Markus Lüpertz (1941) - Mykenisches Lächeln - Ausstellung KOSMOS Markus Lüpertz 2014

Markus Lüpertz

Mycenaean Smile
Image on the folded card shows part of a total of 10 woodcuts from 1986

Invitation card from Galerie Breckner, Düsseldorf
for the exhibition at Palais Wittgenstein and Galerie Breckner
KOSMOS Markus Lüpertz
Exhibition, reading, concert on May 6, 2014

The rare invitation card was hand-signed by Markus Lüpertz on the evening of the opening reception — offered here with a mat and frame.

Copyright: Markus Lüpertz
Galerie Breckner, Düsseldorf

Markus Lüpertz

The artist Markus Lüpertz, whose work in painting and sculpture is recognized worldwide, was born on April 25, 1941, in Liberec, Bohemia. In 1948, Lüpertz fled with his entire family to Rheydt in the Rhineland. From 1956 to 1961, the artist studied at the Krefeld School of Applied Arts, alongside study visits to nearby Maria Laach Abbey and the world-renowned Düsseldorf Art Academy. In 1962, he moved to Berlin, where he lived for several years. In 1970, the young Lüpertz was honored with the prestigious Villa Romana Prize, which included a year-long residency in Florence. From 1974, Markus Lüpertz held a visiting lectureship at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, which became a professorship at the same institution in 1976–1987. In 1982, the sculptor and painter was invited to participate in documenta 7 in Kassel. In 1983, another professorship followed, this time at the Summer Academy in Salzburg. The high point of his academic career came with his appointment as professor at the State Art Academy in Düsseldorf in 1986, where he served as rector from 1988 to 2009.
Markus Lüpertz lives and works in Berlin, Mönchengladbach-Rheydt, and Karlsruhe.