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Young Peas by Sigmar Polke

Young Peas

Sigmar Polke · 1963

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DETAILS
Artist
Sigmar Polke
Date
1963
Medium
Ballpoint pen on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (29.8 x 21 cm)
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Credit line
Purchase, The Cosmopolitan Art Foundation and Walter Bareiss Gifts, 1986
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THE ARTIST

Sigmar Polke

Sigmar Polke, a German artist, challenged conventions by blending everyday subjects with mass media imagery and experimenting with chemical reactions in his paintings.

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