Georg Baselitz

German | 1938

Georg Baselitz is a German Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1938. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Guggenheim Bilbao and will be on exhibit at Pinakothek der Moderne in Chiemsee on May 10, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Sotheby's New York have featured Georg Baselitz's work in the past.Georg Baselitz's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 2 USD to 11,240,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 11,240,000 USD for Dresdner Frauen 鈥� Besuch aus Prag [Women of Dresden 鈥� Visit from Prague], sold at Sotheby's New York in 2022. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 524,939 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 36,582 USD.Georg Baselitz has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for MOUSSE Magazine in April 2025.

Artist's alternative names: George Baselitz, Hans-Georg Kern

Featured for Sale

Fingermalerei - Akt ,1972

By Georg Baselitz

Sotheby's New York

Der Bote ,1984

By Georg Baselitz

Dr. Andreas Sturies

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Notable Lots

Dresdner Frauen 鈥� Besuch aus Prag [Women of Dresden 鈥� Visit from Prague]

By Georg Baselitz

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Spekulatius ,1965

By Georg Baselitz

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Das letzte Selbstbildnis I - Georg Baselitz

Das letzte Selbstbildnis I ,1982

By Georg Baselitz

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Adler ,1981

By Georg Baselitz

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Untitled ,1991

By Georg Baselitz

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45-Februar ,1990

By Georg Baselitz

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Fuchs ,1988

By Georg Baselitz

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Schwein ,1988

By Georg Baselitz

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Pfahl (Blutleuchte) (J. 102) - Georg Baselitz

Pfahl (Blutleuchte) (J. 102) ,72

By Georg Baselitz

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Current Exhibitions

Georg Baselitz: Feet First

Munch Museum

Oslo | Norway

Feb 15,2025 - May 04,2025

Garo Hakimian: Layers of Transformative Journeys

Space 776, New York (Clinton St.)

Lower East Side | New York | USA

May 02,2025 - May 21,2025

The Big 4-0, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection

Haggerty Museum of Art

Milwaukee | Wisconsin | USA

Jan 17,2025 - May 24,2025

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Articles

Art Asia Pacific 17/04/2025

The year鈥檚 edition gathered 240 galleries from 42 countries, with Asia-Pacific galleries comprising more than half the participants鈥攖he highest representation from the region to date.

FAD Magazine 17/04/2025

Frieze today revealed the full lineup of highlights for Frieze New York 2025, returning to The Shed from May 7th 鈥� 11th.

ArtDaily 13/04/2025

Massive Wemh枚ner Art Collection debuts in collector's hometown at Museum Marta Herford.

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鈥� ..Baselitz is also known for his distinctive approach to sculpture: his roughly hewn and boldly painted wooden figures fuse traditional woodcarving techniques with primitivist and folk art impulses... 鈥�
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Gagosian Gallery, London (Britannia Street)

鈥� ..Baselitz is also known for his roughly hewn and boldly painted wooden figures, which fuse traditional woodcarving techniques with primitivist and folk art impulses... 鈥�
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Gagosian Gallery, New York (21st Street)

鈥� ..Baselitz is especially well known for his signature painting of upside-down figures... 鈥�
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National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens

鈥� ..Born in Saxony in 1938 - painter, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor - Baselitz is perhaps best known for painting his motifs upside-down as a strategy to liberate the subject matter... 鈥�
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Royal Academy of Arts