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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Apollo, 1989

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Apollo, 1989

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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Ohne Titel (+ Ohne Titel - Für Verlag..., 1981–1982

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Ohne Titel (+ Ohne Titel - Für Verlag..., 1981–1982

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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Abend 3, 1999

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Abend 3, 1999

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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Parsifal-Kopf (from Männer und Frauen), 1994

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Parsifal-Kopf (from Männer und Frauen), 1994

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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Motiv zum Thema Vogue-Zeichnung (Motiv I), 1984

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Motiv zum Thema Vogue-Zeichnung (Motiv I), 1984

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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Selbstporträt (Krater und Wolke Nummer 7), 1990

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Selbstporträt (Krater und Wolke Nummer 7), 1990

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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Ohne Titel (12 works, incl. 1 in color, , 1981–1982

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Ohne Titel (12 works, incl. 1 in color, , 1981–1982

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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Ohne Titel (+ Kopf und Figur, color etching...

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Ohne Titel (+ Kopf und Figur, color etching...

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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Ohne Titel (+ Kopf und Figur, color etching...

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Ohne Titel (+ Kopf und Figur, color etching...

Sale Date: March 26, 2011

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Die Bürger van Florez: Tourist (in 2 parts), 1983

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Die Bürger van Florez: Tourist (in 2 parts), 1983

Sale Date: March 9, 2011

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Senza titolo, 1989

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Senza titolo, 1989

Sale Date: March 17, 2009

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Rabe

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Rabe

Sale Date: January 22, 2011

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Prometeus, 1989

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Prometeus, 1989

Sale Date: January 23, 2011

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Senza titolo, 1990–1991

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Senza titolo, 1990–1991

Sale Date: January 16, 2011

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Senza titolo, 1989

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Senza titolo, 1989

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Ohne Titel

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Ohne Titel

Sale Date: November 30, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1990

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Ohne Titel, 1990

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1990

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Ohne Titel, 1990

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Harlekin, 1997

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Harlekin, 1997

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Vanitas 1, 1992

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Vanitas 1, 1992

Sale Date: November 27, 2010

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Vanitas 6, 1992

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Vanitas 6, 1992

Sale Date: November 27, 2010

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Ohne Titel (Weiblicher Akt)

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Ohne Titel (Weiblicher Akt)

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Ohne Titel (Stillleben III), 2000

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Ohne Titel (Stillleben III), 2000

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Der Gekreuzigte, 1962

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Der Gekreuzigte, 1962

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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