Markus Lüpertz
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Markus Lüpertz is a German painter, sculptor, and key figure of Neo-Expressionism known for his bold, often monumental works that blend abstraction with figurative motifs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Markus Lüpertz canonical | 5 |
| Lüpertz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Markus Lüpertz Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Markus Lüpertz]
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A.
Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz is a German painter and sculptor known for his expressive, often inverted figurative works that challenged postwar artistic conventions.
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B.
Sigmar Polke
Sigmar Polke was a German painter and photographer known for his experimental, often satirical works that blended Pop Art, abstraction, and conceptual art.
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C.
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter is a renowned German visual artist known for his diverse body of work spanning photorealistic painting, abstraction, and conceptual experimentation, making him one of the most influential painters of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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D.
Anselm Kiefer
Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor known for his monumental, history-laden works that confront themes of memory, mythology, and the legacy of World War II.
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E.
Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer and artist renowned for his innovative, often abstract and experimental approach to photography that blurs the boundaries between fine art and documentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Markus Lüpertz Target entity description: Markus Lüpertz is a German painter, sculptor, and key figure of Neo-Expressionism known for his bold, often monumental works that blend abstraction with figurative motifs.
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A.
Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz is a German painter and sculptor known for his expressive, often inverted figurative works that challenged postwar artistic conventions.
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B.
Sigmar Polke
Sigmar Polke was a German painter and photographer known for his experimental, often satirical works that blended Pop Art, abstraction, and conceptual art.
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C.
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter is a renowned German visual artist known for his diverse body of work spanning photorealistic painting, abstraction, and conceptual experimentation, making him one of the most influential painters of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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D.
Anselm Kiefer
Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor known for his monumental, history-laden works that confront themes of memory, mythology, and the legacy of World War II.
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E.
Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer and artist renowned for his innovative, often abstract and experimental approach to photography that blurs the boundaries between fine art and documentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Expressionist artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-04-25 ⓘ |
| employer | Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| familyName |
Lüpertz
ⓘ
linked to:
Markus Lüpertz
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| fieldOfWork |
painting
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printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| givenName | Markus ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Kunstmuseum Bonn
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Museum Ludwig ⓘ Nationalgalerie Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Alte Nationalgalerie
Städel Museum ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German Expressionism
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linked to:
Expressionism
classical mythology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-Expressionism
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New German Painting ⓘ |
| name | Markus Lüpertz ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending abstraction with figurative motifs
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bold monumental works ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Albert Oehlen
ⓘ
Andreas Gursky ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dithyrambic paintings
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German motif paintings ⓘ sculptures of mythological figures ⓘ |
| occupation |
art teacher
ⓘ
painter ⓘ professor ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
documenta 6
ⓘ
linked to:
Documenta (Kassel)
documenta 7 ⓘ
linked to:
Documenta (Kassel)
|
| placeOfBirth |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Liberec ⓘ |
| positionHeld | rector of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
ⓘ
Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
abstract art
ⓘ
figurative art ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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Düsseldorf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Markus Lüpertz Description of subject: Markus Lüpertz is a German painter, sculptor, and key figure of Neo-Expressionism known for his bold, often monumental works that blend abstraction with figurative motifs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Markus Lüpertz