On the occasion of his 85th birthday the famous international German artist Georg Baselitz (*1938) has donated a collection of works on paper to both the Albertina Museum in Vienna and the Morgan Library in New York. The publication combines the 100 sheets to create a representative retrospective, providing by virtue of its concentration an important contribution to the understanding of his entire oeuvre. The two extensive sets of drawings and watercolours date from different creative phases from the early 1960s to the present day. Through this direct medium the works provide an intimate insight into the artist's creative process across the past five decades. An interview with Georg Baselitz conducted to mark this publication provides information about the significance of the works on paper in the genesis of his works and within his oeuvre.
Author Biography
Colin B. Bailey is a British art historian and has been the director of the Morgan Library & Museum in New York since 2015. Antonia Hoerschelmann has been the curator for modernism and contemporary art at the ALBERTINA Museum in Vienna since 1992. Isabelle Dervaux has been the curator for Modern & Contemporary Drawings at The Morgan Library and Museum in New York since 2005.
