We are relocating!
In the coming weeks we will be occupied with packing and moving our internet store inventory. The entire collection needs to be transferred from Leidschendam to Oegstgeest, and this will take some time.
If all goes according to plan, we will be fully operational again on November 21st, but until then, it may happen that we are unable to immediately assist you with your order. We ask for your understanding, but as soon as possible, your order will be fulfilled with the utmost speed.
Sigmar Polke (Oleśnica, February 13, 1941 – Cologne, June 11, 2010) was a prolific German painter and photographer. His oeuvre gained renown in the early 1960s as a form of capitalist realism, often considered the European counterpart of pop art. He repeatedly topped the list of best-selling artists.
Polke taught himself to master cameras and employed a multitude of colorants, varnishes, and exotic chemicals in his paintings. His subject matter often includes images from antiquated books and modern magazines, as well as advertisements from the consumerist society. Within his work, he employs elements of irony, as seen in titles such as: “Higher beings commanded me to paint the upper right corner black” (German: “Höhere Wesen befahlen: Rechte obere Ecke schwarz malen!”). Sigmar Polke was the brother of Wilfrid Polke, also a painter.
www.ftn-books.com has some good Polke titles available.
