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Herbert Bayer

Herbert Bayer

1900–1985

WA-00016778

Haag, Austria

PhotographySurrealismBauhausCubism

Representation

None documented

28

Institutional Exhibitions

184

Works in Collection

353

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ213637

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Marcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Herbert Bayer: Photographic Works

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977–1978

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The Graphic Revolution: 1915�1935

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Posters from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

No image

Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Photo Eye of the 20s

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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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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Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

No image

Drawings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966–1967

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/herbert-bayer
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/399
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Herbert Bayer yet.

Graph relationships

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (184)

Herbert Bayer letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen)

Herbert Bayer letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen)

1975 · Letterpress

11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Herbert Bayer letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen)

Herbert Bayer letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen)

1974 · Letterpress

11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Complementary with Gold

Complementary with Gold

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 753 x 753 mm

Four Segmented Circles

Four Segmented Circles

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 755 x 755 mm

Yellow Centre

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 755 x 755 mm

Chromatic Twist

Chromatic Twist

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 752 x 752 mm

Chromatic Triangulation II

Chromatic Triangulation II

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 750 x 750 mm

Chromatic Intersection

Chromatic Intersection

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 750 x 752 mm

Birthday Picture II

Birthday Picture II

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 750 x 750 mm

Birthday Picture I

Birthday Picture I

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 750 x 750 mm

One Reversed

1969 · Screenprint on paper

image: 432 x 432 mm

Building a House

Building a House

1969 · Screenprint on paper

image: 781 x 575 mm

Four Yellow Corners

Four Yellow Corners

1969 · Screenprint on paper

image: 457 x 457 mm

The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons

1969 · Screenprint on paper

image: 445 x 448 mm

50 Years Bauhaus Exhibition Poster

50 Years Bauhaus Exhibition Poster

1968 · Offset color lithograph on paper

59 × 42 cm (23 1/4 × 16 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bauhaus Ausstellung letterhead

Bauhaus Ausstellung letterhead

1967 · Letterpress

11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Explorer's Notebook

Explorer's Notebook

1965 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 18 3/4 × 24 7/8" (47.7 × 63.2 cm); sheet: 22 9/16 × 30 3/8" (57.3 × 77.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Las Vegas

1965 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 17 5/16 × 24 15/16" (43.9 × 63.3 cm); sheet: 22 1/8 × 30 1/16" (56.2 × 76.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

1965 · One from a portfolio of eight lithographs

composition and sheet: 20 1/16 × 20 1/8" (51 × 51.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Eight Monochromes

Eight Monochromes

1965 · Portfolio of eight lithographs

composition and sheet (each approx.): 20 1/16 × 20 1/8" (51 × 51.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

1965 · One from a portfolio of eight lithographs

composition and sheet: 20 1/8 × 20 1/8" (51.1 × 51.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

1965 · One from a portfolio of eight lithographs

composition and sheet: 20 1/8 × 20 1/8" (51.1 × 51.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

1965 · One from a portfolio of eight lithographs

composition and sheet: 20 1/16 × 20 3/16" (51 × 51.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

Untitled from Eight Monochromes

1965 · One from a portfolio of eight lithographs

composition and sheet: 20 × 20 1/8" (50.8 × 51.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

184 published of 351 catalogued · 318 with image

MoMA
166 publishedof 333 catalogued303 img
Tate
12 published12 img
The Met
3 published
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Chromatic Triangulation II
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Building a House
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
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Yellow Centre
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Chromatic Intersection
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Four Seasons
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Chromatic Twist
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
One Reversed
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Birthday Picture II
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Complementary with Gold
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Four Segmented Circles
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

50 Years Bauhaus Exhibition Poster (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

9

Movements5

Surrealism Bauhaus Cubism Abstract Art Land Art

Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate