Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen

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The Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen is a prestigious German art award honoring outstanding contemporary painters whose work reflects the legacy of Peter Paul Rubens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German award
art award
associatedWith Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen
awardedFor significant contribution to contemporary painting
awardFor contemporary painting
outstanding contemporary painters
commemorates cultural legacy of Peter Paul Rubens
country Germany
culturalSignificance one of the major German prizes for painting
field contemporary art
fine arts
firstAwarded 1957
follows tradition of Peter Paul Rubens
frequency every five years
genre painting
visual arts
hasAwardCategory lifetime achievement in painting
hasAwardComponent exhibition of the laureate’s work
monetary prize
publication or catalogue
hasType international art prize
inception 1957
languageOfName German
location Siegen
namedAfter Peter Paul Rubens
namedForBirthplace Siegen
namedForOccupation Baroque painter
notableRecipient Antoni Tàpies
Bridget Riley
Francis Bacon
Lucian Freud
Maria Lassnig
Marlene Dumas
Sigmar Polke
officialName Rubenspreis der Stadt Siegen
presentedBy City of Siegen
linked to: Siegen
purpose to honor artists whose work reflects the legacy of Peter Paul Rubens
region North Rhine-Westphalia
scope European and international artists
selectionBasis international significance of work
overall artistic oeuvre

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Sigmar Polke awardReceived Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen
Georg Baselitz awardReceived Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen
Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen officialName Rubenspreis der Stadt Siegen
linked to: Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen
Bridget Riley awardReceived Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen