Type / Green One at the Tree (Typ / Grüner am Baum)

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.

1970

The first exhibition of upside-down pictures

At the Galeriehaus on Cologne's Lindenstraße Franz Dahlem put on the first exhibition of pictures with upside-down motifs.

1972

documenta 5: harsh criticism once again

Baselitz took part in documenta 5 in Kassel, where his work again drew harsh criticism.

30. Juni 1972 – 8. Oktober 1972

Exhibition: Documenta 5

1975

First New York and the São Paulo Biennale

In 1975 Baselitz visited New York for the first time and worked there for two weeks; he also went to Brazil, where he took part in the 13th São Paulo Biennale.