Poster for Expressionists' Art Exhibition at Der Sturm (Expressionisten Kunstausstellung Der Sturm)
Rudolph Bauer
American, born Poland. 1889–1954
1916
A lithographic poster by Rudolf Bauer made to announce the 1916 Der Sturm exhibition, using abstract, jagged black shapes to convey the energy of Expressionism and draw viewers in.
You first notice a dense field of interlocking geometric forms—black blocks with feathered, brushlike edges—set against a pale ground, their restless rhythm balanced beneath a block of bold, hand-lettered exhibition text.
The poster demonstrates how Der Sturm and its artists brought nonrepresentational abstraction into public view, using modern graphic design as a vehicle to promote and legitimize Expressionism and experimental art.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
27 11/16 x 19 3/8" (70.3 x 49.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Peter Stone Fund
Accession
751.1983
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
