Bloomberg News – Sigmar
Polke, one of Germany’s best-known
artists, died last night from cancer at the age of 69, his dealer Erhard
Klein
said in a phone interview. Polke, a painter, graphic artist and
photographer,
was “one of t…
German Artist and Capitalist Realism Movement Founder Sigmar Polke Dies at Age 69
COLOGNE.- Artist Sigmar Polke’s gallery in London says the German painter has died at age 69. The Michael Werner Gallery said Friday that Polke died the day before in Cologne following an illness. Polke was a contemporary of Gerhard Richter, with whom …
German Artist and Capitalist Realism Movement Founder Sigmar Polke Dies at Age 69
COLOGNE.- Artist Sigmar Polke’s gallery in London says the German painter has died at age 69. The Michael Werner Gallery said Friday that Polke died the day before in Cologne following an illness. Polke was a contemporary of Gerhard Richter, with whom …