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Georg Baselitz — A painterly manifestation of Georg Baselitz’ esteemed pictorial strategies, the present work is an expansion of the artist’s characteristic inversion technique. With purposefully rough brushwork and a bold palette,
Georg Baselitz

A painterly manifestation of Georg Baselitz’ esteemed pictorial strategies, the present work is an expansion of the artist’s characteristic inversion technique. With purposefully rough brushwork and a bold palette,

1987

Executed in oil and charcoal on Canson, this striking work exemplifies Georg Baselitz's celebrated inversion technique, in which the subject is deliberately rendered upside-down to challenge conventional modes of perception and prioritize pure painterly expression over representation. The composition is animated by purposefully rough, gestural brushwork and a bold, commanding palette that together reinforce Baselitz's longstanding commitment to the primacy of the painted surface. A powerful testament to the artist's enduring pictorial strategies, the work invites viewers to engage with form, color, and mark-making as autonomous elements liberated from narrative constraint.

Medium
oil and charcoal on Canson

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

October 5, 2018

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Georg Baselitz, A painterly manifestation of Georg Baselitz’ esteemed pictorial strategies, the present work is an expansion of the artist’s characteristic inversion technique. With purposefully rough brushwork and a bold palette,, 1987

Executed in oil and charcoal on Canson, this striking work exemplifies Georg Baselitz's celebrated inversion technique, in which the subject is deliberately rendered upside-down to challenge conventional modes of perception and prioritize pure painterly expression over representation. The composition is animated by purposefully rough, gestural brushwork and a bold, commanding palette that together reinforce Baselitz's longstanding commitment to the primacy of the painted surface. A powerful testament to the artist's enduring pictorial strategies, the work invites viewers to engage with form, color, and mark-making as autonomous elements liberated from narrative constraint.

Medium
oil and charcoal on Canson
Year
1987
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Oil And Charcoal, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Gestural Brushwork, Bold Palette, Inverted Imagery, Figurative Art, Contemporary Art, Paper Support, Neo-Expressionism

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