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Max Bill

Max Bill

Swiss, 1908–1994

WA-00014810

SculptureGeometric AbstractionArt ConcretBauhaus

Representation

None documented

12

Institutional Exhibitions

81

Works in Collection

124

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

Influence Graph

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)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
LocationWikidata· 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%

Research

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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 3mo ago

Graph relationships

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Movement

Geometric Abstraction

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland Art Institute of ChicagoChicago

Canonical record

Artworks (81)

Berlin dankt Frankreich

Berlin dankt Frankreich

1994 · granite

Rhythmus im Raum

Rhythmus im Raum

1994 · granite

Escalier sans fin

Escalier sans fin

1991 · granite

Endlose Treppe (Monument für Ernst Bloch)

Endlose Treppe (Monument für Ernst Bloch)

1991 · granite

Bildsäulen-Dreiergruppe

Bildsäulen-Dreiergruppe

Raumkreuz aus 12 gleichen Teilen

Raumkreuz aus 12 gleichen Teilen

1986 · granite

Kontinuität

1986 · granite

Two columns

Tor in Goslar

Bildsäule

Monument for Albert Einstein

Monument for Albert Einstein

1979 · granite

Pavillon-Skulptur

Pavillon-Skulptur

1979 · granite

Einheit aus drei gleichen Volumen

Einheit aus drei gleichen Volumen

1979 · stainless steel

Drei Bildsäulen

Drei Bildsäulen

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

Unendliche Schleife

Unendliche Schleife

1974 · granite

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

color lithograph · 1972

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

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Artwork sources (4)

81 published of 121 catalogued · 103 with image

MoMA
40 publishedof 80 catalogued65 img
Wikidata
21 published21 img
Art Institute Chicago
17 published17 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

38 entries · 2 sources

Monument for Albert Einstein
1979 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Bildsäule
1983 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Unendliche Schleife
1974 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Bildsäulen-Dreiergruppe
1989 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Rhythmus im Raum
1994 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Kontinuität
1986 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Rhythm in Space
1967 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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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

363

Influence1

Dan Friedmaninfluenced by

Peers & Context352

Fritz Glarnersame movementJean Legrossame movementAllie McGheesame movement Alvin D. Lovingsame movement Carmen Herrerasame movement Ronald Davissame movement

Movements4

Geometric Abstraction Art Concret 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

Cleveland, United States

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

2 lots · 2025–2026

Background

Education

Bauhaus

Visual Arts · 1929

Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich

Visual Arts

Network

Related Artists

Alvin D. Loving

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Rago	May 2026	$18,000 – $24,000	Unsold
Untitled	Rago	Nov 2025	$15,000 – $25,000	$12,000