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navigate by keyword : woman sketch poster person painting mural face drawing comics collage clothing cartoon art advertising sigmar polke grew east germany moving family west settling wittich studied glass 1959 1960 dusseldorf kaiserwerth transferred academy fellow student gerhard richter formulated pop inspired capital realist anti style appropriating pictorial short hand advertizing anarchistic element work developed largely engendered mercurial approach irreverence traditional techniques

Bunnies -Sigmar Polke Royalty Free Stock Photo

Stained glass window Siegmar Polke Zurich Royalty Free Stock Photo

The two-year raspberry orchard species Polke began to grow in the spring Royalty Free Stock Photo

The anarchistic element of the work Polke developed was largely engendered by his mercurial approach.

On a pretty pink background pink flowers and polka dots Royalty Free Stock Photo

Art collection of the museum Museu Colecao Berardo in Lisbon - Sigmar Polke Royalty Free Stock Photo

Creamy background purple flowers and polka dots Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sigmar Polke grew up in East Germany. After moving with his family to West Germany, settling in Wittich, he studied glass painting from 1959 to 1960 at Dusseldorf Kaiserwerth and then transferred to the Academy of Art. With fellow student Gerhard Richter he formulated a Pop inspired 'Capital Realist' anti-style of art, appropriating the pictorial short-hand of advertizing. The anarchistic element of the work Polke developed was largely engendered by his mercurial approach. His irreverence for traditional painting techniques