{"title":"Georg Baselitz","description":"\u003cp\u003eExhibition ephemera, invitation cards, artists’ books, and printed matter relating to the work of Georg Baselitz. Objects issued in connection with exhibitions, publications, and institutional presentations of one of the most significant figures in postwar European painting and printmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"georg-baselitz-devotion-invitation-alan-cristea-gallery-2019","title":"Georg Baselitz — Devotion — Exhibition Invitation, Alan Cristea Gallery, London, 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eExhibition invitation \/ announcement card\u003cbr\u003e21.0 × 14.8 cm\u003cbr\u003eOffset print on light card stock; exhibition information to verso with reproduced image (\u003cem\u003eAuerbach (yellow)\u003c\/em\u003e, 2018) to recto\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Alan Cristea Gallery, London\u003cbr\u003eCondition: very good; light handling wear and faint edge softening consistent with storage and use\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued for Georg Baselitz's \u003cem\u003eDevotion\u003c\/em\u003e exhibition at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.alancristea.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAlan Cristea Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e, London, presented in May–June 2019. The invitation adopts a notably restrained format: generous white space, centered serif typography, and sparse institutional information offset against a reproduction from Baselitz's print practice. Rather than functioning as a graphic statement, it remains close to a threshold object — an announcement structure carrying date, access, and placement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 2019 Baselitz had moved through several distinct phases of production: the fractured and raw figurative paintings of the 1960s, the inverted figures that became synonymous with his practice from 1969 onward, and increasingly direct engagement with printmaking as a space for experimentation. The title \u003cem\u003eDevotion\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a quieter register, where gesture and image begin to feel less declarative and more reflective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin a New Rare object logic, the invitation sits somewhere between exhibition residue and administrative support. The exhibition concludes, the object remains. A small printed document retaining the coordinates of a temporary event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal period item.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alan Cristea Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53547742593362,"sku":"BASELITZ-DEVOTION-INV-2019","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Baselitz_Georg._Devotion_invitation._2019_front.jpg?v=1779596810"}],"url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/collections\/georg-baselitz.oembed","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}