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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Wäsche auf der Leine (2), 1968

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Wäsche auf der Leine (2), 1968

Sale Date: May 26, 2006

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Parsifal-Kopf (from Männer ohne Frauen), 1993

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Parsifal-Kopf (from Männer ohne Frauen), 1993

Sale Date: March 25, 2006

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Harlekin

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Sale Date: March 25, 2006

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Senza titolo, 1990

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Senza titolo, 1990

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

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Rapunzel, 1990

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Rapunzel, 1990

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

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Clitunno, 1990

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Clitunno, 1990

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

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Frau mit Fisch, 1984

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Frau mit Fisch, 1984

Sale Date: May 6, 2006

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: April 28, 2006

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: April 28, 2006

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Harlekin, 1997

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Harlekin, 1997

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Stilleben mit Kopf und Gitarre, 1980–1999

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Stilleben mit Kopf und Gitarre, 1980–1999

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Grüne Figur (+ Figur, 2003, color..., 1980–1989

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Grüne Figur (+ Figur, 2003, color..., 1980–1989

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Porträt, 1989

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Porträt, 1989

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Kopf, 1995

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Sale Date: February 23, 2006

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Sans titre, 1990

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Sans titre, 1990

Sale Date: February 23, 2006

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Portrait, 1985

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Portrait, 1985

Sale Date: February 2, 2006

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Baumallee, 1982

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Baumallee, 1982

Sale Date: December 8, 2005

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Portrait (Kopf), 1985

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Portrait (Kopf), 1985

Sale Date: December 8, 2005

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Schreitender, 1990

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Schreitender, 1990

Sale Date: December 8, 2005

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Weiblichen Akte (series of 6, various sizea)

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Weiblichen Akte (series of 6, various sizea)

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1993

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Ohne Titel, 1993

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Nymphe (in 2 parts), 1981

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Nymphe (in 2 parts), 1981

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Kopf, 1990

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Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Parsifal, 1995

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Parsifal, 1995

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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