GEORG BASELITZ German, b. b. 1938

Georg Baselitz (born 1938 in Deutschbaselitz, Saxony) is one of the most important artists of our time. After studying in East and West Berlin, he developed an independent and expressive visual language in the 1960s, deliberately opposing dominant artistic trends. Baselitz gained international recognition for his upside-down motifs, introduced in 1969, which challenge conventional perceptions of image and content. His work spans painting, sculpture, and printmaking, characterized by a raw, gestural style and a sustained engagement with history, identity, and memory. His works are held in major international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.