Bauhaus Stairway

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Bauhaus Stairway
Oskar Schlemmer - Bauhaustreppe 1932.jpg
Artist Oskar Schlemmer
Year1932
MediumOil on canvas
Movement Bauhaus
Dimensions162.3 cm× 114.3 cm(63.9 in× 45.0 in)
Location Museum of Modern Art, New York
Accession597.1942

Bauhaus Stairway, or in German, Bauhaustreppe, is an oil painting by German artist Oskar Schlemmer, completed in 1932. It depicts the Bauhaus school, a German art school that closed in 1933, due to the Nazis' taking power. It is on display at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York. [1] The portrait depicts students ascending the stairs at the Bauhaus school, with all but one walking away from the viewer. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Oskar Schlemmer. Bauhaus Stairway. 1932 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  2. ↑ Jones, Johnathan (2002-10-12). "The Bauhaus Stairway, Oskar Schlemmer (1932)". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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