“I begin with an idea, but as I work, the picture takes over. Then there is the struggle between the idea I preconceived... and the picture that fights for its own life.” #GeorgBaselitz⁠ ⁠ Pictured is a work from the artist's 2018 print series, entitled 'Devotion', which features etchings based on self-portraits of artists that Baselitz admires or is influenced by. Each self-portrait has been carefully selected and reimagined in Baselitz’s own unique style.⁠ ⁠ Prints by Baselitz are currently on show in #SummerExhibition @royalacademyarts, London, until 21 August 2022. His work is also included in 'Young & Wild' an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum @ashmoleanmuseum, Oxford, until 20 November 2022, exploring art in 1980s Germany.⁠ ⁠ His solo exhibition featuring new and recent paintings and sculptures, 'Georg Baselitz: Archinto', is open at the Museo di Palazzo Grimani @museopalazzogrimani, Venice, until 27 November 2022. ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Click the link in our bio to explore available works by Georg Baselitz.⁠ ---⁠ Georg Baselitz; Heckel I, 2018⁠ Etching with Sugar lift aquatint⁠ Paper and image 85.6 x 65.2 cm⁠ Edition of 12⁠ ⁠ ---⁠ #etching #aquatint #Heckel #painting #printmaking #portrait #jungewilde #PalazzoGrimani @mic_italia @museitaliani @labiennale #BiennaleArte2022 #LaBiennaleDiVenezia