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Sigmar Polke — Ich will den Stall ausmisten
Sigmar Polke

Ich will den Stall ausmisten

2000

A swirling, chaotic composition of acrylic and India ink fills the paper with energetic, gestural marks that evoke a sense of urgency and unrest. Polke's characteristic wit and subversion are embedded in the work's raw, spontaneous quality, where fluid washes of color collide with dense, scratchy linework. The title—meaning "I want to muck out the stable"—suggests a desire for radical cleansing or purging, lending the visual turbulence a pointed, darkly humorous undertone.

Medium
acrylic and India ink on paper

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 16, 2017

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Sigmar Polke, Ich will den Stall ausmisten, 2000

A swirling, chaotic composition of acrylic and India ink fills the paper with energetic, gestural marks that evoke a sense of urgency and unrest. Polke's characteristic wit and subversion are embedded in the work's raw, spontaneous quality, where fluid washes of color collide with dense, scratchy linework. The title—meaning "I want to muck out the stable"—suggests a desire for radical cleansing or purging, lending the visual turbulence a pointed, darkly humorous undertone.

Medium
acrylic and India ink on paper
Year
2000
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Dark Mood, Capitalist Realism, Monochrome, German Artist, Postwar Artist, Acrylic On Paper, Political, Conceptual, Male Artist, Text-Based, Mixed Media, Acrylic And India Ink, Acrylic And Ink, Conceptual Art, India Ink, Contemporary Artist, Expressive, Ink, Paper, Figurative Art, Black, Works on Paper, Satirical Tone, Provocative, Contemporary Art, German, Satirical Art, Abstract, Neo-Expressionism, Black and White, Contemporary, Post-Modern, Pop Influences

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