Georg BaselitzGerman, 1938–2026The Herder (Der Hirte)
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 479.2006
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Georg Baselitz
The whole life1963
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 · Award
Villa Romana Prize
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 June 1972 – 8 October 1972
Exhibition: Documenta 5
