About Georg Baselitz
- Neo-Expressionism
- Contemporary
Georg Baselitz, a German Neo-Expressionist, is known for his provocative, inverted paintings that challenge conventional viewing.
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Where to see Georg Baselitz
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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11 recorded works
Museum Frieder Burda
Baden-Baden, Germany
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10 recorded works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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10 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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7 recorded works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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5 recorded works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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5 recorded works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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4 recorded works
Van Abbemuseum
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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4 recorded works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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4 recorded works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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4 recorded works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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4 recorded works
Busch–Reisinger Museum
Cambridge, United States
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4 recorded works
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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4 recorded works
Tate
London, United Kingdom
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3 recorded works
National Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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2 recorded works
Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Paris, France
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2 recorded works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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2 recorded works
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
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2 recorded works
Groninger Museum
Groningen, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 recorded work
Royal Academy of Arts
London, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Unterlinden Museum
Colmar, France
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1 recorded work
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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1 recorded work
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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1 recorded work
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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1 recorded work
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Madrid, Spain
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1 recorded work
Art Gallery of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
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1 recorded work
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 recorded work
National Museum of Art, Osaka
Osaka, Japan
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1 recorded work
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The Hague, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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1 recorded work
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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1 recorded work
The Museum of Art, Kōchi
Kochi, Japan
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1 recorded work
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Georg Baselitz?
Georg Baselitz, born Hans-Georg Kern, is a German artist who stirred controversy early in his career when two of his paintings were confiscated on grounds of obscenity in 1963. He adopted the surname Baselitz in 1961 from his birthplace, Deutschbaselitz. He is known for his challenging voice in post-war German art.What is Georg Baselitz known for?
Georg Baselitz is known for painting his subjects upside down, starting in 1969. This inversion became his most recognisable artistic device, intended to shift the viewer's focus from narrative to the painting's formal qualities, such as colour, form, and texture.What was Georg Baselitz's art style?
Baselitz developed a style that rejected abstract art, favouring figurative painting. His art often features harsh finger and brushstrokes. His early influences included outsider art, Mannerism, and Soviet nonconformist artists.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Georg Baselitz's works across the following collections.
- [1] book guggenheim-baselitz00wald Used for: biography.
- [2] book guggenheim-museum00solo Used for: biography.
- [3] book guggenheim-refigur00kren Used for: biography.
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