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Georg Baselitz

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Georg Baselitz , 1938-, German artist, b. Deutschbaselitz, Germany, as Hans-Georg Dern. A leading figure in the neoexpressionist movement (see neoexpressionism ), he studied painting (1956-57) in East Berlin and moved to West Berlin in 1957. Since his first one-man exhibition (1961), he has become one of Germany's most prolific and best-known artists. His images are painted with a slashing intensity reminiscent of both German expressionism and abstract expressionism . Crudely drawn, aggressive, and frequently disturbing, his works incorporate semi-abstract human figures, animals, and... Read more
Baselitz, Georg
Baselitz, Georg (1938– ). German painter...shown in Berlin in 1963. Baselitz attracted more controversy...wrote that in doing this Baselitz ‘not only liberated...expressive surface'. Since 1979 Baselitz has also made sculptures... Read more
Baselitz, Georg
Baselitz, Georg (1938– ). German painter and sculptor. He is regarded as one of the leading exponents of Neo-Expressionism and his... Read more

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