modern & postwar artists

Georg Baselitz

b. 1938

Counting among his influences Art Brut, Art Informel, and Abstract Expressionism, as well as artists Munch and Kandinsky, German artist Georg Baselitz’s work is characterized by expressionistic mark-making and unrefined, even grotesque, figurative depiction.

Working in painting, drawing, printmaking, and monumental wood sculpture, Baselitz often addresses issues related to German national identity post-World War II, particularly the role of German artists. Baselitz is closely associated with fellow artists A.R. Penck and Eugen Schöenbeck.