Sigmar Polke

German, born Poland (Oels, Lower Silesia [now Olesnica, Poland], 1941 - 2010, Cologne, Germany)

The Spirits That Lend Strength Are Invisible III (Nickel/Neusilber)

1988
painting | nickel and artificial resin on canvas
This artwork is not currently on view. The museum is closed during our expansion.
The Spirits That Lend Strength Are Invisible III (Nickel/Neusilber)
157 1/2 in. x 118 1/8 in. (400 cm x 300 cm)
Acquired 1989
Collection SFMOMA
Gift of the friends of John Garland Bowes, William Edwards, and Donald Fisher, and Accessions Committee Fund purchase: gift of Frances and John G. Bowes, Shirley and Thomas Davis, Doris and Donald Fisher, and Mimi and Peter Haas
© Estate of Sigmar Polke / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany
89.2
Keywords

abstract, colors, texture, transparent


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