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Lothar Schreyer

German, 1886–1966

WA-00021568

PaintingExpressionism

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None documented

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90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ255662

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Abstractions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Published in Germany, 1923

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973–1974

Field Verification (1 fields)

1 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5270
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/lothar-schreyer
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Lothar Schreyer was a German artist, writer, editor, stage designer and gallery owner. He was the first Master of the stagecraft workshop at the Bauhaus art school.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (4)

Untitled (Ohne Titel) from Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses)

1923 · Woodcut from a portfolio of three lithographs, three woodcuts and two etchings

composition: 7 13/16 x 4 15/16" (19.8 x 12.5 cm); sheet: 10 7/16 x 8" (26.5 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Colorsound 4 (Farbklang 4)

1923 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

14 1/2 x 10 1/8" (36.8 x 25.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Costume Design for "Creation of Man"

1921 · Lithograph with watercolor on simili Japanese paper, laid down with beige paper

Primary support: 38 × 30.6 cm (15 × 12 1/16 in.); Secondary support: 41 × 33.6 cm (16 3/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Colorform 2 (Night) (Farbform 2 [Nacht]) from the portfolio New European Graphics, 1st Portfolio: Masters of the State Bauhaus, Weimar, 1921 (Neue europäische Graphik, 1. Mappe: Meister des Staatlichen Bauhauses in Weimar, 1921)

1921 · Lithograph with watercolor additions

composition (irreg.): 11 5/8 x 6 7/8" (29.5 x 17.4 cm); sheet: 17 13/16 x 11 13/16" (45.2 x 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Artwork sources (2)

4 published of 7 catalogued · 7 with image

MoMA
3 publishedof 6 catalogued6 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements1

Expressionism

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Abstractions

New York · 1988

Group Exhibition Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

New York · 1983

Group Exhibition Published in Germany, 1923

New York · 1973