Important 20th Century Design 
3 December 2006
Important 20th Century Design 
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study for Bauhaus poster

Germany, 1967
tempera on paper 18½ h × 15 w in (47 × 38 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $7,800
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Produced for the traveling exhibition '50 Jahre Bauhaus', this work was conceived while Bayer was living in Aspen, Colorado. This rendering utilizes Oskar Schlemmer's ubiquitous profile that was removed in the final version. Signed and dated lower right: [Bayer 67].
literature: Herbert Bayer: Collection and Archive, Chanzit, ppg. 145, 218

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