533 - Georg Baselitz (1938 Deutschbaselitz, Saxony – Salzburg 2026)

Georg Baselitz (1938 Deutschbaselitz, Saxony – Salzburg 2026) Shepherd Ink, partly washed, on Fabriano CM vellum. 1966. Approx. 48 x 32.5 cm. Signed, monogrammed, and dated lower right. Signed and dated again on the reverse. We thank Detlev Gretenkort, Georg Baselitz Archive, for his helpful guidance in cataloging this work. • Expressive heroic figure, characterized by strength, vulnerability, and inner turmoil • A nervous, impulsive line gives the monumental figure a compelling dynamism • Significant drawing from 1966, created in the immediate context of the painting “First Fraktur Painting—The New Type (Painter in a Coat)” (1966) Exhibition: Drawings, Galerie Bernd Lutze, Friedrichshafen 1979, illustrated on the invitation. Provenance: Galerie Hans Neuendorf, Hamburg; Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main; Frieder Keim Gallery, Stuttgart; label on the reverse side of the frame; Private collection, Southern Germany; acquired from the aforementioned gallery in 1990. Taxation: subject to margin scheme (VAT: Margin Scheme).