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 Munch Museum in Oslo. 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 – Besuch aus Prag [Women of Dresden – Visit from Prague], sold at Sotheby's New York in 2022. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 512,439 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 37,834 USD.Georg Baselitz has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, e-flux and Ocula. The most recent article is Reconstructing Visions: Recreations and Exploration of “Visions” in the Contemporary Context written for CAFA Art Info in February 2025.

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

Featured for Sale

(i)-(iii) Hurkend naakt (Crouching Nude)

By Georg Baselitz

Christie's London

Hanna ,1992

By Georg Baselitz

Christie's London

Untitled (Elke in the armchair) ,1976

By Georg Baselitz

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Grosse Nacht (Big Night) - Georg Baselitz

Grosse Nacht (Big Night) ,1962

By Georg Baselitz

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STERNE IM FENSTER ,1982

By Georg Baselitz

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Falle [Trap] ,1966

By Georg Baselitz

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Upcoming Lots

CHRISTIAN AWE ,21

By Georg Baselitz

Leipzig Auction House

CHRISTIAN AWE ,21

By Georg Baselitz

Leipzig Auction House

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By Georg Baselitz

Leipzig Auction House

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Untitled (Elke in the armchair) - Georg Baselitz

Untitled (Elke in the armchair) ,1976

By Georg Baselitz

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Ciao Amerika ,1989

By Georg Baselitz

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Recent Auction Results

Puck ,1993

By Georg Baselitz

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Grisebach

Rote Schwestern – Haifa - Georg Baselitz

Rote Schwestern – Haifa ,1994

By Georg Baselitz

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Grisebach

”Puck” (blue) ,1993

By Georg Baselitz

+18%

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Grisebach

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Current Exhibitions

Parrhesia* - Works from the Collection

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Humlebæk | Denmark

Nov 28,2024 - Mar 16,2025

In Good Company

Andrea Caratsch Gallery, St. Moritz

St. Moritz | Switzerland

Dec 14,2024 - Mar 28,2025

Self-Portraits

Skarstedt, Paris

8e | Paris | France

Feb 13,2025 - Mar 29,2025

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Articles

Reconstructing Visions: Recreations and Exploration of “Visions” in the Contemporary Context

CAFA Art Info 17/02/2025

Themed on “Reconstructing Visions”, the group exhibition organized by Shijiazhuang Art Museum aims to explore the recreations and exploration of “visions” in current art context by presenting multiple forms of visual arts.

MUNCH opens the biggest exhibition ever shown in Norway of works by Georg Baselitz

ArtDaily 16/02/2025

MUNCH launched an exhibition by one of the most significant artists of our time: Georg Baselitz. Feet First is Norway’s biggest ever exhibition by the German artist.

Serralves Museum presents its 2025 program

ArtDaily 12/02/2025

From Maurizio Cattelan’s biting satire and Anne Imhof’s visceral explorations of control to Filipa César’s critical lens on colonial legacies, Serralves Museum’s 2025 program unites bold voices that are shaping the art world today.

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Coverage

“ ..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... ”
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Gagosian Gallery, London (Britannia Street)

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

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

“ ..Widely known for his inverted portraits, landscapes and still-lifes, Baselitz has long cultivated a subversive approach to figurative imagery... ”
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Michael Werner, New York

“ ..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... ”
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Royal Academy of Arts