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Polke, Sigmar — VisualArtsDB

Polke, Sigmar

German · b. 1941 — d. 2010

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Born 1941 — Died 2010

1970s

Cologne Beggars III (Kölner Bettler III)

Cologne Beggars III (Kölner Bettler III)

Cologne Beggars IV (Kölner Bettler IV)

Cologne Beggars IV (Kölner Bettler IV)

Cologne Beggars I (Kölner Bettler I)

Cologne Beggars I (Kölner Bettler I)

Cologne Beggars II (Kölner Bettler II)

Cologne Beggars II (Kölner Bettler II)

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1990s

Hope is: Wanting to Pull Clouds

Hope is: Wanting to Pull Clouds

Works

8 artworks

Cologne Beggars III (Kölner Bettler III)

Cologne Beggars III (Kölner Bettler III)

, 1972

Cologne Beggars IV (Kölner Bettler IV)

Cologne Beggars IV (Kölner Bettler IV)

, 1972

Cologne Beggars I (Kölner Bettler I)

Cologne Beggars I (Kölner Bettler I)

, 1972

Cologne Beggars II (Kölner Bettler II)

Cologne Beggars II (Kölner Bettler II)

, 1972

Figure with Hand (Figur mit Hand)

Figure with Hand (Figur mit Hand)

, 1973

Hope is: Wanting to Pull Clouds

Hope is: Wanting to Pull Clouds

, 1992