What is Georg Baselitz?
[[File:Georg Baselitz by Erling Mandelmann.jpg|thumb|200px|Georg Baselitz]] '''Georg Baselitz''' (born 23 January 1938) is a [[Germany|German]] painter, sculptor and graphic artist. He became famous in the 1960s with his figurative and neoexpressionist paintings. In 1969 he started painting all his subjects upside down in an attempt to show the artifice of painting. He has several influences in his art style, such as the Soviet illustration art, the [[mannerism|mannerist]] painting and African primitive sculpture. He created a personal and unique style. {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baselitz, Georg}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:German painters]] [[Category:German sculptors]]