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Der Erste Schnitt (The First Cut)

1995

Sigmar Polke (German, 1941–2010)

2016.87

Not currently on view

inkcolored inkpaperscreen printing

Artwork Details

Publisher
Edition Staeck
ArtistCreation Date
1995
Materials
ink on off-white Schoellershammer board, screen print
Object Types
prints, screen prints
Dimensions

17-1/16 x 23-7/8 in. (image) 21-1/2 x 29-1/2 in. (sheet) 26 x 32-7/8 in. (framed)

Mark Description

Inscribed in pencil, below image, l.l.: 27/60 Signed in pencil, below image, l.r.: Sigmar Polke 95

Accession Number
2016.87
Credit Line

Gift of Kay Koch in memory of Bryan B. Molloy

Copyright
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection

Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Color Palette

(Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio) in 2004; Kay Koch, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2016.



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