Markus Lüpertz

(German, born 1941)

Markus Lüpertz is a German Neo-Expressionist whose idiosyncratic paintings and sculptures seamlessly blend figuration and abstraction. Seeking to simplify forms while also magnifying details, the artist often employs close up views of heads and faces within the picture plane. “Whenever you paint something abstract the eye leads you to search for a figurative element, and vice versa,” he once reflected. Born on April 25, 1941 in Liberec, Czech Republic, his family moved to Rheydt, West Germany in 1948. He went on to study at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, graduating in 1961 and moving to Berlin a year later. While in Berlin, Lüpertz worked alongside other German artists, including Georg Baselitz, A.R. Penck, and Jörg Immendorff to strive for a different approach to artmaking that didn’t parallel the dominant artistic lexicons of Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism. Through the following decades, Lüpertz has sought a more emotional, representative form of painting, considering Francis Picabia’s varied style as a precursor to his own. The artist currently lives and works between Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe, Germany. Lüpertz’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Von der Heydt-Museum in Wuppertal, Germany, among others.

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Porträt, 1989

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Porträt, 1989

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Stillleben mit Krügen, 1980–1999

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Stillleben mit Krügen, 1980–1999

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Ohne Titel (Kopfstudie), 1980–1999

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Ohne Titel (Kopfstudie), 1980–1999

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Gewitter, 1972

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Gewitter, 1972

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Ohne Titel (Tiger)

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Ohne Titel (Tiger)

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Parsifal II (from Männer ohne Frauen), 1996

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Parsifal II (from Männer ohne Frauen), 1996

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Ohrenfuß, 1991

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Ohrenfuß, 1991

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Alice im Wunderland - Die hummerquadrille, 1980–1981

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Alice im Wunderland - Die hummerquadrille, 1980–1981

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Standbein Spielbein vorn, 1982

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Standbein Spielbein vorn, 1982

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Untitled - Skull, 1980–1981

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Untitled - Skull, 1980–1981

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Skull with rats, 1985

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Skull with rats, 1985

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Dithyrambe und Meyers Neues Lexikon (in 12 parts)

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Dithyrambe und Meyers Neues Lexikon (in 12 parts)

Sale Date: October 26, 2007

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Studie zum Mozartdenkmal

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Studie zum Mozartdenkmal

Sale Date: October 10, 2007

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Landscape, 1978

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Landscape, 1978

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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Untitled, 1979

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Untitled, 1979

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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Parsifal - Männer ohne frauen, 1994

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Parsifal - Männer ohne frauen, 1994

Sale Date: October 15, 2007

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Baumstamm Dithyrambisch (Dithyrambic log), 1966

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Baumstamm Dithyrambisch (Dithyrambic log), 1966

Sale Date: October 15, 2007

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Ohne Titel (Selbstbildnis), 1980

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Ohne Titel (Selbstbildnis), 1980

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Ohne Titel (Figur mit erhobener Linker), 1980

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Ohne Titel (Figur mit erhobener Linker), 1980

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Salzburger Abendspaziergang, 1983

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Salzburger Abendspaziergang, 1983

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Rucken blut, 2005

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Rucken blut, 2005

Sale Date: May 15, 2007

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Rucken Raum, 2005

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Rucken Raum, 2005

Sale Date: May 15, 2007

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Dithyramben, 1966

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Dithyramben, 1966

Sale Date: June 18, 2007

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