Works by Markus Lüpertz
Markus Luepertz is one of the most famous German painters and sculptors of the present day. His sculptures are characterized by archaic monumentality.
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Markus Luepertz is one of the most famous German painters and sculptors of the present day. His sculptures are characterized by archaic monumentality.
Markus Luepertz (born on April 25, 1941 in Reichenberg, now Liberec, in Bohemia/Czech Republic) is a German painter, sculptor and graphic artist.
He now lives and works in Karlsruhe/Germany.
He is one of the most important representatives of the so-called “Neue Wilde”, an art movement that emerged in Germany in the 1980s. Lüpertz is best known for his diverse forms of artistic expression, including painting, sculpture, graphic art and poetry. His work is characterized by an often expressive and experimental approach to art. Lüpertz can look back on an impressive career and his works can be found in many renowned museums and collections worldwide. Markus Lüpertz was rector of the State Academy of Art in Düsseldorf from 1988-2009.
The previous auction record for works of art by Markus Lüpertz is 292,800 euros for the six Pietrasanta bronzes, sold at the Lempertz auction house in cologne in May 2014. The most expensive painting by Markus Lüpertz was sold at Christies Auctions in London on October 22, 2020 in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale. The painting that was sold in the auction was titled “Arrangement for a Cap I- dithyrambic” with the provenance Galerie Michael Werner. It achieved the previous auction record for Markus Lüpertz with 300,000 British pounds or around 350,000 euros.
Soloshows and Exhibitions (selection):
2024
Markus Lüpertz Erfindung und Wahrheit – Ausstellung im Ostholstein-Museum Eutin
2023
Markus Lüpertz: Kirchenfenster, Skizzen und Studien Kirchenfenster in St. Andreas Köln
Markus Lupertz: – EYE OF THE COLLECTOR, London, United Kingdom.
Et in Arcadia ego, Michael Werner, New York, USA.
„Markus the Painter or the Ratio of the Impossible“, VITO SCHNABEL GALLERY – OLD SANTA MONICA POST OFFICE, Los Angeles, USA.
2022
Markus Lüpertz: La Boheme, Entwürfe, Skizzen und Studien zum Bühnenbild und zu den Kostümen für die Oper La Boheme im Staatstheater Meiningen
2021
Markus Lüpertz: Der göttliche Funke II, Entwürfe und Skizzen zu Kirchenfenstern in St. Ulrich in Regensburg
2019
Markus Lüpertz: Pastelle & Holzschnitte, Skulpturen und Gouachen, Galerie Art Affair, Regensburg
Markus Lüpertz: “Über die Kunst zum Bild” – Ausstellung im Haus der Kunst, München
Markus Lüpertz: “Gänseliesel trifft Leda” – Ausstellung in den Monheimer Kulturwerken
2018
Markus Lüpertz: “Una cosa rara” – Zeichnungen und Entwürfe für das Theater Regensburg, Malerei und Plastik, Galerie Art Affair, Regensburg
Markus Lüpertz: “Der Tod, der bleiche Freier” – Gipse, Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal
Markus Lüpertz: Tent Paintings, 1965, Mayfair, London
Markus Lüpertz: “DANS L´ATELIER” – Musée de la Vie romantique, Paris
2017
Markus Lüpertz: Phillips Collection, Washington D.C., USA.
Markus Lüpertz: Threads of History. Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.
Markus Lüpertz: ZKM – Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe
Max Klinger/Markus Lüpertz – Zeitgenössische Kunst. Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
Markus Lüpertz. Studien zu einer Skulptur. Jahn und Jahn, München
2016
Markus Lüpertz. Ein Denkmal für Wilhelm Busch, Schloss Museum Wolfenbüttel
Markus Lüpertz: Avantgarde der Kontinuität, Galerie Knöll und Antikenmuseum Basel
Markus Lüpertz/Andreas Mühe: Ancien Régime 2016, Kunsthalle Rostock
Markus Lüpertz wird 75. Ein Geschenk für das Rheinland, Deutsches Glasmalerei-Museum Linnich
Freezing the Time – Exhibition of Master Markus Lüpertz, China Art Museum, Shanghai
Einblicke. Museum im Kleihues-Bau
Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst, Duisburg
2015
Une Rétrospective, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Markus Lüpertz in China, Times Art Museum, Peking
Markus Lüpertz / Arnulf Rainer – Bildende Kunst, Arnulf Rainer Museum, Baden (AUT)
NEUE BILDER in der Galerie VeneKlasen/Werner, Berlin
2014
Player’s Ball, Michael Werner Gallery, London
Matter and Form, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
Retrospektive der Bilder, Skulpturen und Texte von 1964 – 2014. Ernst-Barlach Museum, Wedel
Symbols and Metamorphosis. Eremitage, St. Petersburg
Götter und Heilige. Galerie Ohse, Bremen
2012
Sagenhaft – Horst Janssen Museum, Oldenburg
2011
Grafiken und Skulpturen – Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrück
Galerie Gegenwart, Karlsruhe
Classique hors norme / A Classic and Maverick – Suzanne Tarasiève Galerie, Paris
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag
Sagenhaft – Malerentgegnungen In Zeichnungen, Graphiken Und Skulpturen – Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche, Aschaffenburg
2010
Herkules – Bozzetti für ein Monument im Ruhrgebiet – Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg
Arbeiten auf Papier/Leinwand, Skulpturen – KUNSTKABINETT, Regensburg
Mythos und Metamorphose – KOG – Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg
Markus Lüpertz. Metamorphosen der Weltgeschichte – Albertina, Wien
Prizes and awards:
2016: Honorary citizen of Liberec.
2013: International Mendelssohn Prize, Leipzig.
2009: Full member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts.
2006: Doctor honoris causa, Wroclaw.
2004: Julio Gonzalez Prize.
1990: Lovis Corinth Prize, Esslingen.
1971: Prize of the German Critics’ Association.
1970: Prize of the Villa Romana, Florence.
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