Born in Deutschbaselitz/Saxony (East Germany), on 23rd January 1938 as Hans-Georg Kern.

Lives and works in Derneburg, Germany, and Imperia, Italy.

Curriculum

1956 – 1957
Studies painting at the Hochschule für bildende und angewandte Kunst, bei Professor Womacka, East Berlin, Germany

1957 – 1964
Studies painting at the Hochschule der Künste, with Professor Hann Trier, West Berlin, Germany

1961
Adopts the name Georg Baselitz, a tribute to his home town
First Pandämonium: manifest and exhibitions with Eugen Schönebeck, in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany

1962
Second Pandämonium
Manifest with Eugen Schönebeck

1977
Professor at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Karlsruhe, Germany

1983 – 1992
Professorship at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, Germany

1989
Title Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by French Minister of Arts Jack Lang

Solo shows

2021
Georg Baselitz: Freitag war es schön, Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria

2019
Georg Baselitz. Die Schenkung, Pinakothek der Moderne, München, Germany
Uraufführung eines Bildes, Kunstfest Weimar, Deutsches Nationaltheater, Weimar, Germany
Devotion, Alan Cristea Gallery, London, UK
Devotion, Gagosian, New York, USA
Baselitz-Academy, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy

2018
Hommage à Georg Baselitz, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
Works on paper, Kunstmusem Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Corpus Baselitz, Musée Unterlinden, Colmar, France
Baselitz Maniera – Nonconformism as a source of imagination, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany
Georg Baselitz, Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland
Hokusai, Remix Works, A Red Indian's Grave and 'This Time Will Soon Be Over'? - Prints, Watercolours, Drawings and a Painting, Galerie Heinze & Ketterer & Triebold, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland

2017
Georg Baselitz, The Prints 1997-2017, Musée des Beaux-Arts Le Locle, Switzerland
Georg Baselitz. The Heroes, Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain
Baselitz - Preview with Review, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Georg Baselitz - Descente, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris-Pantin, France

2016
Georg Baselitz - Scènes de Chasse en Allemagne - Rayski / Baselitz, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France
Georg Baselitz - The Heroes, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2015
Georg Baselitz - Visit from Hokusai, Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA
Baselitz-McCarthy - Inbetween, The George Economou Collection, Athens, Greece
Artist Rooms: Georg Baselitz, Tate Modern, London, UK
Georg Baselitz - Bitte kommen Sie nach vorn, Galerie Catherine Putman, Paris, France
Georg Baselitz, Werke aus der Sammlung Frieder Burda, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany

2014
Artist Rooms: Georg Baselitz, New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, UK
Georg Baselitz - Strabenbild, De Pont Museum, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Franz Marc Museum, Kochel am See, Germany
Farewill Bill, Gagosian Gallery, London, UK
Back then, in between, and today, Haus der Kunst, München, Germany

2013
Georg Baselitz, Albertina/Schausammlung, Vienna, Austria
Georg Baselitz - Graphik, Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Germany
Hintergrundgeschichten, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Germany

2012
Romantiker Kaputt, Kunstmuseum Maritzburg, Halle, Germany
Georg Baselitz, Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA
Berliner Jahre - Bilder aus der Sammlung Baselitz, VS/Villa Schöningen, Potsdam, Germany

2011
Georg Baselitz - Between Eagles and Pioneers, White Cube, London, UK
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
Georg Baselitz - A la Pointe du Trait, Musée Cantini, Marseille, France
Georg Baselitz - The Early Sixties, Michael Werner Gallery, New York, USA
Folk Thing Zero, Villa Borghesse, Rome, Italy

2010
Skulpturen, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, Germany
50 Jahre Malerei, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany
Georg Baselitz: Pinturas Recentes, Pinacoteca do Estado, São Paulo, Brasil
Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland

2009
Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
Galerie Henze & Ketterer & Triebold, Riehen, Switzerland
Galerie Margareta Friesen, Dresden, Germany
Galerie Rudolfinum, Prag, Czech Republic
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany
Galerie Henze & Ketterer, Bern, Switzerland

2008
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Museo MADRE Neapel, Napoli, Italy
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Gagosian Gallery Roma, Italy
Pinakothek der Moderne, München, Germany

