Artist: Sigmar Polke (German, 1941-2010). Title: "Untitled Rorschach Blot". Medium: Gouache and watercolor on paper. Date: Composed c1999. Dimensions: Overall size: 11 11/16 x 16 1/2 in. (297 x 419 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, verso. Painted on light cream wove notebook paper. Very good to fine condition; vertical center fold, as found/painted. Comment(s): Compositions comparable to our example, in watercolor and gouache, often sell at auction for substantially more than our modest pre-sale estimates. A similar image to our work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, in the exhibition “Alibis: Sigmar Polke 1963–2010,” April 19–August 3, 2014. Polke is widely considered to be one of the most influential painters of the postwar era. Image copyright © The Estate of Sigmar Polke. [29947-3-16000]