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Markus Lüpertz
Markus Lüpertz: A Life in Art Early Life and Education Born: 1941 in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia (now Liberec, Czech Republic). Lüpertz’s family relocated to West Germany in 1948, settling in Rheydt. Early artistic endeavors were initially thwarted by dismissal from a painting apprenticeship and the bankruptcy of a commercial art teacher. He studied at the Werkkunstschule of Krefeld (1956-1961) with Laurens Goosens, supplement
ing his studies with manual labor like mining and road construction. A brief and tumultuous period at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ended in expulsion due to conflicts with faculty. Early Career & Formation of a Style Following his studies, Lüpertz worked as a freelance artist, initially in Düsseldorf. A short stint in the French Foreign Legion ended with desertion before deployment to Algeria. In 1962, he moved to West Berli…
