About Georg Baselitz
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
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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11 works
Museum Frieder Burda
Baden-Baden, Germany
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10 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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10 works
Museum Ludwig
Gebäudekomplex der Kölner Philharmonie und des Museum Ludwig, Germany
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7 works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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5 works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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5 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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4 works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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4 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Ungersbau, Germany
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4 works
Tate
Tate Britain, United Kingdom
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4 works
Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum, Netherlands
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4 works
Busch–Reisinger Museum
Cambridge, United States
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4 works
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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4 works
Museum of Modern Art
Midtown Manhattan, United States
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3 works
National Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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2 works
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
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2 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing, Netherlands
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2 works
Groninger Museum
Groningen, Netherlands
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2 works
Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Musée d’Art Moderne, France
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1 works
Unterlinden Museum
Colmar, France
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1 works
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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1 works
The Museum of Art, Kōchi
Kochi, Japan
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1 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Upper East Side, United States
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1 works
Art Gallery of South Australia
North Terrace, Australia
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1 works
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain
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1 works
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building, United States
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1 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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1 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 works
National Museum of Art, Osaka
Kita-ku, Japan
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1 works
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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1 works
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Building of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Netherlands
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1 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 works
Royal Academy of Arts
Piccadilly, United Kingdom
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1 works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Centre Pompidou-Metz, France
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1 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie, Germany
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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