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As an artist, I have been a risk-taker. And I've done a lot of different things. I don't make it easy for people. Identification is difficult. One doesn't recognize my art right away.

Georg Baselitz

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Georg Baselitz
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 23
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