Frau am Abgrund, zwei Rosen, 1999
Etching/aquatint on rag paper, 66 x 50.2 cm (26 x 19¾ in), edition of 50, signed and numbered.
In this edition, Georg Baselitz presents one of his signature inverted figures – an expressive line drawing of a woman, turned upside down, her form hovering uncertainly above the edge of the composition. Paired with two stark red roses, also inverted, the work evokes fragility and emotional tension, suspended between beauty and unease. As in much of Baselitz’s practice, the inversion disrupts conventional viewing habits and challenges narrative clarity. Created in 1999, Frau am Abgrund, zwei Rosen (Woman at the Abyss, Two Roses) reflects Baselitz’s ongoing exploration of the human figure, memory, and the symbolic resonance of the everyday – rendered here with both delicacy and force.
Edition Schellmann published this work on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of art magazine.
