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Menschkin by Sigmar Polke — VisualArtsDB

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Menschkin

1972

Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on patterned fabric
Dimensions: 39 1/2 x 31 1/2" (100.3 x 80 cm)
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Painting & Sculpture

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Hallo Shiva

Hallo Shiva

Sigmar Polke, 1974

Glass Palm (Glaspalme)

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Sigmar Polke, 1966

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

The Doppelgänger (Der Doppelgänger)

The Doppelgänger (Der Doppelgänger)

Sigmar Polke, 1968

Uri Geller Welcomes Unknown Beings from the Realm of Fables

Uri Geller Welcomes Unknown Beings from the Realm of Fables

Sigmar Polke, 1976

Girlfriends I (Freundinnen I)

Girlfriends I (Freundinnen I)

Sigmar Polke, 1967

Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)

Higher Beings Command (Höhere Wesen befehlen)

Sigmar Polke, 1968

Figure with Hand

Figure with Hand

Sigmar Polke, 1973

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

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

Partly on This Side/Partly on the Other Side

Partly on This Side/Partly on the Other Side

Sigmar Polke, 1979

Human Palm (Menschenpalme)

Human Palm (Menschenpalme)

Sigmar Polke, 1966