(Deutschbaselitz 1938–lives and works i.a. in Salzburg)

Adler. 1979.

Pencil on paper.

Monogrammed and dated lower right: 6.III.79 G.B.

86 × 61 cm.

Provenance:
- Galerie Neuendorf/Buchmann, Frankfurt/Basel.
- Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin.
- Purchased in 1988 from the above by the present owner, since then private collection Berlin.

Exhibitions:
- Basel 1987, Georg Baselitz. Adler. Galerie Buchmann, 1st June - 1st August, no. 70 (with ill.).
- Frankfurt/Main 1987, Georg Baselitz. Adler. Galerie Neuendorf, 10 September - 10 November, no. 70 (with ill.).

“After many mutual battles, the artist and the motif look each other square in the eye. In friendship and enmity, they form an inseparable pair, who, in a short pause for reflection after more than 20 years of struggle, weigh each other up: it seems it is not yet decided who will be the victor. On one occasion the artist subjugates the unruly eagle, on another, the eagle triumphs over the defeated artist.” (Günther Gercken, in: Exh. Cat: Georg Baselitz, Adler. Galerie Neuendorf und Buchmann, Frankfurt 1988, p. 5)