The Heroes
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938) is without question one of the most influential painters and sculptors of our time. In 1965–66, in a virtually explosive spurt of productivity, he developed his dramatic and paradoxical Hero paintings. Read more.
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The Shepherd (1965), Georg Baselitz. © Georg Baselitz 2016 Photo: Frank Oleski, Köln
The Tree (1966), Georg Baselitz. © Georg Baselitz 2016 Photo: Jochen Littkemann, Berlin
A newType (1966), Georg Baselitz. Photo: Frank Oleski, Köln © Georg Baselitz 2016
The Great Friends (1965), Georg Baselitz. © Georg Baselitz 2016 Photo: Frank Oleski, Köln
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