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Georg Baselitz

One of Germany's most renowned contemporary artists, Georg Baselitz is known for his works on Germany's past — and for deliberately showing some paintings upside down, demonstrating his penchant for variation and change.

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Painting by Belgian surrealist master Rene Magritte titled "The Fifth Season" from 1943. The picture shows two men wearing bowler hats facing each other while holding paintings under their arms.

From Magritte to Van Gogh: Artworks that were painted over

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Georg Baselitz smiling next to an upside-down portrait.

Upside-down artist Georg Baselitz at 85

The German artist was thrown out of art school at the age of 18 and has remained provocative ever since.
ArtsJanuary 23, 2023
A triptych painting depicting blonde women next to a sculpture and another painting.

Calls for Nazi art in Munich to be taken down

A work by Nazi painter Adolf Ziegler hangs in Munich's Pinakothek museum. German artist Georg Baselitz wants it removed.
CultureOctober 7, 2022
Frauen am Bauhaus Gunta Stölzl und ihre Weberei-Klasse um 1927

100 female artists you should know

A new book recognizes women in the arts who remain subordinated to men in the academies.
CultureJune 29, 2020
Der Brückechor by Georg Baselitz (1983)

First US Baselitz retrospective in 20 years

The show Baselitz: Six Decades at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C. revisits the reputed German artist's career.
CultureJune 21, 2018
Baselitz stands in front of his portrait of a woman

Trial for mass theft of Baselitz art starts in Munich

On the trial's first day, a suspect made a shocking revelation: One of the highly-valued artworks has been destroyed.
Law and JusticeApril 10, 2018
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Euromaxx - Highlights of the week

Georg Baselitz turns 80, fashion house Azzaro gets a makeover, and intriguing 3D illustrations.
LifestyleJanuary 27, 201826:00 min
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Georg Baselitz turns 80

Fondation Beyeler hosts a major retrospective to mark Georg Baselitz's 80th birthday.
LifestyleJanuary 27, 201804:28 min
"Babybild" by Jörg Immendorff, 1967

Top German art on show in China

Germany is showing a best-of selection of art in China, after Chinese artists brought their works to Germany in 2015.
CultureSeptember 19, 20176 images
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Art foundry with a history

The Noack family’s foundry has worked with many famous artists.
CultureDecember 8, 2016
Deutschland Ausstellung Helden von Baselitz im Frankfurter Städel

Georg Baselitz in Frankfurt

The complete Heroes series is on show in Germany.
July 13, 2016
Artist Georg Baselity stands next to his sculpture, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa/M. Balk

German artist Georg Baselitz reveals new sculpture in Munich

Teamwork and sisterhood are embodied in the latest sculptor by star German artist Georg Baselitz.
June 20, 2016

A talented goldsmith

Otto Jakob's one-of-a-kind creations combine sculpture, painting and metal-working.
CultureMarch 12, 201604:30 min
Art Basel Miami Beach, Copyright: Mario M. Gonzalez

'German art is hot' at the Art Basel Miami Beach show

Major investors flock every year to Miami Beach to the US show by the prestigious Swiss Art Basel fair.
December 4, 2015
Georg Baselitz's paintings in Albertinum Museum in Dresden, Copyright: Arno Burgi/dpa

'Euro' replaced Baselitz in Dresden

A Dresden museum has replaced Baselitz's paintings after he removed them in protest of Germany's proposed art law.
July 20, 2015
Georg Baselitz. Copyright: Andreas Gebert/dpa.

Baselitz pulls art in protest

German painter Georg Baselitz removes artworks from a German gallery in response to a proposed cultural protection law.
July 17, 2015
Gerhard Richter artwork. Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa

Germany plans art sale regulations

Germany is planning to strictly regulate the international sale of art deemed of significant cultural value.
July 15, 2015
Georg Baselitz standing with two of his works at an exhibition in Dresden, Copyright: picture alliance/dpa

Art protection in Germany

German artist Georg Baselitz says he plans to remove his works from German museums. Here's why.
July 14, 2015
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Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week

On this week's Euromaxx highlights: We meet German painter Georg Baselitz at the Art Biennale in Venice, take a stroll around the medieval city of Bruges in Belgium and take a look behind the scenes of some of Europes most successful food blogs.
LifestyleMay 17, 201526:02 min

Georg Baselitz in Venice

Here's how the German painter and sculptor is turning art on its head. Quite literally.
CultureMay 17, 201504:22 min
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German Artist Georg Baselitz

Baselitz is one of the most important contemporary German artists. He often paints his subjects so that they look upside-down. This time he is presenting his 'Mastiff, Dog 1' from 1969 and about 70 more animal pictures he's painted over the years. We checked out his work currently on display at the Franz Marc Museum in Southern Germany.
CultureMay 15, 201402:47 min
"Monument," by Markus Lüpertz, 1941; gouache, ink and oil pastel on brown packing paper, Copyright: Markus Lüpertz

Divided Germany

The UK overcomes cultural rivalries to take a rare look at post-war German art.
February 6, 2014
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Georg Baselitz Turns 75

We're at a special exhibition at the Essl Museum near Vienna to profile Baselitz, one of the world's most famous contemporary artists. The museum is previewing works that Baselitz created between 1968 and 2012. Born in what was to become East Germany, Baselitz eventually moved to West Germany where his art became very controversial. Eventually, though, Baselitz found fame and fortune.
LifestyleJanuary 26, 201304:56 min
Martin Kobe painting of a room, untitled

Modern Art

German art is all the rage on the international market these days. Modern work fetches big prices.
February 5, 2009

Berlin Collection Comes in From the Cold

The dust has barely settled since the last major art opening in Berlin, and it's already time for the next.
October 26, 2004

Georg Baselitz Wins International Art Prize

October 21, 2004

What's On at Europe's Museums

Westwood's gowns and Hirst's flies go on show in London, Baselitz is in Bonn whilst Paris and Amsterdam have slightly more traditional artistic fare to exhibit.
March 29, 2004

German Painter Shows off his African Fetish

Although German artist Georg Baselitz is best known for his paintings, his extensive collection of African art is worth a show of its own.
June 17, 2003

What's on at Europe's Museums

Georg Baselitz shows off his African art; art from the 1960s is exhibited in Italy; Jacques Henri Lartigue's photographs are in Paris and Tate Liverpool has a Thomas Ruff retrospective.
June 16, 2003