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Georg Baselitz German painter and sculptor dead at age 88

Georg Baselitz: key obituary facts

Is Georg Baselitz dead? Yes. Georg Baselitz died on April 30, 2026, at age 88.

Cause of death: Georg Baselitz's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Georg Baselitz known for?

They was known as German painter and sculptor.

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Born: (1938-01-23)23 January 1938Deutschbaselitz, Germany.

Known for: Painting, sculpture, graphic design.

Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor, died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 88.

Born Hans-Georg Kern in Deutschbaselitz, Germany, on January 23, 1938, he was also a graphic artist. He became known in the 1960s for figurative, expressive paintings, and in 1969 began painting subjects upside down as part of his effort to move away from representational, content-driven work and emphasize the artifice of painting.

Georg Baselitz, 88, German painter and sculptor.

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