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A. R. Penck

German artist (1939–2017)
Person human Q279088

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[35]
Date of birth
October 5, 1939
Date of death
May 2, 2017
Place of birth
Dresden
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Germany, East Germany[10][11]
Occupation
sculptor, painter, jazz musician, university teacher, illustrator, draftsperson, musician, wood engraver, visual artist, percussionist, author, graphic artist, cinematographer, opinion journalist, filmmaker, writer, actor, drummer, artist[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Employer
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf[32]
Field of work
painting, visual arts, art of sculpture, music, jazz, percussion performance[26][27][28][29][30][31]
Award received
Aachen Art Prize, Will Grohmann Award[33][34]
Cause of death
cerebrovascular disease[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Birth name
Ralf Winkler
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member, A. R. Penck, reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
UbuWeb, Dresdner Hefte
Family name
Winkler, Penck[38][39]
Floruit
1995
Given name
Ralf, A., R.[40][41][42]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, National Museum of World Cultures, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Phillips Collection, Groninger Museum, Van Abbemuseum, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, CODA Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Nederlands Tegelmuseum, Harvard Art Museums, Busch–Reisinger Museum, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Hessel Museum of Art, Design Museum Den Bosch, Print Collection, Kunsthaus Zürich, Museum Ludwig, The Museum of Art, Kōchi, Fukuoka Art Museum, Museum Frieder Burda, Sprengel Museum, Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Manner of death
natural causes[43]
Movement
neo-expressionism[36]
Show all 27 facts +3
Name in native language
Ralf Winkler
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project, WikiProject New York Public Library
Participant in
Documenta 5, documenta 7, Documenta IX
🏷️ Also known as
en Ypsilon en Ralph Winkler en R. A. Penck en Tancred Mitchel en Tancred Mitschel en Theodor Marx en A. A. Penck en A R Penck en A. R. Penck en A.R Penck en A.R. Penck en AR Penck en Mike Hammer en Ralf Winkler cs Ralf Winkler cs Tancred Mitchel de A.R. Penck de Mickey Spilane de Ralf Winkler es Ralf Winkler
🔖 Identifiers · 134
ISNI
368.6M (114.8M–368.6M, n=4)
VIAF cluster ID
109109654
Library of Congress authority ID
n80087510
GND ID
118592599
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Oliver Mark - A. R. Penck, Nürnberg 1994.jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
ar-penck-73469
ARTIC artist ID
42446
AbART person ID
20668
ArchINFORM person/group ID
37771
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
3494
Art UK artist ID
penck-a-r-b-1939
Artcyclopedia artist ID
penck_ar
Show all 134 identifiers +122
Artist-info artist ID
26569
Artists of the World ID
00711828
Artnet artist ID
ar-penck
Artsy artist ID
ar-penck
AskArt person ID
11084073
Athenaeum person ID
11737
BIBSYS ID
90126479
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
PenckAR1939-2017
Benezit ID
B00138222
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14953156x, 17125361z
Bildatlas-Künstler-ID
972
Boijmans artist ID
14183
British Museum person or institution ID
41532
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
penck-a-r
Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
r-penck
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02165055
CONOR.SI ID
103116643
Christie's creator ID
38848
CiNii Research ID
1140563741572570240
CollectieGelderland creator ID
b5024053-7f18-e36c-58b3-389c31b30862, 8ab580a9-074d-f7d2-b1f6-3779520e3ad0
DACS ID (2022)
003430
DACS ID (former)
8ce2dfc8-9967-407f-a6a0-3bec2f0f0a8b
DBC author ID
87097968815126
DBNL author ID
penc002
DDB person (GND) ID
118592599
DFK Paris person ID
0008684357
De Agostini ID
Penck,+A.+R.
Described at URL
www.solisprints.co.uk
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118592599
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210311630109
Discogs artist ID
976018
ELNET ID
a12606339
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
207809
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/A-R-Penck
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
a-r-penck
Europeana entity
agent/base/83826
Evene ID
ar-penck-35102
FAST ID
57539
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118592599
Filmportal ID
afaab82f76ab4c299233547901d1e6e7
Freebase ID
/m/0c9xqt
GTAA ID
140999
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
a.-r.-penck
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0246799
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
A._R._Penck, A.R._Penck
Grove Art Online ID
T066161
IPI base code
I-002848786-5
ISFDB author ID
232470
IdRef ID
061595551
Invaluable.com person ID
x9i6z45b7i
Itaú Cultural ID
pessoa352349/a-r-penck
IxTheo authority ID
079385753
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118592599
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118592599
Kallías ID
PE00049779
Krugosvet article (archived)
zhivopis-i-grafika/penk-ar
KulturNav-ID
e9a8969d-a82d-46b6-80b3-c4f715d3297d
Kunstbulletin artist ID
106434
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
2371
Le Delarge artist ID
10346_artiste_PENCK_A _R _
Lex ID
A.R._Penck
Libraries Australia ID
