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Georg Baselitz — Ohne Titel (B. für Larry)
Georg Baselitz

Ohne Titel (B. für Larry)

1968

"Ohne Titel (B. für Larry)" exemplifies Georg Baselitz's characteristic approach to figuration through its combination of charcoal and watercolour on paper, media that allow for both gestural mark making and chromatic expressivity. The work's dedication to Larry, likely referring to artist Larry Rivers, reflects Baselitz's engagement with the international art community and his interest in portraiture and abstraction simultaneously. The untitled designation combined with the personal dedication suggests a work that balances spontaneity with intentionality, typical of Baselitz's investigations into how abstraction and representation coexist in contemporary practice.

Medium
charcoal and watercolour on paper

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Contemporary Day Auction

October 10, 2024

Estimate: $120,000$180,000

Lot 128

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Georg Baselitz, Ohne Titel (B. für Larry), 1968

"Ohne Titel (B. für Larry)" exemplifies Georg Baselitz's characteristic approach to figuration through its combination of charcoal and watercolour on paper, media that allow for both gestural mark making and chromatic expressivity. The work's dedication to Larry, likely referring to artist Larry Rivers, reflects Baselitz's engagement with the international art community and his interest in portraiture and abstraction simultaneously. The untitled designation combined with the personal dedication suggests a work that balances spontaneity with intentionality, typical of Baselitz's investigations into how abstraction and representation coexist in contemporary practice.

Medium
charcoal and watercolour on paper
Year
1968
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Upside-down composition, German Artist, 20th Century, Figurative Abstraction, Emotional Intensity, Gestural and expressive, Large Scale Painting, Abstract Portraiture, Neo-Expressionism, Oil on Canvas

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