'Masken (Masks)' — German Expressionism, Bauhaus
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
The group’s first exhibition in 1925 at the Charles Daniel Gallery in New York was followed by numerous other shows in Germany and the US. After the Bauhaus moved to Dessau in 1925, ...
Woodcut
$17,500
H 13.47 in W 10.63 in
The Man in Love, from: Masters Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus - German
By Paul Klee
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Klee" at the lower right margin. Our impression is from the third and final state of this lithograph which...
Lithograph
$94
H 11.42 in W 8.27 in D 0.4 in
Vintage Botanical Mushroom Illustration, by E. Hochdanz, Stuttgart, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage botanical mushroom illustration print, published by E. Hochdanz, Stuttgart (Germany), circa late 19th – early 20th century, featuring meticulously hand-colored depictions of ...
Paper
$141
H 13.39 in W 11.03 in D 0.4 in
Vintage Botanical Mushroom Illustration, by E. Hochdanz, Stuttgart, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Antique entomological illustration plate showcasing a wide variety of insects and arthropods, printed in Germany and featuring original German scientific nomenclature. Likely produce...
Paper
'Da - Da I' — German Expressionism, Rare
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
The group’s first exhibition in 1925 at the Charles Daniel Gallery in New York was followed by numerous other shows in Germany and the US. After the Bauhaus moved to Dessau in 1925, ...
Woodcut
$440Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.19 in W 4.32 in
'Varietesoubrette, Schwalbennest' also Dancer — 1920s German Expressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
By the 1920s, books and the distinctly German phenomenon of the print portfolio had become the central means of presenting modernist innovations, from Dada to Bauhaus experimentation...
Drypoint
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.87 in W 20.87 in D 0.79 in
1920s Style Berlin Street Scene, Black Woodcut on Paper, Framed, 1973
Located in Berlin, DE
"Transport yourself to the vibrant streets of 1920s Berlin with this captivating black woodcut on paper, delicately framed and preserved since its creation in 1973. The artwork encap...
Glass, Beech, Paint, Paper
Unavailable
H 22.64 in W 18.11 in D 0.98 in
Bauhaus "Neue europäische Graphik" 3rd Portfolio German Artists
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus 3rd portfolio: German Artists. Number 11 from edition of 110. Handprinted. Semi parchment paper. Signed. Produced and published by the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar. Im origi...
Parchment Paper
Unavailable
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"LIFLA" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "LIFLA" Dated: 64 Edition: ARTIST PROOF Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"LITWISTO" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: 'LITWISTO" Dated: 1969 Edition: 49 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Litwisto" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: 'Litwisto" dated: 1969 edition: 43 / 100 Original linocut print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Libru" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "Libru" dated: 63 edition: 67 / 100 Unframed Original linocut print (screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Litwisto" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "Litwisto" dated: 1969 edition: 50 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"LIMEK" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "LIMEK" Dated: 63 Edition: 72 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Liblatur" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "Liblatur" dated: 63 edition: 55 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"LITWISTO" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: 'LITWISTO" Dated: 1969 Edition: 51 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27 in W 19.25 in D 0.01 in
UNTITLED Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
UNTITLED Dated: 63 Edition: 68 / 100 Unframed Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"SERTWISWABU" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "SERTWISWABU" Dated: 1977 Edition: 27 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Sertwiswabu" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "SERTWISWABU" Dated: 1977 Edition: 45 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"LIFLA" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "LIFLA" Dated: 64 Edition: 16 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Liblatur" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "Liblatur" dated: 63 edition: 58 / 100 Original linocut print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"SERTWISWABU" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "SERTWISWABU" Dated: 1977 Edition: 46 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 24 in W 16.75 in D 0.01 in
"SEROLOC" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "SEROLOC" Dated: 1976 Edition: 43 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 24 in W 16.75 in D 0.01 in
"Seroloc" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "Seroloc" dated: 1976 edition: 44 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 24 in W 16.75 in D 0.01 in
"HALOC" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "HALOC" Dated: '64 Edition: 59 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 19.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.01 in
"LIALEI 2" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "LIALEI 2" dated: 64 edition: 62 / 85 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Lifar 6" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: Lifar 6" dated: 1963 edition: 66 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"LIFAR 6" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: LIFAR 6" Dated: '63 Edition: 68 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"Lifar 6" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: "Lifar 6" dated: 1963 edition: 65 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Walter Dexel: Bird - woodcut 1924
By Walter Dexel
Located in St-Brais, JU
A rare woodcut by Bauhaus professor Walter Dexel. Very nice woodcut by Walter Dexel from 1924, very typical Bauhaus shapes, made by the Edition Panderma in Basel. Image dimensions 1...
