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Sigmar Polke — Freundinnen I (Girlfriends I)
Sigmar Polke

Freundinnen I (Girlfriends I)

A masterwork of Polke's signature Pop-influenced aesthetic, this offset lithograph presents a playful yet ambiguous depiction of female companionship, rendered with the artist's characteristic use of Ben-Day dot patterns and commercial printing techniques. The heavy wove paper grounds the image with a tactile solidity, while Polke's subversive manipulation of mass-media imagery challenges conventional representations of femininity and social relationships. True to the spirit of German Pop Art, the work blurs the boundaries between fine art and consumer culture, reflecting Polke's ongoing interrogation of postwar society and its visual language.

Medium
Offset lithograph, on heavy wove paper, with margins,

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Evening & Day Editions

June 9, 2016

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Sigmar Polke, Freundinnen I (Girlfriends I)

A masterwork of Polke's signature Pop-influenced aesthetic, this offset lithograph presents a playful yet ambiguous depiction of female companionship, rendered with the artist's characteristic use of Ben-Day dot patterns and commercial printing techniques. The heavy wove paper grounds the image with a tactile solidity, while Polke's subversive manipulation of mass-media imagery challenges conventional representations of femininity and social relationships. True to the spirit of German Pop Art, the work blurs the boundaries between fine art and consumer culture, reflecting Polke's ongoing interrogation of postwar society and its visual language.

Medium
Offset lithograph, on heavy wove paper, with margins,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Print, Capitalist Realism, German Artist, Postwar Artist, 20th Century, Offset Lithograph, Male Artist, Playful Irony, Contemporary Artist, Postwar Contemporary, Print On Paper, Pop Art, Figurative Art, Lithograph, Playful Mood, Figurative, Black and White, Female Subjects, Satirical Mood

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Art Institute of Chicago