Three Figures with Black (Drei Gestaffelte Figuren)

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Baumeister was born in Stuttgart, where he trained as a decorator and painter. From 1908 he was friendly with the artist and designer Oskar Schlemmer, with whom he designed murals for the Werkbund exhibition in 1914. This abstract-figurative composition was conceived with mural painting in mind. Typically, it utilises layering and perspective effects to express spatial illusionism. This work was given by Baumeister to the French artist Fernand Léger.
Title

Three Figures with Black (Drei Gestaffelte Figuren)

Date

1920

Medium

oil on plaster on canvas

Measurements

H 57.3 x W 45.5 cm

Accession number

NMW A 2046

Acquisition method

purchased from Annely Juda Fine Art, 1975

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Label on mount: (top centre) ANNELY JUDA FINE ART.. Label on mount: (bottom left) ANNELY JUDA FINE ART VORDEMBERGE - GILDEWART REMEMBERED july - sept. 1974 Cat 25.... Label in file: (typed) XLOS 9135 BAUMEISTER Willi (1889-1955 Drei gestaffelte Figuren mit Schwarz 1920 mixed media on linen canvas 22 3/4 x 17 7/8 in / 57.5 x 45.5 cm Label in file: (written) Drei gestaffelte Figuren mit Schwarz Willi Baumeister Label in file: KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG DER STURM Berlin Drei gestaffelte Figuren mit S

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