Abstraktion (Konstruktion Rot-Oliv III) (1923)
Willi Baumeister1923 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1955)
Specifications
- Year
- 1923
- Nationality / school
- German
- Lifespan
- 1889–1955
About the artwork
Willi Baumeister is the artist behind "Abstraktion (Konstruktion Rot-Oliv III)", dated 1923. About the period around 1923: Dada and Surrealism followed the First World War, the Bauhaus school was founded in 1919, and Art Deco became the fashionable decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s. The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. The catalogue places it in Abstract. The format is portrait. Background on Abstract: Abstract art moves away from depicting recognisable objects and relies on colour, line, shape, and surface instead. It emerged in the early twentieth century, when several artists in Europe and Russia developed non-representational painting during the 1910s.
"Abstraktion (Konstruktion Rot-Oliv III)" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Abstract compositions work through rhythm, colour, and form, which makes them especially effective in modern interiors and in spaces that need a strong visual accent without a literal narrative. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
German, 1889–1955
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