Polke

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, United States

Mar 4, 2026 — May 9, 2026

Website

#935 Warnes Contemporary Gallery

The Dream of Menelaus

Sigmar Polke

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, United States

Mar 4, 2026 — May 9, 2026

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#5,886 VeneKlasen London

Sigmar Polke. Moderne Kunst

Sigmar Polke

22 Upper Brook St, London W1K 7PZ, United Kingdom

Mar 13, 2026 — Jun 1, 2026

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Past Exhibitions12

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#72 Michael Werner

Sigmar Polke: Photographs

Sigmar Polke

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jul 9, 2025 — Aug 27, 2025

#2,080 CASSIUS&Co.

Sigmar Polke The Elephant in the Room

Sigmar Polke

63 Kinnerton St, London SW1X 8ED, UK

Nov 16, 2023 — Dec 31, 2023

#72 Michael Werner

Sigmar Polke Objects: Real and Imagined

Sigmar Polke

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Sep 18, 2019 — Nov 16, 2019

#225 Suzanne Tarasieve

Ultra Polke

Sigmar Polke

7 Rue Pastourelle, 75003 Paris, France

Oct 14, 2017 — Dec 30, 2017

#72 Michael Werner

Sigmar Polke Pour Paintings on Paper

Sigmar Polke

Unit 1, Sleaford Road Ind Est,, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2ND, UK

Jan 13, 2017 — Mar 4, 2017

#72 Michael Werner

SIGMAR POLKE Silver Paintings

Sigmar Polke

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Apr 2, 2015 — Jun 27, 2015

#72 Michael Werner

Sigmar Polke Early Works on Paper

Sigmar Polke

Unit 1, Sleaford Road Ind Est,, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2ND, UK

Feb 5, 2015 — Apr 18, 2015

#894 Nahmad Contemporary

THREADS OF METAMORPHOSIS: FABRIC PICTURES BY SIGMAR POLKE

Sigmar Polke

Nov 4, 2014 — Jan 22, 2015

#834 Galerie Springer

PHOTOGRAPHS

SIGMAR POLKE

Fasanenstraße 13, 10623 Berlin, Germany

Dec 13, 2011 — Feb 4, 2012

#72 Michael Werner

Lens Paintings

SIGMAR POLKE

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

May 6, 2009 — Jun 27, 2009

#191 David Nolan Gallery

SIGMAR POLKE Prints 1967-1990

SIGMAR POLKE

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Feb 1, 1991 — Mar 1, 1991

#191 David Nolan Gallery

SIGMAR POLKE Drawings from the 1960's

SIGMAR POLKE

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Oct 16, 1987 — Nov 20, 1987

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Art Fair Appearances5

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2024
The Armory Show — New York
2024
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2022
Art Basel — Basel
2021
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Der Benommenheit entkommen / Snap out of numbness
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In Medias Res. Sofia Defino Leiby by Gabriela Acha
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Dove viveva il grande artista Joseph Beuys? Il racconto a fumetti di Gianluca Costantini
Apr 28, 2026
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I quasi sessant’anni di carriera del leggendario gallerista Enzo Cannaviello. Intervista a tutto campo
Apr 15, 2026
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"Ich glaube, ich habe viele Künstler nicht verstanden"
Apr 10, 2026
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Mar 14, 2026
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Mar 13, 2026
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Sigmar Polke: Moderne Kunst
Mar 13, 2026
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Moderne Kunst
Mar 13, 2026
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Mar 13, 2026
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The Dream of Menelaus
Mar 4, 2026
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The Dream of Menelaus
Mar 4, 2026
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Mar 4, 2026
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