2007
NYEHAUS, New York , United States of America
BASELITZ REMIX, Albertina, Wien, Austria
Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
Galerie Margareta Friesen, Dresden, Germany
Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom
Springer & Winckler Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Kunstverein Heilbronn, Germany
Gagosian Gallery 24th Street, New York, United States of America
Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany

2006
Louisiana Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fondation de l’Hermitage, Lausanne, Switzerland
Pinakothek der Moderne, Münich, Germany

2005
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria
Galerie Fred Jahn, Münich, Germany
Galerie Terminus, Münich, Germany

2004
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany
Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland
Galerie Michael Werner, Köln, Germany
Frac die Picardie, Amiens, France

2003
Albertina, Wien, Austria

2001
IVAM, Valencia, Italy
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherland

2000
Museum Essl, Klosterneuburg, Austria

1999
Musée Rath, Genf, Switzerland
Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico

1998
Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, United States of America

1997
Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France

1996
Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States of America
County Museum of Arts, Los Angeles, United States of America
Hirshhorn Museum, Sculpture Garden, Washington DC, United States of America
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany

1995
Guggenheim, New York City, United States of America
Kunsthaus, Zürich, Switzerland
Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, Germany

1991 Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

1990
Nationalgalerie im Alten Museum, Berlin, Germany
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

1984
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Mary Boone/Michael Werner Gallery, New York, United States of America
Staatlich graphische Sammlung, Neue Pinakothek, München, Germany
Galerie Thomas Borgmann, Köln, Germany
Städtlisches Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Cabinet des Estampes, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Genève, Switzerland
Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

1983
Galerie Michael Werner, Köln, Germany
Museum Haus Estes, Krefeld, Germany
Galerie Gillespie-Laage-Salomon, Paris, France
Musée d’Art Contemporain, Bordeaux, France
Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Galerie Folker Skulima, Berlin, Germany
Museum of Modern Art, New York, United States of America
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

1982
Ileana Sonnabend Gallery, New York, United States of America
Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Waddinton Galleries, London, United Kingdom
Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Kunstverein, Göttingen, Germany
Young Hoffman, Chicago, United States of America
Multiples Inc./M. Goodman Gallery, New York, United States of America
Xavier Fourcade Gallery, New York, United States of America

1981
Galerie Michael Werner, Köln, Germany
Kastrupgardsammlingen, Kopenhagen, Denmark
Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Kunstverein Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Galerie Annemarie Verna, Zürich, Switzerland
Brooke Alexander, New York, United States of America

1980
Galerie Rudolf Springer, Berlin, Germany
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom

1979
Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Galerie Gillespie-Laage-Salomon, Paris, France
Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Köln, Germany
Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands

1978
Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1977
Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Köln, Germany

1976
Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland
Galerieverein München und Staatsgalerie moderner Kunst, München, Germany
Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Köln, Germany
Kunsthalle Köln, Köln, Germany

1975
Galerie Loehr, Frankfurt, Germany

1974
Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Köln, Germany
Städtische Museum/Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany
Städtische Galerie/Altes Theater, Ravensburg, Germany

1973
Galerie Loehr, Frankfurt, Germany
Galerie Grünangergasse, Vienna, Austria
Pandämonium I und II, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany
Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg, Germany

1972
Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Galerie im Goethe Institut/Provisorium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kunstverein in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, München, Germany
Galerie Heiner Friedrich, München, Germany
Galerie Rudolf Zwirner, Köln, Germany

1971
Galerie Borgmann, Köln, Germany

1970
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium
Galerie Heiner Friedrich, München, Germany
Galeriehaus, Köln, Germany
Galerie Berner, Stuttgart, Germany

1967
Galerie Friedrich & Dahlem, München, Germany
Galerie Beck, Erlangen, Germany

1966
Die grossen Freunde, Galerie Rudolf Springer, Berlin, Germany

1965
Galerie Friedrich & Dahlem, München, Germany
Galerie Krohn, Badenweiler, Germany

1964
Galerie Werner, Berlin, Germany

1963
Galerie Werner & Katz, Berlin, Germany

1962
Second Pandämonium, Berlin, Germany

1961
First Pandämonium. Manifest and exhibitions with Eugen Schönebeck

Group Shows

2019
Bye, Bye and Hello - 40 Years Deweer Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
Alles Farbe! It’s All Colour!, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany
Baselitz-Richter-Polke-Kiefer. The Early Years of the Old Masters, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

