A. R. PenckGerman, 1939–2017Venus and Mars
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Not receiving at present
Cambridge, 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
- 2008.209
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Meanwhile, in the life of A. R. Penck
The whole life1975
The Will Grohmann Prize
After military service in 1974, Penck is awarded the Will Grohmann Prize in 1975 by the Academy of Arts in West Berlin; by this time state security control over him has also increased.
1976
Meets Jörg Immendorff
In 1976 Penck meets the West German painter Jörg Immendorff, with whom he will work in the following years; in their work they campaign for the abolition of the inner German border and for the dissidents, among them Rudolf Bahro and Robert Havemann.
1977
Documenta 6: his participation is blocked
Penck is meant to exhibit at Documenta 6 in Kassel but is prevented from doing so by the influence of an unofficial employee of the GDR’s State Security on a Hessian parliamentarian.
1977
Paintings confiscated
In 1977 some of his paintings are confiscated.
May 1979
Studio break-in
In May 1979 several of his works and records are destroyed during a break-in at his studio.