Paper
Max Olderock, Composition 'Der Sturm Artist'
Located in St-Brais, JU
Woodcut with handcoloured areas. Max Olderock (1895 - 1972) studied painting and weaving at the Lerchenfeld School of Applied Arts in Hamburg from 1910 to 1914 and from 1918 to 1923 ...
Paper
Art Deco Bauhaus Era Chrome Lounge Chair in Zebra Print Fabric, 1930s
By Bauhaus
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Deco Bauhaus Era Chrome Lounge chair, German, circa 1930s.
Metal
Sold
H 23.55 in W 17.92 in D 0.01 in
Print of the Original Christian Dell Drawing for Kaiser Idell, Bauhaus Lamp
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in Munster, NRW
High quality print of the original Christian Dell drawing for Kaiser Idell and its famous Bauhaus lamp. 598mm x 455mm, stamped with original Kaiser Idell "Werksstempel".
Paper
Vintage Print by Willi Moegle
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
Vintage Print by Willi Moegle
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897-1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ pho...
Vintage Print by Willi Moegle
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
Vintage Print by Willi Moegle
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
Vintage Print by Willi Moegle
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
Vintage Print by Adolf Lazi, 1950s
By Adolf Lazi
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Adolf Lazi (1884 – 1950) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Willi Moegle his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
vintage print by Willi Moegle 1950ths
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897-1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ pho...
vintage print by Willi Moegle (1960th)
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897-1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ pho...
vintage print by Willi Moegle (1950th)
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
vintage print by Willi Moegle (1960th)
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
Vintage Print by Willi Moegle, 1960s
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
vintage print by Willi Moegle (1960s)
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
vintage print by Willi Moegle (pre 1959)
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897-1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ pho...
Vintage Print by Willi Moegle, circa 1960s
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
Vintage Print by Adolf Lazi of Schönwald 98
By Adolf Lazi
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Adolf Lazi (1884 – 1950) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Willi Moegle his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
vintage print by Willi Moegle - Arzberg No.1000 Chromatics
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
vintage print by Willi Moegle - Arzberg No.1000 Chromatics
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
vintage print by Willi Moegle (ca.1960s) - Arzberg No.2050
By Willi Moegle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Willi Moegle (1897 – 1989) is known as one of the founding fathers of product photography. Along with Adolf Alzi his works had a large impact on the objective style of still lifes´ p...
Sold
H 39.5 in W 28.5 in D 1 in
Fritz Schleifer, Bauhaus Ausstellung, 1923, Lithograph, Exhibition Print Weimar
By Bauhaus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fritz Schleifer, Bauhaus Ausstellung of 1923, Lithograph, Exhibition Print Weimar. A vintage Bauhaus exhibition poster. This particular design appears to have been printed in this s...
Paper
Herbert Bayer Bauhaus Exhibition Poster
Located in Amarillo, TX
Framed offset lithograph Herbert Bayer Bauhaus exhibition poster.
Sold
H 3.19 in W 4.44 in
'Ausfahrender Dampfer Odin (Outboard Steamer Odin)' — German Expressionism
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
The group’s first exhibition in 1925 at the Charles Daniel Gallery in New York was followed by numerous other shows in Germany and the US. After the Bauhaus moved to Dessau in 1925, ...
Woodcut
German Globe circa 1940 printed by JRO Globus Munchen, Bauhaus Globe
Located in DE
A simple and beautiful globe in a beautiful green color with countries showing a pre-war map of Germany. Printed by JRO Globus printer based in Munich. Slight scratches at bottom.
Metal
Sold
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Untitled Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Untitled dated: 63 edition: 54 / 100 Original linocut print (screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Sold
H 27 in W 19.25 in D 0.01 in
Untitled Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Untitled dated: 1963 edition: 67 / 100 Unframed Original linocut print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Sold
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
"LITWISTO" Original Bauhaus Artist Linocut Print, Signed Werner Graeff
By Werner Graeff
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled: 'LITWISTO" Dated: 1969 Edition: 44 / 100 Original Linocut Print (Screenprint) acquired directly from the artists family.
Paper
Werner Graeff Constructivist Screen Prints
By Werner Graeff
Located in Hudson, NY
Titled “Variations of Drawings" from 1921, these silk screens were produced a few years before Graeff's death. 120 printings of a portfolio of seven drawings were produced, these fou...
