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A black and white lithograph of a man with paper cut outs of palm fronds.

The black and white lithograph shows a man with dark hair standing, head slightly raised and wearing white shorts with large cut outs of palm fronds around his neck. He is barefoot standing on a dark surface with lighter walls behind and to the right. Text at the bottom reads “Polke als Palme.”

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.27.4
People
Sigmar Polke, German (Oels (Silesia), Germany 1941 - 2010 Cologne, Germany)
Title
Polke as Palm Tree
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Polke als Palme
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1968
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/348398

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Offset lithograph in black ink on beige art paper
Dimensions
30 x 21 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Rene Block, Berlin]. Private Collection, Germany. [Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Antonia Paepcke DuBrul Fund
Copyright
© The Estate of Sigmar Polke / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany
Accession Year
2013
Object Number
2013.27.4
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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