
Raphael Donner commemorative medal
Department of Art after 1800
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Kultúra | German |
Készítés ideje | 2023 |
Tárgytípus | painting |
Anyag, technika | oil, canvas |
Méret | 250 × 200 cm |
Leltári szám | 2024.4.1.B |
Gyűjtemény | Department of Art after 1800 |
Kiállítva | Hungarian National Gallery Building D, First Floor, From Courbet to Baselitz. Collection of International Art after 1800 |
This painting, made in 2023, comes from the latest period of Georg Baselitz, and focuses on aging and the aging body. As has become almost emblematic of his work since 1969, here again the artist rotates his motifs by 180 degrees. In recent years, he has developed a new painting technique, which he applies primarily to nudes: he first paints the figures on an unstretched canvas, then presses the paint onto another, stretched canvas while it is still wet. A mirror image, just like those produced in printmaking, is impressed on the final surface, which he then delicately outlines with a brush. The technique gives an airy texture to the flesh-toned paint: the colour becomes transparent, and the figure takes on a porous, almost weightless quality. This work perfectly embodies the artist’s sensitivity when it comes to painting the human figure.
Kinga Bódi
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