The Facts
On October 26, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac and the Sehwa Museum of Art announced concurrent Georg Baselitz exhibitions in Seoul, described as the first major retrospective of the German artist (1938–2026) since his death in April. The museum survey spans six decades through 46 works, opening with Two Cows Divided I (1966), a Fracture Painting in which a horizontal slash disrupts pastoral imagery. The gallery presentation, Per Mano, features 15 works, including transfer monotypes Baselitz considered finished pieces and his Schatten (Shadow Paintings) from 2020. Curator Norman Rosenthal contributes to the accompanying catalogue, framing the oeuvre as a prism for Europe's wartime trauma and a poignant echo on the divided Korean Peninsula.
The Signal
The two-venue format places Baselitz's late, intimate works in dialogue with a museum-scale survey, giving collectors a rare view of the full arc of his practice. The collaboration between an institution and a commercial gallery in Seoul reinforces the city's growing role in staging major post-war retrospectives. For those following Baselitz's market, the pairing of institutional framing with a focused gallery presentation may sharpen attention on the artist's final chapter.
- Artists: Georg Baselitz
- People: Norman Rosenthal
- Galleries: Thaddaeus Ropac
- Museums: Sehwa Museum of Art
- Locations: Seoul
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