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Obelisk (Hieroglyphs) (Obelisk (Hieroglyphen))

1973

Medium: Photolithograph on marbleized paper
Dimensions: composition: 24 3/4 x 17 7/8" (62.8 x 45.4cm); sheet: 24 7/16 x 17 7/8" (62 x 45.4cm)
Genre: print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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More by Sigmar Polke

Weekend II

Weekend II

Sigmar Polke, 1972

Girlfriends I

Girlfriends I

Sigmar Polke, 1967

Bread Palm (Brotpalme)

Bread Palm (Brotpalme)

Sigmar Polke, 1966

The Tree Hollowed Out Just for Me (Der Baum, der meinetwegen hohl gewachsen ist)

The Tree Hollowed Out Just for Me (Der Baum, der meinetwegen hohl gewachsen ist)

Sigmar Polke, 1968

Yardstick Palm (Zollstockpalme), from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Yardstick Palm (Zollstockpalme), from the portfolio "Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)"

Sigmar Polke, 1966

Uri Geller Welcomes Unknown Beings from the Realm of Fables

Uri Geller Welcomes Unknown Beings from the Realm of Fables

Sigmar Polke, 1976

Untitled (Square 2)

Untitled (Square 2)

Sigmar Polke, 2003

Untitled (Landscape)

Untitled (Landscape)

Sigmar Polke, 1967

Weekend House, from Capitalist Realism

Weekend House, from Capitalist Realism

Sigmar Polke, 1967

Untitled (Triptych)

Untitled (Triptych)

Sigmar Polke, 2002

Balloon Palm (Luftballonpalme)

Balloon Palm (Luftballonpalme)

Sigmar Polke, 1966

Button Palm (Knopfpalme)

Button Palm (Knopfpalme)

Sigmar Polke, 1966

Obelisk (Hieroglyphs) (Obelisk (Hieroglyphen)) by Sigmar Polke — VisualArtsDB