Sigmar PolkeGerman, 1941–2010Hope is: Wanting to Pull Clouds
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1993.59.1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Sigmar Polke
The whole life1977–1991
Professor at the Hamburg Academy
From 1977 to 1991 Polke was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg; his students included Georg Herold.
1990–1992
Major solo shows in the US and Europe
Major solo exhibitions of Polke's work were held in the United States (1990–1992) and Amsterdam (1992), then in Bonn and Berlin (1997) and at Humlebæk in Denmark (2001); from then on everything he did drew universal attention and admiration.
1993 · Award
Lovis Corinth Prize
1994 · Award
Erasmus Prize
1994
The Erasmus Prize
In 1994 Polke was awarded the Erasmus Prize in Amsterdam.
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