‘In every drop of paint he slurped, you see the Holocaust’: the genius and torments of Georg Baselitz

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‘In every drop of paint he slurped, you see the Holocaust’: the genius and torments of Georg Baselitz

The German artist lived through Nazism and communism – and his horrific, shaming works, including a masturbating Hitler, forced his country to face its past. Yet in later life, he beautifully captured human frailty, portraying himself and his wife nude Georg Baselit...

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/holocaust-georg-baselitz-nazism-hitler
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(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:05:43 +0000)