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Cologne Beggars III (Kölner Bettler III)

1972

Sigmar Polke

Associated Names

Sigmar Polke

Artist, German, 1941 - 2010

This is a photograph of an urban scene with a sleeping dog. The monochrome image depicts a busy street with multiple figures moving in various directions. The central figure is walking while carrying a bag. To the right, there is a dog sleeping next to an urban waste bin marked with an arrow. The setting is likely a city street with a pedestrian environment, suggesting movement and daily activity. The photograph has an ethereal, ghostly quality, possibly due to the development process or intended artistic effect.

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Artwork overview

Medium

offset lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Wolfgang Wittrock, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 30.2 x 44.1 cm (11 7/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
sheet: 43 x 60.8 cm (16 15/16 x 23 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.57.12
Series Title

Cologne Beggars (Kölner Bettler)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.444.
Paoletti, J., PCN, May-June 1991, #18.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 49/100; lower right in graphite: Sigmar Polke; lower left verso in graphite: P13 c

Wikidata ID

Q74888275

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