Chalk drawing , on both sides. Signed and dated in the lower right. The drawing on the reverse is also signed and dated. On off-white laid paper. 31.4 x 48.8 cm. , size of sheet.
With another chalk drawing of a similar motif on the reverrse. [JS].
- From Baselitz's bold early period in the 1960s, which includes his famous “Hero” and the “Fraktur” paintings. - Baselitz seeks to break up the subject matter with his fragmented painting style and to confuse our traditional ways of seeing as much as possible. - The following year, Baselitz adopted his characteristic “upside-down” style.
We are grateful to the Georg Baselitz Archive, Munich, for the kind expert advice. The work is registered in the archive of the artist's works.

Siegfried Gnichwitz (ed.), Kunst geht in die Farbik. Dokumentation eines Experiments, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Wissenschaftszentrum des Stifterverbandes für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, May-June 1987, p. 128 (illustrated)

Private collection, South Germany

In good condition. With light even mount staining and sunning. With some faint creases and handling marks along the edges. A few faint scuff marks. Small remnants of mounting tape on the reverse of the corners.