2018
WOW! The Heidi Horten Collection, Leopold Museum Vienna, Austria
Insoumises expressions, Suzanne Tarasieve Paris, France
A New Spirit Then, A New Spirit Now, 1981-2018 (curated by Norman Rosenthal), Almine Rech Gallery, London, UK

2017
The Revolution is Dead. Long live the Revolution! From Malevich to Judd, from Deineka to Bartana, Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland
Collector's Room # 14: Black / White, Deweer Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

2016
The Candle, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany
Painting 2.0: Expression in the Information Age, Museum Brandhorst, Munich, Germany
Collector's Room # 11: Graphic Chic, Deweer Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

2015
Collections Permanent/Provisoire - Tapisseries - Les Espaces Echangés, MUba Eugène Leroy, Tourcoing, France
All the World's Futures, Venice Biennale 2015, Venice, Italy
#catcontent (curated by Ina Neddermeyer), Kunstpalais, Erlangen, Germany

2014
Konigsklasse II, Kunst aus der Pinakothek der Moderne auf Herrenchiemsee, Schloss Herrenchiemsee, Germany
Post-Picasso: Contemporary Reactions, Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Spain
Collector's Room #5 - Pleasure, Deweer Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

2013
Baselitz - Richter - Kiefer, Albertina Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
Munch by others, Haugar Art Museum, Tonsberg, Norway
About Waves - Part 2 - Re-Figuratie, CC Strombeek, Strombeek-Bever, Belgium

2012
Hieroglyphs, Linda Pace Foundation, San Antonio, USA

2011
Die Kunst der Aufklärung, National Museum of China, Beijing, China
CREDO, Kunsthalle Rostock, Rostock, Germany
Collections, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, USA
Eye-Opener, Funen Art Museum, Odense, Denmark
Let's Party for a Piece of Art, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany

2010
Benjamin Katz, Baselitz, Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland

2009
60 Jahre – 60 Bilder – Kunst aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
Schenkung Thaddaeus Ropac, Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
Fuentes, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria

2008
Lovis Corinth und die Geburt der Moderne, Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany
Die Skulpturen der Maler. Malerei und Plastik im Dialog, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany
Summer Exhibition 2008, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdoml
Bad Painting – Good art, MUMOK – Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Wien, Austria
Baselitz bis Lassnig – Meisterhafte Bilder, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria

2007
Georg Baselitz + Benjamin Katz, die Richtung stimmt, Kunsthalle, Bremerhaven, Germany
A Tribute – 35 Years of the Essl Collection, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria
Passion for Art, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria

2005
Benjamin Katz und Georg Baselitz, Attori a rovescio, Villa Faravelli, Imperia, Italy
Figur/Skulptur, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria
Zeitgenössische österreichische Kunst und Malerei der Nachkriegszeit aus der Sammlung Essl, Museo de Arte Moderno de Mexico, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

2004
ECLiPS - 25 jaar Deweer Art Gallery, Transfo, Zwevegem, Belgium
Drawings, Gagosian Gallery Heddon, London, United Kingdom
Weltsichten, Meisterwerke der Zeichnung, Graphikund Photografie, Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden, Germany
Berlin-Moskau/Moskau-Berlin 1950 – 2000, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin; Tretjakow Galerie, Moskau, Russia

2003
1st Biennale Peking 2003, Peking, China

1997
Man in the Middle – Menschenbilder, Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany
Expressiv!, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland

1995
46th Biennale Venice 1995, Venice, Italy
Permanentie, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
Kunst in Deutschland 1945 – 1995, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg, Germany

1994
Baselitz, Cucchi, Paladino, Penck: Grafiek, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
A Painting Show, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

1993
45th Biennale Venice 1993, Venice, Italy

1989
Bilderstreit, Messehallen, Köln, Germany

1985
Ouverture, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

1983
Erste Konzentration, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
Expressions: New Art from Germany, Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, United States of America

1982
Documenta VII, Kassel, Germany
Zeitgeist, Martin-Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany

1981
A New Spirit in Painting, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom
Westkunst, Messehallen, Köln, Germany

1980
39th Biennale Venice 1980, Venice, Italy

1977
Documenta VI, Kassel, Germany

1975
13th Biennale São Paulo 1975, São Paulo, Brazil

1972
Documenta V, Kassel, Germany