Georg BaselitzPeintre – Graveur III – V

Volumes III, IV and V are devoted to the prints of 1983–1998. Alongside the out-of-print volumes I (covering 1963–1974) and II (covering 1974–1982), published in 1983 and 1987 by Gachnang & Springer, Bern and Berlin, edited by Fred Jahn, which reproduce the printed oeuvre up to no. 437 mostly in black and white, volumes III–V, edited by Rainer Michael Mason and Detlev Gretenkort and published by Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft, reproduce nos. 438–1267 in colour throughout.

Phillip Ost writes on 22 May 2026 on Instagram under his handle biblio_philo: “With his provocative nature and upside down paintings the recently deceased Georg Baselitz shaped German postwar art. But behind his large canvases and grandilquent character also hides an extensive graphic oeuvre that is softer, more restrained and thus shows a different side of Baselitz. In an interview he once said, ‘That the stability in my thinking and working is more visible in graphics than in painting’ – a statement that underscores the importance of his graphic works. During his time as fellow at the Villa Romana in Florence in 1965 Baselitz himself started collecting prints by the Itanlian mannerist Parmigianino, roughly two years after he had made his first etchings and two years before his first woodcuts. In 1977 Baselitz added linocuts to his portfolio, demonstrating his deep interest in the different forms of print. (…) Accordingly the present volumes offers a wonderful opportunity to not only discover a different side of the artist but also get acqainted with a quantitatively significant part of his oeuvre. Warmly recommended!”