Markus Lüpertz

Markus Lüpertz 1941 Melonen-Mathematik IX. 1984/ 1984. Oil on corrugated cardboard mounted on hardboard, in the original artist’s lead frame. Monogrammed in the lower right. Signed and titled on the reverse of the hardboard. 121.5 x 96.5 cm (47.8 x 37.9 in). From the series “Melon Mathematics.” [AR]. • New Figuration meets still life: Markus Lüpertz stages everyday objects as radically reimagined, repurposed visual symbols. • With his unmistakable visual language and reinterpretation of representational painting, he has had a lasting impact on postwar modernism. • Exhibited numerous times since its creation, including in the group show “Refigured Painting. The German Image 1960–88”. The authenticity of this work has been orally confirmed by Markus Lüpertz’s studio. We are grateful for the kind assistance. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Rhineland. Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin. Private collection, Northern Germany. EXHIBITION: Markus Lüpertz. Neununddreissig Bilder 1984–1985, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, 1985 (with color illustration, plate 13). State Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. Professors’ Exhibition, Kunstverein Freiburg, Schwarzes Kloster, Freiburg, 1985. Refigured Painting. The German Image 1960–88, Museum of Art, Toledo (Ohio), Oct. 30, 1988–Jan. 8, 1989; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Feb. 11–Apr. 23, 1989; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown (Massachusetts), Feb. 11–Mar. 26, 1989; Neue Figuration. Deutsche Malerei 1960–1988, Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf, May–July 1989; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, Sept.–Nov. 1989, cat. no. 49 (with color illu. on p. 114). Markus Lüpertz. Malerei, Zeichnung, Skulptur, Museum Würth, Künzelsau, 2002, cat. no. 30 (with color illustration on p. 42). Markus Lüpertz, Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin, March 24–April 20, 2017 (with color illu. on p. 31). LITERATURE: Grisebach, Berlin, Auction 243, Contemporary Art, June 5, 2015, lot 769 (with color illu.). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 18.12 h +/- 20 min.

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