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Georg Baselitz — Blaues Akkordeon
Georg Baselitz

Blaues Akkordeon

1985

"Blaues Akkordeon" (Blue Accordion) is an oil painting by German artist Georg Baselitz, known for his expressionistic style and distinctive inverted compositions. The work exemplifies Baselitz's characteristic approach of depicting subjects upside down, a technique he employed to redirect viewer attention from representational content to formal elements like color, gesture, and paint application. The painting's focus on the accordion, rendered in striking blue tones, demonstrates the artist's interest in transforming everyday objects into vehicles for exploring the materiality and expressiveness of paint itself.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

October 10, 2024

Lot 16

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Georg Baselitz, Blaues Akkordeon, 1985

"Blaues Akkordeon" (Blue Accordion) is an oil painting by German artist Georg Baselitz, known for his expressionistic style and distinctive inverted compositions. The work exemplifies Baselitz's characteristic approach of depicting subjects upside down, a technique he employed to redirect viewer attention from representational content to formal elements like color, gesture, and paint application. The painting's focus on the accordion, rendered in striking blue tones, demonstrates the artist's interest in transforming everyday objects into vehicles for exploring the materiality and expressiveness of paint itself.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1985
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Upside-down composition, German Artist, 20th Century, Abstract Figuration, Gestural Painting, Expressionist, Vibrant blue palette, Musical Instrument, Neo-Expressionism, Oil on Canvas

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