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The artist Markus Lüpertz, born in Reichenberg, Bohemia, is one of the most important German artists of the post-war period. Contrary to the artistic zeitgeist that prevailed at the time, he concentrated on representational art and gave his figurative motifs an unexpected emotionality with expressive colors and passionate shapes, making him one of the greatest representatives of neo-expressionism alongside Georg Baselitz and Anselm Kiefer.
Although Lüpertz has dedicated himself to painting since the early 1960s, he is always looking for new forms of expression and techniques. In addition to painting, he also works with various printing processes, creates stained glass for church windows and devotes himself to bronze sculpture and stage design.
Awards and honors
1970:
– Villa Romana Prize, combined with a one-year stay in Florence, Italy
1971:
– Prize of the German Critics’ Association, Germany
1990:
– Lovis Corinth Prize, Esslingen Artists’ Guild, Germany
2004:
– IV. International Prize “Julio González”, Spain
2006:
– Doctor honoris causa, Academy of Fine Arts Wroclaw, Germany
2013:
– International Mendelssohn Prize, Leipzig, Germany
Exhibitions and art fairs
1968:
– Gallery Michael Werner, Cologne, Germany
1973:
– Survey of works, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany
1982:
– documenta 7, Kassel, Germany
1991:
– Retrospective of the years 1963 to 1990, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
1996:
– Markus Lüpertz, Paintings – Sculptures, Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany
2009/2010:
– Main paths and byways. A retrospective. Paintings and sculptures from 1963 to 2009, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany
– Markus Lüpertz. Metamorphoses of world history, Albetina, Vienna, Austria
2019/2020:
– Markus Lüpertz. About art to the picture, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany
In addition to this small selection, Markus Lüpertz was and is represented in numerous other national and international solo and group exhibitions.
From an early age, Lüpertz’s life path was characterized by provocation, diversity and unexpected twists and turns. He initially began a few apprenticeships, studied art school in Krefeld and worked in coal and road construction. He also canceled his commitment to the French Foreign Legion after a short time and was expelled from the Düsseldorf Art Academy after just one semester. However, this bumpy start to his career gradually changed when he moved from Düsseldorf to West Berlin in 1962. There he met numerous artists and was able to concentrate entirely on his work and his turn to figuration. After eight years of productive work, he was finally honored by the Villa Romana for his work and this award was followed by other prizes and exhibitions. The artist also received professorships at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe, the Düsseldorf Art Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts at the Alte Spinnerei, and the national and international recognition for his art and the co-founding of neo-expressionism continues to this day.
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