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Aluminium cast Germany, 1919; cast dating 1963 Oskar Schlemmer (1888-1943) – German painter, sculptor and stage designer as also Bauhaus lecturer Copy 4/7 (without numbering or casting stamp) of the 1963 edition Aluminium cast after the plaster relief of 1919; the castings were made in 1959 and from 1963 owards Catalogue raisonné : Von Maur p. 6 a Dimensions: 66.5 x 28 x 3.5 cm Plexiglas frame and showcase: 77.8 x 39.3 x 7.8 cm Very good condition Exhibitions: Aspects of constructive Art. Exhibition catalogue McCrory Collection, Kunsthaus Zurich 1977, cat.nr. 148 (verso with labels) Provenance: Spencer A. Samuels, New York, cat.1969, nr. 92 (with illustration, p. 159); The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation, present to the Museum of Modern Art, New York 1983; Property of the Museum of Modern Art, purchase to the benefit of the museum fund Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU. Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 55,000 Euro The works by Oskar Schlemmer are characterized by his artistic endeavor, turning elements of still lifes, landscapes and figures into geometrical compositions. This relief features the profile of feminine figure within an arrangement of horizontal and vertical lines. The artist avoids excessive austerity through the use of contrasting swung lines and diversified surface design, alternating rough and smooth planes. Literature: Karin von Maur, Oskar Schlemmer. Das plastische Werk, Stuttgart 1972, p. 20 (Color plate 21) Willy Rotzler, Konstruktive Konzepte. Eine Geschichte der konstruktiven Kunst vom Kubismus bis heute (Sammlung McCrory), Zurich 1977, cat.-504, illustration p. 78 Condition: This aluminium cast is in very good condition; it is kept in a Plexiglas showcase, which is also prime condition, only featuring minor signs of use. The relief measures 66.5 x 28 x 3.5 cm and the frame 77.8 x 39.3 x 7.8 cm. Oskar Schlemmer (1888-1943) Oskar Schlemmer first studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Stuttgart and then at the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts, where he met Willi Baumeister and Otto Meyer-Amden. In 1909 he entered the Composition School of Friedrich von Keller. Schlemmer moved to Berlin in 1911 and became interested in Cubism and French Avantgarde. He became a member of the Üecht-group 1919, together with Willi Baumeister among others: the group was committed to reform Art teaching. In 1920 he was appointed by Walter Gropius to lead the workshop for wall, wood –and stone painting in the Bauhaus in Weimar. In 1925 Schlemmer directed the stage design in Dessau. From 1928 onwards, the artist taught drawing, scenic theory as also the subject ´´Mensch´´ (Human), which entailed formal, biological and philosophical contents. These topics engaged him throughout his entire activity. The Third Reich vilified Schlemmer as ´´degenerate artist´´, yet he is today considered as one of the most relevant artists of the Modern era. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.