Georg Baselitz’s expressive paintings and sculptures stirred controversy before winning him global acclaim.
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Georg Baselitz’s expressive paintings and sculptures stirred controversy before winning him global acclaim.
Photograph: Ralph Orlowski/Reuters
German artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88
Prominent contemporary visual artist explored range of techniques across six decades of work
The German artist
Georg Baselitz
, whose expressive paintings and sculptures stirred controversy before winning him global acclaim, has died aged 88, local media have reported.
Baselitz, born Hans-Georg Kern, was among Germany’s most prominent contemporary visual artists with a body of work stretching over six decades across a range of techniques.
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