
Georg BaselitzTyskland, 1938–2026Må man se det?
New York City, USA
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1963
A scandal at his first solo show
Baselitz's first solo exhibition in West Berlin, at Galerie Werner & Katz, caused a public scandal: two days after the opening the public prosecutor seized two paintings, “The Big Night Down the Drain” and “The Naked Man”, as obscene; the court case did not end until October 1965.
1965
A Villa Romana scholarship in Florence
In 1965 Baselitz won a six-month scholarship to the Villa Romana in Florence, where he studied Mannerist graphics and produced the “Tierstück” (“Animal Piece”) pictures.
1965 · Udmærkelse
Villa Romana Prize
1968
The ars viva prize
In 1968 Baselitz was awarded the ars viva prize of the Cultural Committee of German Business.