Die Helden (The Heroes) series

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Die Helden (The Heroes) series is a group of expressive, large-scale paintings by German artist Georg Baselitz that depict disheveled, wounded figures and reflect the psychological and political aftermath of postwar Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork series
painting series
artForm painting
artHistoricalContext Cold War era
postwar German art
artisticApproach distorted human figure
expressive gesture
raw brushwork
associatedWith Georg Baselitz early career
colorCharacteristic earthy tones
strong contrasts
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Georg Baselitz
creatorNationality German
depicts disheveled figures
male figures
postwar devastation
ruined landscapes
soldier-like figures
wounded figures
genre figurative painting
inception 1965
influencedBy Nazi past of Germany
World War II
division of Germany
languageOfTitle German
locationOfCreation West Germany
mainSubject German postwar identity
defeated heroism
political aftermath of postwar Germany
psychological aftermath of war
trauma
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
movement Neo-Expressionism
notableWorkOf Georg Baselitz
productionPeriodEnd 1966
productionPeriodStart 1965
relatedWorkSeries Neue Typen (New Types) series
style expressive
large-scale
theme existential anxiety
failure of traditional heroism
guilt and responsibility
violence and destruction
titleInEnglish The Heroes
linked to: Die Helden
titleInGerman Die Helden

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Georg Baselitz notableWork Die Helden (The Heroes) series
Helden (Heroes) series hasPart Die Helden (The Heroes)
linked to: Die Helden (The Heroes) series