A black and white lithograph of a man standing in the hollow of a tree.
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The black and white lithograph shows a man standing in the hollow of a large tree. In the foreground is grass, the tree is large, the bark is formed of long, rough furrows, A large hollow is on the left of the trunk, a man wearing glasses is partially surrounded by the trunk of the tree. A line of vegetation forms a line along the horizon in the background. Text at the bottom reads “Die Weide, die nur meinetwegen hohl gewachsen ist.”

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.27.13
People
Sigmar Polke, German (Oels, Germany (now Olesnica, Poland) 1941 - 2010 Cologne, Germany)
Title
The Willow, for My Sake, Has Grown Up Hollow
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Die Weide, die nur meinetwegen hohl gewachsen ist
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1968
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/348407

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
2013.27.13
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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