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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Kühe vor Bäumen, 1990

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Kühe vor Bäumen, 1990

Sale Date: November 10, 2005

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Torso, 1980

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Triumph der Linie. Eins Mal Eins, 1986

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Triumph der Linie. Eins Mal Eins, 1986

Sale Date: November 10, 2005

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Otello V - Jago mit tanzenden Vasen I, 1996

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Otello V - Jago mit tanzenden Vasen I, 1996

Sale Date: October 11, 2005

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Portrait, 1989

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Portrait, 1989

Sale Date: October 27, 2005

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Otello Basar, 1996

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Otello Basar, 1996

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Nacht, 1984–1985

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Nacht, 1984–1985

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Selbstportrait (Krater und Wolke Nummer 3), 1983

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Selbstportrait (Krater und Wolke Nummer 3), 1983

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Steelpoints and poems (portfolio of 10..., 1989

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Steelpoints and poems (portfolio of 10..., 1989

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Ohne Titel

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Knochenbild

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Ohne Titel, 1960–1969

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Ohne Titel, 1960–1969

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Kopf, 1995

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Ohne Titel, 1995

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Ohne Titel, 1995

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Abstrakte Komposition mit Zahlen

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Abstrakte Komposition mit Zahlen

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Frau mit Krug, 1995

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Frau mit Krug, 1995

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Ohne Titel

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Ohne Titel, 1986–1988

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Ohne Titel, 1986–1988

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Frau mit Fisch (Femme et poisson), 1984

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Frau mit Fisch (Femme et poisson), 1984

Sale Date: July 1, 2005

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Formation (2 works, 1 watercolor, pastel and , 1969

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Formation (2 works, 1 watercolor, pastel and , 1969

Sale Date: June 23, 2005

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Ohne Titel. (from Künstler für Weimar), 1999

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Ohne Titel. (from Künstler für Weimar), 1999

Sale Date: June 9, 2005

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Markus - Maillol (suite of 6, incl. 3..., 1983

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Markus - Maillol (suite of 6, incl. 3..., 1983

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Soldatenszene (+ pencil study of a man's head;...

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Soldatenszene (+ pencil study of a man's head;...

Sale Date: June 9, 2005

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Ohne Titel

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