Artist
Sigmar Polke
German painter who invented capitalist realism with Gerhard Richter, and painted with toxic pigments that keep changing.
Sigmar Polke was a German painter and photographer. Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials. In the 1970s, he concentrated on photography, returning to paint in the 1980s, when he produced abstract works created by chance through chemical reactions between paint and other products. In the last 20 years of his life, he produced paintings focused on his perception of historical events.
- Born
- 1941-02-13, Oleśnica, PolandA Thursday
- Died
- 2010-06-10, Cologne, GermanyA Thursday, aged 69
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1941-02-13, Oleśnica, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
Europe/WarsawThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 24°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 12°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 12°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 8°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 26°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 8°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 9°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 22°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 27°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 2°44′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2010-06-10, Cologne, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 19°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 23°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 0°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 25°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 0°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 27°55′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 0°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 28°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 4°29′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sigmar Polke was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.