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Mao by Sigmar Polke — VisualArtsDB

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Mao

1972

Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on patterned fabric mounted on felt with a wood dowel rod
Dimensions: 142 3/4" x 122 1/2" (362.6 x 311.2 cm), rod 145 3/4" (370.2 cm) long
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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More by Sigmar Polke

Watchtower with Geese (Hochsitz mit Gänsen)

Watchtower with Geese (Hochsitz mit Gänsen)

Sigmar Polke, 1987

Figure with Hand (I Am Made Dizzy by a Carpet of Rose-Petals...)

Figure with Hand (I Am Made Dizzy by a Carpet of Rose-Petals...)

Sigmar Polke, 1973

Glove Palm (Handschuhpalme)

Glove Palm (Handschuhpalme)

Sigmar Polke, 1966

Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)

Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)

Sigmar Polke, 1968

Removing the Leaves of a Tree (Das Entblättern eines Baumes)

Removing the Leaves of a Tree (Das Entblättern eines Baumes)

Sigmar Polke, 1968

Cotton Palm (Wattepalme)

Cotton Palm (Wattepalme)

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

The Cover (Die Decke)

The Cover (Die Decke)

Sigmar Polke, 1967

Weekend I

Weekend I

Sigmar Polke, 1972

Untitled (Landscape)

Untitled (Landscape)

Sigmar Polke, 1967

The Doppelgänger (Der Doppelgänger)

The Doppelgänger (Der Doppelgänger)

Sigmar Polke, 1968

T.V. Picture

T.V. Picture

Sigmar Polke, 1971