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Max Bill

Max Bill

1908–1994

WA-00014810

SculptureBauhausAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

12

Institutional Exhibitions

60

Works in Collection

103

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ123454

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Abstraction-Cr�ation, Art Non-Figuratif

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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The Graphic Revolution: 1915�1935

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Greetings!

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966

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The Responsive Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Sculpture of the XXth Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Four Poster Artists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Posters by Painters and Sculptors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

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Bauhaus: 1919�1928

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938–1939

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Hauser· 80%

Source Registry (3)

Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/max-bill
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/559
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer.

Source: Hauser Wirth · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

Graph relationships

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Movement

Bauhaus

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (60)

Neues Denken Neues Wohnen Neues Bauen

Neues Denken Neues Wohnen Neues Bauen

1977 · Offset lithograph

50 x 35 5/8" (127 x 90.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso) from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso)

Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso) from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso)

1972 · Lithograph from a portfolio of thirty-one lithographs (one with aquatint, one with collotype, one with screenprint), twenty-two screenprints (one with embossing, one with flocking, one with stencil), eleven etchings (five with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint, one with aquatint, drypoint, and engraving), three aquatints (one with etching), and two woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 19 3/4 x 19 3/4" (50.2 x 50.2cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 22 1/4" (76 x 56.5cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Homage to Picasso

1972 · color lithograph

Image: 49.5 x 49.5 cm (19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Plate IX, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate IX, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate XI, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate XI, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate X, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate X, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate VIII, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate VIII, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate III, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate III, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate VI, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate VI, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate VII, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate VII, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate V, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate V, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate IV, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate IV, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate II, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate II, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate I, from 11 x 4 : 4

Plate I, from 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 55 cm (25 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1970 · Color screenprint on paper

Image: 35.9 × 35.9 cm (14 3/16 × 14 3/16 in.); Sheet: 68.2 × 49.5 cm (26 7/8 × 19 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1970 · Color screenprint on white wove paper

Image: 34.8 × 34.8 cm (13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 57.5 × 49.3 cm (22 11/16 × 19 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portfolio Box, for 11 x 4 : 4

Portfolio Box, for 11 x 4 : 4

1970 · Portfolio box

67 × 57.5 × 3 cm (26 7/16 × 22 11/16 × 1 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1970 · Screenprint on four plastic panels

Museum of Modern Art

Half-Sphere around Two Axes

11 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 12 1/8" (29.1 x 30.9 x 30.9 cm) including base

Museum of Modern Art

Composition

1964 · Color screenprint on Japanese paper

Image: 26 × 26.1 cm (10 1/4 × 10 5/16 in.); Sheet: 51.1 × 33.5 cm (20 1/8 × 13 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Expansion in Four Directions

Expansion in Four Directions

1961 · Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

73 1/2 x 73 1/2" (186.7 x 186.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Josef Albers, Staatliche Werkkunstschule Kassel

1957 · Letterpress

24 1/2 × 17 3/8" (62.2 × 44.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wall Clock (model 32/0389)

Wall Clock (model 32/0389)

1957 · Chrome-plated and painted metal

d. 2 3/8 (6 cm), diam. 12 3/4" (32.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1956 · Ceramic, metal and glass

10 1/4 x 7 5/16 x 2 1/4" (26 x 18.5 x 5.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

60 published of 100 catalogued · 82 with image

MoMA
40 publishedof 80 catalogued65 img
Art Institute Chicago
17 published17 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Homage to Picasso
1972 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Variation 13
1938 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
XXe Siècle
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Construction With and Within a Cube (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

8

Movements2

Bauhaus Abstract Art

Collections6

Museum of Modern Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Artsy Rago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

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