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Artists›Willi Baumeister

Willi Baumeister

Willi Baumeister

1889–1955

WA-00017264

Stuttgart, Germany

PaintingExpressionismAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

18

Institutional Exhibitions

53

Works in Collection

109

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ707911

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Abstractions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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European Drawing Between the Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Abstraction-Cr�ation, Art Non-Figuratif

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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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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John S. Newberry: A Memorial Exhibition

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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German Art of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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Drawings Recently Acquired for the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

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

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/392
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Graph relationships

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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 Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (53)

Aru 6

1955 · Oil on board

51 1/4 x 39 1/4" (129.9 x 99.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stuttgart, Germany, January-February 1954

1954 · Lithograph

24 x 17" (61 x 43.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Suspended Lines I)

Untitled (Suspended Lines I)

1953 · Lithograph on paper

image: 260 x 208 mm

Deutscher Künstler Bund Erste Ausstellung

1951 · Offset lithograph

33 1/4 x 23" (84.3 x 58.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1949 · Pencil and charcoal on paper

18 7/8 x 12 1/4" (48.0 x 31.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Composition

1948 · Silk screen lithograph on paper

49.4 × 61.5 cm (19 1/2 × 24 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Composition

1947 · Lithograph, with hand additions

composition: 14 15/16 x 19 5/16" (38 x 49 cm); sheet: 19 5/16 x 24 5/16" (49.1 x 61.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Der Prophet from Salome und der Prophet

Der Prophet from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Der Prophet und Herodias from Salome und der Prophet

Der Prophet und Herodias from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet: 11 5/16 × 14 3/8" (28.8 × 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Salome from Salome und der Prophet

Salome from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Herodes from Salome und der Prophet

Herodes from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet: 11 5/16 × 14 3/8" (28.8 × 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Volk from Salome und der Prophet

Volk from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Herodes und Salome from Salome und der Prophet

Herodes und Salome from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Salome und Herodes from Salome und der Prophet

Salome und Herodes from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Palaft de Herodes from Salome und der Prophet

Palaft de Herodes from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Der Kopf des Propheten from Salome und der Prophet

Der Kopf des Propheten from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Salome's Tanz from Salome und der Prophet

Salome's Tanz from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Herodias und Salome from Salome und der Prophet

Herodias und Salome from Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Herodes und Herodias from Salome und der Prophet, Herodes und Herodias \from\ Salome und der Prophet

1946 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Salome und der Prophet

Salome und der Prophet

1946 · Portfolio of twelve lithographs

Sheet 11 3/8 x 14 1/2" (28.8 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1944 · Charcoal on paper

12 3/8 x 19 3/4" (31.4 x 48.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1943 · Lithographic crayon, charcoal, and colored pencil on colored paper

14 3/8 x 19 1/8" (36.3 x 48.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

African Play, IV

African Play, IV

1942 · Oil on board

14 1/8 x 18 1/8" (35.7 x 45.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ideogram

1937 · Lithograph

composition: 14 1/8 x 11" (35.9 x 27.9 cm); sheet: 21 7/16 x 16 7/16" (54.4 x 41.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

53 published of 101 catalogued · 81 with image

MoMA
48 publishedof 96 catalogued76 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
Tate
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Untitled (Suspended Lines I)
1953 · Tate · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Nude (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements2

Expressionism Abstract Art

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate