
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
October 5, 2018
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