Bidspirit auction | [ART] - BASELITZ Georg (Deutschbaselitz,

[ART] - BASELITZ Georg (Deutschbaselitz, 1938) - Trailblazing German Painter Behind the Hero Paintings and “New Types” - Illustrated postcard depicting one of his “Le nouveau type” with autograph dedication signed by the German painter and sculptor. In 1965/66, Georg Baselitz painted around 60 paintings and 130 drawings that made art history, known as Hero Paintings or New Types. These works, featuring imposing, distorted figures, exude an extraordinary tension between violence and melancholy, grandeur and agitation.