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Figure with Hand (Figur mit Hand)

1973

Sigmar Polke

Associated Names

Sigmar Polke

Artist, German, 1941 - 2010

The image displays intricate, wavy lines and patterns arranged in a grid-like layout, primarily in blue, with a black rectangular area in the center. The design is abstract, resembling a hand's outline and a small stick figure-like shape appearing to be held by the fingers. The pattern evokes woven fabric or a digital mosaic, blending structure and randomness. Sparse numerical and textual elements are integrated into the design, similar to fragmented data on a digital display.

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Artwork overview

Medium

offset lithograph in black on blue paper with lizard-skin design
Credit Line

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

sheet: 62.8 x 45.5 cm (24 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.57.14

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 444-445, color repro.

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, XXII, 2 May-June 1991, #43.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: S. Polke

Wikidata ID

Q74888290

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