Georg Baselitz: A Life Forged in Destruction and Rebirth Born Hans-Georg Kern in Deutschbaselitz, a small village in the Lusatian region of Germany, Georg Baselitz’s life was inextricably linked to the devastation of World War II. This formative experience—the destruction of his home, the displacement of his community, and the lingering trauma of occupation—forms the bedrock of his artistic vision. His early years were marked by a pro…