Felt pen on paper
Germany, 2012
Markus Lüpertz (b. 1941) - German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Signed lower right, ‘Lüpertz’
Sheet dimensions: 30 x 21 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: German private collection
A typical spontaneous drawing of Mark Lüpertz, the ‘prince of painters’ and one of the most successful artists of the present

The present drawing is the work of Markus Lüpertz, and dates to 2012. Lüpertz spontaneously depicted it for the current owner. It shows a caricatured self-portrait of the artist, executed with a few peppy strokes. Lüpertz is known for his “neo-expressionist” style of painting. Lüpertz, however, is not only specialized in painting, but also in drawing and sculpture. When Lüpertz was once asked what drawing meant to him, he said that he was constantly drawing. Often, he develops his drawings to paintings, while some of them remain autonomous works.



The drawing is signed lower right, ‘Lüpertz’. The sheet is in its very good condition with only slight handling marks. The sheet dimensions are 30 x 21 cm.

Markus Lüpertz (b. 1941)

Markus Lüpertz , born in Reichenberg in 1941, is one of the most important German artists of the present. His work has been influencing the German art for over 50 years. In the 1960s still part of the West Berlin Bohème, he was a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe in the 1970s, and director of the Dusseldorf Art Academy from 1988 to 2009. At the same time, he was extremely productive and constantly developed his style. He was influenced, among others, by the legends of the ancient world, the literature (he writes himself), the art history (a work cycle, for example, is devoted to Corot) and the history, particularly the German history of the 20th century. The artist stylized himself as a ‘prince of painters’ and genius, and is also known for this purpose. He received numerous honors and awards, and exhibited, for instance, at the documenta in Kassel. His works are part of major international museum collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Bilbao.

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