Comprehensive Retrospective Dedicated to the German Painter Eugen Schönebeck at the Schirn

FRANKFURT.- From February 23 to May 15, 2011, the Schirn presents a comprehensive retrospective dedicated to the German painter Eugen Schönebeck, which will feature almost all of his surviving paintings and his most important drawings. After devoting himself to Tachist drawing in his beginnings, Schönebeck turned to figurative drawing and painting and was one of the first German artists to thematize the traumatic experiences of World War II. He created unique works combining the abstract and the figurative. In 1961 and [...]

First Solo Show in South America of Works by Georg Baselitz Opens in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO.- The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is presenting the exhibition Georg Baselitz: Pinturas Recentes [Georg Baselitz: Recent Paintings]. The first solo show of the artist’s works in South America, it features a set of 30 paintings produced over the last 12 years – a period in which the artist has revisited and given a new face to the human types he made in the 1970s and ’80s, which constitute the central theme of his oeuvre. Accompanying and [...]

Major Presentation of the German Artist Anselm Kiefer at Louisiana

HUMLEBAEK.- Louisiana begins the autumn season with a major presentation of the German artist Anselm Kiefer, with 87 works ranging from the earliest years after his academy studies in 1969 until today. Kiefer’s works are one of the cornerstones of Louisiana’s collection. He has long been on the list of post-war artists the museum would like to show in this perspectivizing format. The exhibition will be shown in the period 10 September 2010 – 9 January 2011 and will round [...]

Drawings and Installations by Brigitte Waldach at Kunsthalle Emden

EMDEN.- Kunsthalle Emden present a comprehensive showcase of the works of Berlin-based artist Brigitte Waldach entitled Zeichnungen und Installationen [Drawings and Installations]. The former Master Scholar of Georg Baselitz has gained international recognition for her works, such as her unique red drawings that stand out both in form and content, and her thematisation of the “German Autumn” and RAF (Red Army Faction). Following numerous exhibitions in New York, Copenhagen, São Paulo, Los Angeles, Barcelona and Berlin, the show at Kunsthalle [...]

Sotheby’s Amsterdam Presents Works by Cornelis Springer and Georg Baselitz

AMSTERDAM.- In an evening sale on Monday 14 June 2010 Sotheby’s Amsterdam will offer both 19th Century European Paintings and Modern & Contemporary Art. Sotheby’s has combined these two collecting fields into one sale since there is a demonstrable overlap in interest in Hague School and early 20th century art. From 11 till 13 June, more than 150 works will be on display during the viewing days at Sotheby’s Amsterdam. The works to be offered are estimated to realize in [...]

Georg Baselitz Visits His New Exhibition Space at Galerie Neue Meister in Dresden

DRESDEN.- Painter Georg Baselitz will have a separate room in the Galerie Neue Meister in Dresden in the new Albertinum. Twelve works by the artist will be there for visitors to see starting June 2010. In a separate hall between the rooms dedicated to AR Penck and Gerhard Richter, eleven paintings and a wooden sculpture, as specified by the artist, will be set up. Besides some loans, including two works that are owned by the State Art Collections in Dresden, [...]