a) Woman Reading; b) Seated Woman Reading
1979
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charcoal on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 61 × 43.3 cm (24 × 17 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Lenore S. and Bernard Greenberg
Accession Number
2022.34.1.a-b
Art Historical Context
Georg Baselitz's *Woman Reading* (also known as *Seated Woman*), created in 1979, is a striking charcoal drawing on paper measuring 61 × 43.3 cm. This intimate work captures a solitary female figure absorbed in a book, rendered with the raw, expressive energy characteristic of Baselitz's Neo-Expressionist style. a leading figure in post-war German art, Baselitz challenged traditional representation through distorted forms and inverted compositions, often drawing from personal and cultural upheavals in divided Germany the late 20th century. The medium of charcoal on paper highlights Baselitz's...