Ohne Titel - Polkes Peitsche (Untitled - Polke's Whip)

1964-1968, printed 1990

Sigmar Polke

Associated Names
Sigmar Polke

Artist, German, 1941 - 2010

The image shows a large sheet of light-colored paper with a long rod placed diagonally across it, and several strings extending from the rod end with small photographs attached. The color palette consists mainly of grayscale tones due to the black and white nature of the image. The stick is positioned diagonally across the paper, with the strings extending downward, and the photographs are scattered around the lower area of the paper. The background features a textured surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 50.4 x 50.5 cm (19 13/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.4 x 60.5 cm (19 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
    mount: 60 x 70.5 x 0.3 cm (23 5/8 x 27 3/4 x 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.40

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: S. Polke

Wikidata ID

Q64170751

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