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A black and white lithograph of a balloon in the shape of a palm tree.

The black and white lithograph show a dark colored balloon on a dark surface against a light background. The balloon is placed vertically, it is long and round, bent two-thirds of the way up to hang down to the right, a section of the balloon has been under-inflated to form a small projection. On the top is a partially inflated balloon with a round extended center, the under-inflated section hangs over and to the left. Text at the bottom reads “Luftballonpalme.”

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.27.7
People
Sigmar Polke, German (Oels (Silesia), Germany 1941 - 2010 Cologne, Germany)
Title
Balloon Palm Tree
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Luftballonpalme
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1968
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/348401

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Offset lithograph in black ink on beige art paper
Dimensions
30 x 21 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Rene Block, Berlin]. Private Collection, Germany. [Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Antonia Paepcke DuBrul Fund
Copyright
© The Estate of Sigmar Polke / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany
Accession Year
2013
Object Number
2013.27.7
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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