Two etchings in colors on Johannot wove paper
Germany, 1998
Markus Lüpertz (b. 1941) – German painter, sculptor and graphic artist
Each monogramed lower right in pencil ‘Ml’
Each numbered lower left in pencil ‘XXII/XXV’
Two plates from the suite for the artist’s book: Markus Lüpertz/Hans Magnus Enzensberger, ‘Sans Titre. Ohne Titel’
Herausgegeben von Editions du Solstice, Paris
Plate dimensions: each 18.2 x 11.8 cm
Good condition
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

In 1998 the Parisian publisher Editions du Solstice issued an untitled artist’s book with poems by Hans Magnus Enzensberger and 20 etchings in red and black by the German artist Markus Lüpertz. Half of the 90 copies for subscribers was accompanied by a separate, signed suite of etchings, which was numbered to 20 + XXV. The two plates here are from this suite.

Both etchings in colors are monogramed lower right in pencil ‘Ml’, and numbered lower left in pencil ‘XXII/XXV’. The sheets are in good condition with very occasional soft creases in the margins. The plate dimensions are each 18.2 x 11.8 cm, the sheets measure 31 x 23.8 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 Düsseldorf 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 in this role. 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. (fea)

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