Etching in colors on wove paper
Germany, 1989/1992
Markus Lüpertz (b. 1941) – German painter, printmaker and sculptor
Twice monogrammed lower right in pencil ‘ML’
Numbered ‘5/10’ lower left in pencil
Blind stamp of the printer ‘Peter Kneubühler Zurich Kupferdruck’ lower center
Dimensions: 29.2 x 24.9 cm (plate), ca. 75.4 x 53.3 cm (sheet)
Very good condition
Provenance: German private collection
Markus Lüpertz ranks amongst the most prolific contemporary German artists – the record for a print sold at the international auction market by Markus Lüpertz is set at more than 11,000 euros

The present etching in colors, titled ‘Kleine Sommergrausamkeit’ (= little summer atrocity), is monogrammed twice ‘ML’ by Markus Lüpertz. It is print number 5 from a limited edition of 10 copies. Depicted are abstracted figural shapes in green, yellow and brown lines on light yellow underground in a fleeting composition – characteristic for the work of the late 1980s of the artist.



The etching is monogrammed twice ‘ML’ and numbered ‘5/10’ in pencil by the artist. It also bears the embossed stamp by the printer ‘Peter Kneubühler Zurich Kupferdruck’ at the lower center. The sheet shows slight handling creases in the margins, the print is in very good condition. The plate measures 29.2 x 24.9 cm and the dimensions of the sheet are ca. 75.4 x 53.3 cm.



Markus Lüpertz (b. 1941)

Markus Lüpertz started to train as a painter as well as a graphic designer, however, he never finished either course. He then studied at the Werkkunstschule in Krefeld. A study course at the cloister Maria Laach followed. He visited the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf until he was exmatriculated after the first semester. After a productive period in Berlin, he worked as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe and at the summer academy in Salzburg. From 1988 until 2009 he was rector at the Art Academy in Düsseldorf. He took part at the documenta VII in Kassel. His works are in the possession of the collections of important international art museums, like the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, the Museum of Modern Art New York, the Harvard University Art Museums and the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum.

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