35415434
Libris-URI
75kmn1nr2bxnndt
Met Constituent ID
165142
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
2409
Munzinger person ID
00000019294
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
4546
Museum-digital ID
198295
MusicBrainz artist ID
308e7b7a-13d5-42d5-8303-363ed5649ab0
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
558796
MutualArt artist ID
F636C59C21C3925D
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01589170
NDL Authority ID
00718101
NE.se ID
ar-penck
NL CR AUT ID
js20060421018
NLA Trove people ID
944690
NLP ID
a0000003343281
NMVW ID
81598
NUKAT ID
n02063117
National Gallery of Art artist ID
6768
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
ar-penck
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
1160
National Library of Greece ID
204764
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000293179
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007500814205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810637380905606
National Library of Portugal ID
222358
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1123363
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068967640
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
5700
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3955688
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100314948
PM20 folder ID
pe/013395
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
19105
PictoRight ID code
BI-33014
Pinakothek artist ID
JzG6MNELWO
Prabook ID
1310272, 2540669
RERO ID (legacy)
A000129111
RKDartists ID
62514
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
88875
SBN author ID
VEAV458476
SELIBR ID
197033
SFMOMA artist ID
A_R_Penck
SNAC ARK ID
w6vt2281
SVKKL authority ID
0326730-Penck-A-R-19392017
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
19246
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
433-a.r.-penck
Städel Museum artist ID
penck-a-r
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
28054
Tabakalera ID
55907
Tate artist ID
a-r-penck-1753
Te Papa agent ID
1795
Treccani ID
a-r-penck
Union List of Artist Names ID
500006352
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
323736
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/157990
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
a-r-penck
WBIS ID
I645-708-6
WikiTree person ID
Winkler-1421
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB8pVj9tpwxbcCvc3X8G3
Yale LUX ID
person/a146cad6-3149-4508-95e2-6874235eaf6a
ZKM person ID
a-r-penck
🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 33
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tate, National Gallery of Canada +25 more
Occupation 15
writer, musician, author, painter, cinematographer, sculptor, illustrator, draftsperson +7 more
Field of work 5
music, painting, jazz, art of sculpture, visual arts
Participant in 3
Documenta 5, documenta 7, Documenta IX
Participated in 3
Documenta 5, documenta 7, Documenta IX
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, East Germany
Cause of death 1
cerebrovascular disease
Copyright representative 1
A. R. Penck
Described by source 1
UbuWeb
Employer 1
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Movement 1
neo-expressionism
Place of birth 1
Dresden
Place of death 1
Zurich
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Yoshitomo Nara
← Cast member 1
Born in '45
← Copyright representative 1
A. R. Penck
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Summary

A. R. Penck was born on October 5, 1939[1], in Dresden[2]. He died on May 2, 2017[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], jazz musician[7], university teacher[8], and illustrator[9].

FAQs

Where was A. R. Penck born?

A. R. Penck was born in Dresden[2].

Where did A. R. Penck die?

A. R. Penck died in Zurich[4].

What did A. R. Penck do for work?

A. R. Penck worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], jazz musician[7], university teacher[8], and illustrator[9].

What awards did A. R. Penck receive?

Honors received include Aachen art prize[33] and Will Grohmann Award[34].

Related Entities

Busch–Reisinger Museum Germany Kunsthaus Zürich Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée d'art moderne de Paris Museum of Modern Art music National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Städel Museum UbuWeb visual arts Wallraf–Richartz Museum ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . collectiegelderland.nl. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . ludwigforum.de. Retrieved . ludwigforum.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'arz', 'ast', 'ca', 'co', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu',
    Sitelink count → 31
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  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 28054
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  3. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0326730-Penck-A-R-19392017
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  5. 22w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-a-r-penck
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  6. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook ID → 1310272, 2540669
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  7. 26w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art +35
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Aliases → —
    Award received → Aachen Art Prize, Will Grohmann Award
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