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Oskar Schlemmer

Oskar Schlemmer

German, 1888–1943

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Oskar Schlemmer was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school.

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Works in Collection

30 works
Abstract Dancer (Der Abstrakte) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett)

Abstract Dancer (Der Abstrakte) from Notes and sketches f...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1938

Abstract Figure, Facing Left: Figure S (Abstrakte Figur, nach links: Figur S) from Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses)

Abstract Figure, Facing Left: Figure S (Abstrakte Figur, ...

Oskar Schlemmer

1922 (published 1923)

Bauhaus Ausstellung Weimar Juli - Sept 1923

Bauhaus Ausstellung Weimar Juli - Sept 1923

Oskar Schlemmer

1923

Bauhaus Stairway

Bauhaus Stairway

Oskar Schlemmer

1932

Concentric Group: Figure Plan K1 (Konzentrische Gruppe: Figurenplan K) from the portfolio New European Graphics, 1st Portfolio: Masters of the State Bauhaus, Weimar (Neue europäische Graphik, 1. Mappe: Meister des Staatlichen Bauhauses in Weimar)

Concentric Group: Figure Plan K1 (Konzentrische Gruppe: F...

Oskar Schlemmer

(1921)

Cover (Mappenumschlag) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen)

Cover (Mappenumschlag) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen)

Oskar Schlemmer

1923

Dancer (Turkish): Partner of Dancer 8 (Tänzer [Türkisch]: Partner der Tänzerin 8) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett)

Dancer (Turkish): Partner of Dancer 8 (Tänzer [Türkisch]:...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1938

Dancer in White (Tänzerin in Weiss) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett)

Dancer in White (Tänzerin in Weiss) from Notes and sketch...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1938

Disk Dancer (Scheibentänzer) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett)

Disk Dancer (Scheibentänzer) from Notes and sketches for ...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1938

Figure from the Side: Figure H2 Seated (Figur von der Seite: Figur H2 Sitzende) from the portfolio New European Graphics, 1st Portfolio: Masters of the State Bauhaus, Weimar (Neue europäische Graphik, 1. Mappe: Meister des Staatl. Bauhauses in Weimar)

Figure from the Side: Figure H2 Seated (Figur von der Sei...

Oskar Schlemmer

1922 (executed and published 1921)

Figures in a Room (Figuren im Raum)

Figures in a Room (Figuren im Raum)

Oskar Schlemmer

1936

Figurines in Space: Study for the Triadic Ballet (Figurinen im Raum: Mise-en-scène for Das Triadische Ballett)

Figurines in Space: Study for the Triadic Ballet (Figurin...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1924

Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett)

Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1938

Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett)

Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1938

Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen)

Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen)

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1920, published 1923

Postcard for the Bauhaus Exhibition (Postkarte für die Bauhaus-Ausstellung)

Postcard for the Bauhaus Exhibition (Postkarte für die Ba...

Oskar Schlemmer

(1923)

Poster for the Great Bridge Revue (Große Brücken Revue)

Poster for the Great Bridge Revue (Große Brücken Revue)

Oskar Schlemmer

1926

Poster for the Neuer Kunstsalon, Stuttgart (Plakat, Neuer Kunstsalon, Stuttgart)

Poster for the Neuer Kunstsalon, Stuttgart (Plakat, Neuer...

Oskar Schlemmer

1913

Poster for unrealized performances of The Triadic Ballet (Das Triadische Ballet), Leibniz-Akademie, Hannover

Poster for unrealized performances of The Triadic Ballet ...

Oskar Schlemmer

1924

Spiral (Spirale) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett)

Spiral (Spirale) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic ...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1938

The Figural Cabinet (Das figurale Kabinett)

The Figural Cabinet (Das figurale Kabinett)

Oskar Schlemmer

1922

Three Heads, Superimposed (Drei Köpfe, ineinander)  from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen)

Three Heads, Superimposed (Drei Köpfe, ineinander) from ...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1920, published 1923

Three Profiles between the Vertical and the Diagonal (Drei Profile zwischen der Senkrechten und der Diagonalen) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen)

Three Profiles between the Vertical and the Diagonal (Dre...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1920, published 1923

Three Profiles, the One in the Middle Vertical (Drei Profile, das mittlere senkrecht) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen)

Three Profiles, the One in the Middle Vertical (Drei Prof...

