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