Oskar Schlemmer

Drei Figuren von rückwärts
1929/1930

Pencil on paper

29.5 × 20.9 cm / 11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in

Study for the painting »Bauhaus Treppe«, 1932 (now in MoMA, New York)

Catalogue Raisonné by von Maur 1979 vol. 1 fig. 172; Catalogue Raisonné by Grohmann 1965 no. ZB 266

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Expertise

Certificate of Authenticity by Tut Schlemmer, label on backing board

Provenance

Private Collection Stuttgart (-1977 until at least 1979); Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Stuttgart (2013); Private Collection Southern Germany (2013-)

Exhibitions

Literature

Galerie Ludorff, "Neuerwerbungen Frühjahr 2026", Düsseldorf 2026, S. 160
Karin von Maur, "Oskar Schlemmer. Monographie", Band I, München 1979, S. 223
Kunstverein + Kunsthaus Hamburg (Hg.), "Oskar Schlemmer. Malerei, Plastiken, Bühne", Hamburg 1977, Nr. 349
Will Grohmann, "Oskar Schlemmer. Zeichnungen und Graphik". Oeuvrekatalog, Stuttgart 1965, ZB 266

About Oskar Schlemmer

Oskar Schlemmer was not only a painter and sculptor, but also a dancer, choreographer and stage designer. He was one of the most versatile artists of classical modernism and cubism.