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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Solch Dinge, 1985

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Solch Dinge, 1985

Sale Date: October 27, 2006

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I.N.R.I., 1958

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I.N.R.I., 1958

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Unter der Erde, pl. 9 (from Erste..., 1982

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Unter der Erde, pl. 9 (from Erste..., 1982

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Stilleben mit Kopf und Gitarre. er Jahre, 1980–1999

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Stilleben mit Kopf und Gitarre. er Jahre, 1980–1999

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Dithyrambe (in 2 parts + set of 10..., 1993

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Dithyrambe (in 2 parts + set of 10..., 1993

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Baumallee (set design for opera Vincent by..., 1982

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Baumallee (set design for opera Vincent by..., 1982

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Architektur VII, 1965

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Architektur VII, 1965

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Ohne Titel (Harlekin)

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Ohne Titel (Harlekin)

Sale Date: October 12, 2006

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Torso, 1981

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Torso, 1981

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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Männer ohne Frauen-Parsifal, 1995

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Männer ohne Frauen-Parsifal, 1995

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

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Männer ohne Frauen-Parsifal, 1995

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Männer ohne Frauen-Parsifal, 1995

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

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Untitled (Männer ohne Frauen-Parsifal)

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Untitled (Männer ohne Frauen-Parsifal)

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

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Judith, 1995

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Judith, 1995

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

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Untitled, 1995

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Untitled, 1995

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

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Baumallee

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Baumallee

Sale Date: June 9, 2006

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Ohne Titel (Stehender Mann), 1990

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Ohne Titel (Stehender Mann), 1990

Sale Date: June 15, 2006

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Composition

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Composition

Sale Date: June 9, 2006

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Der Hirte, 1987–1988

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Der Hirte, 1987–1988

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 2002

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Ohne Titel, 2002

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 1977

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Ohne Titel, 1977

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Ohne Titel (Zu Pferd - dithyrambisch), 1976

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Ohne Titel (Zu Pferd - dithyrambisch), 1976

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Zu Sturm

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Zu Sturm

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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S, 1983

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S, 1983

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Ohne Titel (Harlekin)

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Ohne Titel (Harlekin)

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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