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Linocut in colors on offset paper Germany, 1981 Georg Baselitz (born 1938) - German painter and sculptor Numbered, monogrammed and dated lower right in pencil '26 GB 71' Edition 90 pieces Catalog raisonné: Jahn 294 Total dimensions, framed: 95 x 70.8 cm Good condition Provenance: German private collection Baselitz belongs to the most important representatives of German Neo-Expressionism; the auction record for a linocut in colors by Baselitz is currently set above 45,000 Euros This linocut in colors was created by the German painter and sculptor Georg Baselitz in 1981. Depicted is a man, upside-down, who is eating oranges and in the upper area twice the word 'Kon-go'. Under the influences of Art Brut, Informel and Abstract Expressionism the work of Georg Baselitz is characterized by Expressionist features and abstract depictions. Accordingly, also this piece is a characteristic work of the artist. The work is numbered, monogrammed and dated lower right in pencil '26 GB 71'. The print is mounted on cardboard and framed. The sheet is in a good optic overall condition with slight handling creases and it is slightly creased at the lower margin. The depiction measures 85.5 x 63 cm, the sheet 87.2 x 63.5 cm, and the total dimensions, including the frame are 95 x 70.8 cm. Georg Baselitz (born 1938) Georg Baselitz, actually Hans-Georg Kern, was born in Upper Lusatia. In 1956 he began to study painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in East Berlin. He was soon expelled and continued his studies in West Berlin, where he studied the theories of Kandinsky, Malevich and Nay and became interested in the art of the 'mentally ill'. In 1961 he adopted the pseudonym Georg Baselitz. In 1970 the first exhibition with exclusively 'inverted' paintings took place in a gallery in Cologne. With his frequently provocative works Baselitz played a significant role in modern painting of post-war Germany. In 1977 he accepted a professorship at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, in the 1980s and 90s he taught at the University of Arts in Berlin. His works are in the collection of the Guggenheim Museum and MoMA in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Berlinische Galerie as well as the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Due to the legal obligation for the resale royalty in the art market the following applies: As a result of its membership in the AV Kunst, Auctionata charges additionally to the hammer price the contribution to the AV Kunst of currently 2.1% of the revenues from the sale of fine arts and photographs pro rata towards the buyer. More information about royalty right in our T&C.