Georg Baselitz draws on loan from from German museums – THE WORLD

The artist Georg Baselitz in front of his painting “Portrait Elke 1″ from 1969, which shows his wife. It depends on permanent loan in Dresden and is one of the images, which withdraws the painter now Photo: dpa / Andreas Gebert

In view of the planned Cultural Protection Act of the Federal Government of the painter Georg Baselitz has withdrawn all permanent loan from German museums. In order for the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Albertinum Dresden and the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz lose important groups of works from the private collection of the painter and sculptor. So Dresden will lose, among other things, the group of portraits from the late sixties, in which it is the first upside-down images of the artist. Munich will lose, among other more “hero” images from the mid sixties. Georg Baselitz shared his decision last Friday affected museum directors with as he confirmed the “world”.

Hartwig Fischer, Director General of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, expressed located opposite the “world” appalled. “We are dismayed by the withdrawal of numerous works that we were able to show on loan from Georg Baselitz in Albertinum so far. This is a very great loss, especially for the presence of contemporary art in Dresden and for the presence of this artist in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, which he supports with particular benevolence in recent years. “

The controversial amendment to the Cultural Protection Act is a project of the State Minister of Culture Monika Grütters (CDU). As one of the last countries Germany will introduce legislation to control the import and export of art in the EU. In the future, the authorities plan to also determine what needs to stay in the country as a valuable national treasure. Dealers, collectors and artists criticize sharply. Collectors threaten to bring their art abroad. Several German auctioneers speak openly of the local art trade is done with this law. Private collectors like the Berlin lawyer Peter Raue see in the bill “the worst blow to the art market in the history of the Federal Republic”.

The 47-page draft bill from the Federal Chancellery for Cultural shot Act, through which the “World” reported on Friday, has confirmed the worst fears of many. The Minister had previously defended the law in an interview with the “world”: “For certain individual works of art in Germany will be in the future when exporting to other EU Member States by an export permit Almost all EU Member States have already such a scheme only we previously.. . not the critics are right, it is probably a bit uncomfortable but we all have to ask ourselves what more serious:.. the nationally valuable cultural asset that we must ensure as a German cultural heritage here, or an entirely unrestricted art market ”

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