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- NAME: Georg Baselitz
- OCCUPATION: Artist
- BIRTH DATE: January 23, 1938 (Age: 75)
- EDUCATION: Academy of Fine and Applied Art in East Berlin, Academy of Fine Arts in West Berlin
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Deutschbaselitz, Germany
- Originally: Hans-Georg Kern
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius
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German artist George Baselitz helped start the Neo-Expressionism movement. He’s known for intentionally hanging his artwork upside down.
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