Freundinnen (Girlfriends)
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Freundinnen (Girlfriends) is a notable painting by German artist Sigmar Polke that exemplifies his experimental, ironic approach to postwar figurative art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freundinnen (Girlfriends) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
appropriation of mass-media imagery
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experimental ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European avant-garde
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postwar German painting ⓘ |
| colorUsage | experimental color handling ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | copyrighted work ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Sigmar Polke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| creatorDeathYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| creatorResidenceAtTimeOfWork | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
female friendship
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girlfriends ⓘ two women ⓘ |
| genre | figurative art ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered an important example of Polke’s figurative work
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discussed in scholarship on postwar German art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Pop art
NERFINISHED
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mass media imagery ⓘ photographic sources ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
irony in visual representation
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media imagery and reality ⓘ representation of women ⓘ social relationships ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject | women ⓘ |
| medium | painting on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Capitalist Realism
NERFINISHED
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German postwar art ⓘ postwar art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental treatment of figurative imagery
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ironic commentary on representation ⓘ postwar German cultural context ⓘ |
| partOf | Sigmar Polke’s oeuvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| techniqueCharacteristic |
layering of imagery
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manipulation of photographic source material ⓘ painterly distortion of figures ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Girlfriends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | contemporary art ⓘ |
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