Sigmar Polke. This is how you sit correctly (After Goya), 1982. Acrylic on fabric; 200 x 190 cm. Private collection.
Sigmar Polke, one of the contemporary art world's most elusive virtuosos, is known for his alchemical approach to painting, and his application of oils, lacquers, and various other emoluments onto his canvases.
It comes as no wonder, then, that he should find inspiration in the last great Old Master and first "contemporary" artist, Francisco Goya y Lucientes, the mad, cunning creator of the Caprichos, known for imbuing his canvases with more than a little black magic.
addendum:
toxic moment in the guise of German children and lacquered polyester:
Sigmar and I, Italian Pavillion, Biennale di Venezia 2007
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