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Sigmar Polke
Sigmar Polke 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 historical events and perceptions of them.
BornFebruary 13, 1941, Oels, Germany, (now Oleśnica, Poland)
DiedJune 10, 2010, Cologne, Germany
EducationKunstakademie Düsseldorf
Known forPainting, Photography
MovementCapitalist realism

About Sigmar Polke

Painter Sigmar Polke was born in Poland on February 13, 1941. He dies at the age of 69, on June 10, 2010.

Co-founder of the Capitalist Realism movement in art, a German experimental painter and photographer. In 2007, he received the City of Siegen's Rubens Prize.

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Sigmar Polke before becoming famous

Sigmar Polke was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1941 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

He worked at a stained glass factory before attending the Dusseldorf Arts Academy for professional art training.

Achievement of Sigmar Polke

He experimented with a variety of unusual materials, including meteor dust, snail mucus, and arsenic.

Sigmar Polke's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in Lower Silesia and eventually fled to West Germany with his family to avoid German deportation and the Communist regime.

Sigmar Polke Collabed with

Performance Artist Joseph Beuys taught him and had a big influence on him.

Sigmar Polke Income & Net worth

Sigmar Polke's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a painter. Networth of Sigmar Polke in 2024 is 1,000,000$+.

Sigmar Polke Height and Weight

How tall is Sigmar Polke? At the age of 69, Sigmar Polke height is 5'9" (1.73m).

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Latest information about Sigmar Polke updated on March 18 2023.