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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Komposition mit Stierkopf und Kaktus Triump..., 1980

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Komposition mit Stierkopf und Kaktus Triump..., 1980

Sale Date: May 29, 1997

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Untitled, 1977

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Untitled, 1977

Sale Date: May 29, 1997

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Akt links im weiben Rechteck, 1982

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Akt links im weiben Rechteck, 1982

Sale Date: May 29, 1997

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Kopf

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Kopf

Sale Date: May 23, 1997

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Ohne Titel (Bohrmaschine), 1981

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Ohne Titel (Bohrmaschine), 1981

Sale Date: May 23, 1997

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Ohne Titel (Boot), 1980–1981

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Ohne Titel (Boot), 1980–1981

Sale Date: May 23, 1997

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Untitled, 1977

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Untitled, 1977

Sale Date: May 6, 1997

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Heliger Sebastian, 1989

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Heliger Sebastian, 1989

Sale Date: May 6, 1997

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Othello, 1996

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Othello, 1996

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Grüne Haus

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Grüne Haus

Sale Date: April 24, 1997

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Gesicht

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Gesicht

Sale Date: April 19, 1997

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Dithyrambe, 1964

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Dithyrambe, 1964

Sale Date: March 20, 1997

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Untitled, 1979

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Untitled, 1979

Sale Date: March 20, 1997

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Ohne Titel, 1981–1982

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Ohne Titel, 1981–1982

Sale Date: March 15, 1997

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Serie über Courbet Nr.5, 1984–1985

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Serie über Courbet Nr.5, 1984–1985

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Ohne Titel, 1981

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Ohne Titel, 1981

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Ohne Titel (Links eine Vase, in der Mitte..., 1987

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Ohne Titel (Links eine Vase, in der Mitte..., 1987

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Der Abend, 1985

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Der Abend, 1985

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Ohne Titel (Links eine Vase, rechts ein Affe), 1987

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Ohne Titel (Links eine Vase, rechts ein Affe), 1987

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Drache , 1975

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Drache , 1975

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Ohne Titel, 1990

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Ohne Titel, 1990

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Ein Haus mit Wiese, 1979

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Ein Haus mit Wiese, 1979

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Haus am See, 1979

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Haus am See, 1979

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: December 5, 1996

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