Georg Baselitz

Georg Baselitz

Georg Baselitz (born 23 January 1938) is a German painter, sculptor and graphic artist.

He became famous in the 1960s with his figurative and neoexpressionist paintings. In 1969 he started painting all his subjects upside down in an attempt to show the artifice of painting. He has several influences in his art style, such as the Soviet illustration art, the mannerist painting and African primitive sculpture. He created a personal and unique style.