Georg Baselitz (Alemanha, n. 1938) Lot n° 18

"Hut ab - Die schoene Wiese" (Hat off! The Beautiful Meadow) Oil on canvas in artist?s carved wooden frame Signed and dated 20-IX-2000/30-IX-2000 Note: George Baselitz produces most of the works in the series of "Hut ab - Die schoene Wiese" during his stay in the Italian region of Imperia in the summer of 2000. According to Sir Norman Rosenthal, Exhibition Director of the Royal Academy of Arts between 1978 and 2008, this exceptional work by Baselitz is influenced by painters like Degas, Cézanne e Picasso; From Degas we have an assumed reference to the painting ?The Fallen Jockey? in which Baselitz represents the jockey figure upside down, as characteristic in is works; From Cézanne and Picasso the allusion is in the rocks surrounding the fallen figure. In this series of works, Baselitz returns to the canine thematic, barely visible but present in this composition. It may be interpreted as a symbol of the loyal companion or a representation of the wild side of both people and spaces depicted by the artist. Inspired by a 16th century frame acquired during that summer, Baselitz produces a collection of hand carved frames in the renascence style, used to frame the works from this unique series. Note: George Baselitz produces most of the works in the series of "Hut ab - Die schoene Wiese" during his stay in the Italian region of Imperia in the summer of 2000. According to Sir Norman Rosenthal, Exhibition Director of the Royal Academy of Arts between 1978 and 2008, this exceptional work by Baselitz is influenced by painters like Degas, Cézanne e Picasso; From Degas we have an assumed reference to the painting ?The Fallen Jockey? in which Baselitz represents the jockey figure upside down, as characteristic in is works; From Cézanne and Picasso the allusion is in the rocks surrounding the fallen figure. In this series of works, Baselitz returns to the canine thematic, barely visible but present in this composition. It may be interpreted as a symbol of the loyal companion or