Propellerfrau

Propellerfrau is an oil on curtain material painting by Sigmar Polke which was completed in 1969.[1][2][3]

Propellerfrau (also "Untitled – oil on curtain")
ArtistSigmar Polke
Year1969
MediumOil on curtain material
SubjectSpace Race between the USA and USSR at the end of the 1960s
Dimensions185 cm × 198 cm (73 in × 78 in)
LocationMuseum Trésor des Templiers, Rorschacherberg, Switzerland

History

This painting was first exhibited in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 1992.[4] In 2007, Polke sold the painting to a friendly art director from Cologne. After Polke's death in 2010, the heirs of Polke sued the ostensible buyer, claiming the painting had been stolen. The Landgericht Köln (high court in Cologne) decided in 2014 that the 2007 sale of the work was valid and required the heirs to return the work to the buyer.[5][6][7] In 2018, the painting was added to the collection of Museum Trésor des Templiers in Rorschacherberg, Switzerland.

Characteristics of the painting

The painting was realized by Polke with oil on curtain fabric. It shows his interpretation of the Space Race in the 1960s between the Soviet Union and the United States.[8]

References
  1. Schnäppchen frei Atelier?, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German, Andreas Rossmann, August 22, 2015. Retrieved on July 11, 2018
  2. Bilder im freien Fall, Die Zeit, Petra Kipphoff, October 16, 1992. Retrieved on July 11, 2018
  3. Sigmar Polke wurde Bild aus Atelier gestohlen, Die Presse, September 16, 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2018
  4. Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam). Sigmar Polke : exhibition, 25 September-29 November 1992 In: (Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam catalogus ; 770). ISBN 90-5006-077-3
  5. Privatmann gewinnt Prozess um Polke-Bild „Propellerfrau“. In: Die Welt, August 7, 2015. Retrieved on July 11, 2018
  6. Prozesse um Polke-Arbeiten Von echten, falschen und gestohlenen Bildern. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, German, August 10, 2015. Retrieved von July 11, 2018
  7. Erben verlieren „Propellerfrau“ von Polke. In: DerWesten August 8, 2015. Retrieved von July 11, 2018
  8. "Rechtsstreit um "Propellerfrau" - Erben von Sigmar Polke | Recht | Haufe". Haufe.de News und Fachwissen (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-24.

Literature
  • Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam). Sigmar Polke : exhibition, 25 September–29 November 1992. In: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam catalogus; 770, ISBN 90-5006-077-3.
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