Oskar Schlemmer

c. 1920, published 1923

Exhibitions

45 exhibitions

Mar 12, 1931 – Apr 22, 1931

German Painting and Sculpture

27 artists · 1 curator

Jul 10, 1933 – Sep 30, 1933

Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture

48 artists

Oct 03, 1933 – Oct 27, 1933

Modern European Art

53 artists

Jun 04, 1935 – Sep 24, 1935

Summer Exhibition: The Museum Collection and a Private Collection on Loan

53 artists

Mar 02, 1936 – Apr 19, 1936

Cubism and Abstract Art

113 artists · 1 curator

Jun 23, 1937 – Nov 04, 1937

Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection and on Loan

53 artists

Dec 07, 1938 – Jan 30, 1939

Bauhaus: 1919–1928

66 artists

May 06, 1941 – Apr 30, 1941

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

74 artists

Jul 28, 1943 – Sep 26, 1943

Recent Acquisitions: European and American Paintings and Rugs

10 artists

May 24, 1944 – Sep 17, 1944

Dance and Theatre Design

46 artists

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Sep 19, 1945 – Nov 25, 1945

Costume Carnival

8 artists

Jul 11, 1950 – Sep 05, 1950

Three Modern Styles

94 artists

Aug 29, 1950 – Oct 15, 1950

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

72 artists · 1 curator

Mar 04, 1952 – May 11, 1952

Posters by Painters and Sculptors

41 artists

Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955

XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

260 artists

Nov 28, 1956 – Jan 20, 1957

Recent European Acquisitions

37 artists · 1 curator

Oct 02, 1957 – Dec 01, 1957

German Art of the 20th Century

42 artists · 2 curators

Apr 23, 1958 – May 18, 1958

50 Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bareiss

41 artists · 1 curator

May 27, 1964

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

169 artists

May 27, 1964 – Mar 23, 1965

Drawings from the Museum Collections: A Selection

57 artists · 1 curator

Jan 25, 1968 – Mar 10, 1968

Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879–1967

197 artists · 1 curator

May 11, 1971 – Oct 19, 1971

A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection

58 artists · 1 curator

Jul 06, 1971 – Sep 15, 1971

Summer Show

52 artists · 1 curator

Jun 27, 1972 – Oct 10, 1972

European Drawings from the Collection

24 artists · 1 curator

Mar 07, 1973 – Jun 04, 1973

Works on Paper

58 artists

Jul 11, 1973 – Sep 11, 1973

Collage and the Photo-Image

40 artists · 5 curators

Oct 12, 1973 – Feb 02, 1974

Published in Germany, 1923

17 artists · 2 curators

Nov 19, 1973 – Jan 13, 1974

Painters for the Theatre: An Invitation to the Theatre Arts Collection

30 artists · 1 curator

Mar 21, 1975 – Jun 15, 1975

In the Twenties

51 artists · 1 curator

Aug 20, 1976 – Nov 14, 1976

Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

66 artists · 1 curator

Jan 21, 1977 – Mar 23, 1977

Posters by Painters

22 artists · 1 curator

Apr 28, 1978 – Jul 04, 1978

A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection

89 artists · 1 curator

Nov 14, 1979 – Jan 22, 1980

Art of the Twenties

167 artists · 1 curator

Mar 19, 1981 – Jun 02, 1981

Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

65 artists · 1 curator

Mar 01, 1982 – Mar 16, 1982

A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881–1981

59 artists · 1 curator

Oct 26, 1983 – Jan 03, 1984

The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

81 artists · 1 curator

May 17, 1984

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

61 artists · 2 curators

May 26, 1985 – Oct 29, 1985

Drawing in Austria and Germany

41 artists · 1 curator

Oct 02, 1985 – Jan 07, 1986

Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910–1980

107 artists · 2 curators

May 29, 1986 – Sep 30, 1986

Naked/Nude

63 artists · 1 curator

Oct 24, 1987 – Mar 01, 1988

European Drawing Between the Wars

59 artists · 1 curator

Nov 20, 1987 – Mar 08, 1988

Master Prints from the Collection

66 artists · 1 curator

Jun 06, 1988 – Sep 06, 1988

The Modern Poster

141 artists · 1 curator

Jul 14, 1989 – Nov 01, 1989

Painters for the Theater

51 artists · 1 curator