GEORG BASELITZ
Georg Baselitz (* 1938 in Deutschbaselitz/Saxony), german painter and sculptor, studied from 1957 to 1963 at the Academy of Fine and Applied Art in East- and later in West-Berlin. His paintings "Die große Nacht im Eimer (The Big Night Down the Drain)" and "Der nackte Mann (The naked Man)" were seized during one of his first exibitions in the gallery Werner & Katz in Berlin. In 1969 he worked at his first painting showing a motive upside down. In 1979 Baselitz started working on sculptures. In 1998 two large format paintings were completed for the Reichstag in Berlin. In 2005 Baselitz started the "Remix series". Baselitz is a honorary professor at the Royal Academy of Arts London and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. He taught at the University of the Arts in Berlin from 1983 to 1988 and from 1992 to 2003.
| 1938 | Born on Januar 23th 1938 as Hans-Georg Bruno Kern in Deutschbaselitz, Saxony |
| 1956 | Studies at the Hochschule für bildende und angewandte Kunst" in Ost-Berlin. He studied painting with Walter Womacka and Herbert Behrens-Hangler" |
| 1957 | After one year Baeslitz is dismissed of the Academy because of »social policital immaturity«. He continued studies till 1963 Hi contunied studies under Hann Trier at the Academy of Fine Arts in West-Berlin |
| 1960 | The »Rayski Portraits« are his first recognized works |
| 1961 | He takes the pseudonym Georg Baselitz according to his place of birth |
| 1962 | Marriage with Elke Kretzschmar and birth of son Daniel |
| 1963 | First Single-Exhibition in Gallery Werner & Katz in Berlin, which became an instant scandal. Von den ausgestellten Bildern werden »Die große Nacht im Eimer« (1962/63) und »Der nackte Mann« (1962) von der Staatsanwaltschaft beschlagnahmt. Der anschließende Prozeß endet erst 1965 mit der Rückgabe der Bilder |
| 1964 | First etchings are formed in a print shop in Wolfsburg Castle, Lower Saxony |
| 1965 |
Scholarship of the Villa Romana in Florence Back in Berlin he produced the series »Heros« (Helden) till 1966 |
| 1966 | Birth of his son Anton and move to Osthofen close to Worms |
| 1968 | Scholar of the Culture Circle of the Federation of the German Industry" |
| 1969 | Begin of upside down paintings, one of the first paintings is »Der Wald auf dem Kopf« (the wood upside down) |
| 1970 | First exhibition of upside down paintings in the gallery in the Lindenstraße (Berlin) |
| 1971 | Move to »Forst an der Weinstraße« |
| 1972 | Atelier in Musbach |
| 1975 | Move to Derneburg near Hildesheim |
| 1976 | Till 1981 addeitional Atelier in Florence |
| 1977 | Vocation to the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe, he became Professor in 1978 |
| 1981 | Additional Atelier in Castiglion Fiorentino near Arezzo (Italy) until 1987 |
| 1982 | Intensive work on sculptures |
| 1983 | Professor at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin bis 1988 und von 1992-2003 |
| 1984 | Member of the Academy of Arts (Berlin) till 1992 |
| 1985 | Composition of the manifest »Das Rüstzeug der Maler« |
| 1986 |
Awarded with the »Kaiserring« of the city of Goslar Art-Award of the Norddeutschen Landesbank, Hannover |
| 1987 |
Receives the Award Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Atelier in Imperia (Italy) |
| 1989 | Participation at the exhibition »Bilderstreit« in Cologne |
| 1992 | Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
| 2000 | Honorary professor at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow |
| 2001 | First laureate of the Julio González Award in Valencia |
| 2002 | Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
| 2003 | Award for the best work on the first international Biennial of Bejing |
| 2005 | Austrian Decoration of Science and Art |
| 2006 | Move of ateliers and domicile to Bavaria |
| 2010 | Baselitz designs the hole issue of the newspaper »Die Welt« |
| 2012 | Receives the french award: Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur |
| 2013 | Georg Baselitz lives and works in Ammersee (Bavaria) and Imperia (Italy) |