1960s Colorful Serigraphs by Josef Albers
By Victor Vasarely, Donald Judd, Josef Albers
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Matching series of serigraphs by Josef Albers, Germany, 1965. The four serigraphs come framed in black passe-partout in black wooden frames. They are in perfect condition and the co...
Wood, Paper
Werner Graeff Constructivist Screen Prints
By Werner Graeff
Located in Hudson, NY
Titled "Variations of Drawings" from 1921, these silk screens were produced a few years before Graeff's death. 120 printings of a portfolio of seven drawings were produced, these two...
Paper
1960s Serigraph in Yellow Shades in a White Frame by Josef Albers
By Victor Vasarely, Donald Judd, Josef Albers
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Yellow serigraph by Josef Albers, Germany, 1965. The serigraph in yellow graduations comes framed in white passe-partout in a white wooden frame. It is in perfect condition and is a...
Wood, Paper
Mushroom Ottoman in Wool Ochre Dot
Located in Fairfield, CA
A handmade mushroom shaped ottoman, upholstered in a dotted wool blend fabric. Perfect for using as a footstool or extra occasional seating. A comfortable cushioned seat and sculptur...
Fabric, Wool, Acrylic, Polyester
Pair of Original Vintage Prints of Mushrooms, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of mushrooms. Unframed. Published, circa 1900. The size given is for one print Free shipping
Paper
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$942 / item
H 32.29 in W 16.54 in D 15.75 in
Mid Century Butterfly Chair, Linen Schwarzwald Dedar, Dark Wood, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful italian fabric. This chair can be customized to your speci...
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
Umran Sink
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Umran Sink—a signature piece from our inaugural stone collection, meticulously crafted in Afyon, Türkiye, a region renowned for its ancient stonework. Named in honor ...
Travertine, Marble
$329
H 6.7 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
OCEAN BLUE terracotta CUORECARPENITE VASE UNIQUE PIECE NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Oceano vase from the discontinued "The Titans" Collections, created as the first prototype piece by the author, yours truly. Made completely by hand with lathe technique and blue ter...
Terracotta
$5,500 / item
H 16 in W 72 in D 24 in
Bertu Benches, Suelo Big Modern Sheepskin Fur Bench, Sheepskin with Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Big Fur Suelo® Bench is beautifully constructed from solid maple in Ohio, USA. This silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek, topped with a very thick sheepskin cushion. The Suel...
Sheepskin, Maple
$124,500
H 17.5 in W 11.25 in
Wild Raspberries FS IV.126-143, Complete Book of 18 Lithographs, Estate Stamped
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Wild Raspberries FS IV.126-143 The complete book, comprising 18 offset lithographs, 3 with hand-coloring, (one of which is a double plate), printed title ...
Watercolor, Lithograph
Der Hafen von Plit
By Paul Klee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Der Hafen von Plit" is a drawing by Paul Klee. The drawing is signed lower left, "Klee". The framed piece measures 25 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. Paul Klee was one of the most import...
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
$1,000
H 2.25 in W 2.69 in
'Three Masted Ship, 2' – Artist's Personal Letterhead, Bauhaus Modernism
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lyonel Feininger, 'Three Masted Ship, 2 (Dreimastiges Schiff, 2)', woodcut, 1937, one of a small but unknown number of letterhead proofs; Prasse W296. Feininger estate stamp and inve...
Woodcut
$1,400
H 2.38 in W 2.75 in
'Church with House and Tree' – Artist's Personal Letterhead, Bauhaus Modernism
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lyonel Feininger, 'Church with House and Tree (Kirche mit Haus und Baum)', woodcut, 1936, one of a small but unknown number of letterhead proofs; Prasse W290 V. Inscribed 'J. F. note...
Woodcut
$900
H 2.38 in W 2.75 in
'Church with House and Tree' – Artist's Personal Letterhead, 1940s Modernism
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lyonel Feininger, 'Church with House and Tree (Kirche mit Haus und Baum)', woodcut, 1936, one of a small but unknown number of letterhead proofs; Prasse W290 IV. Annotated 'PW 290 s...
Woodcut
$550
H 23.5 in W 16.5 in D 2 in
"Nurnberg" Woodcut Print of the Old City by A. Thomas style of Lyonel Feininger
Located in Soquel, CA
The image shows an abstract, black and white block print in the style of Lyonel Feininger of what appears to be a streetscape in Nuremberg, Germany. The style is reminiscent of early...
Woodcut
The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. Authentic Bauhaus furniture — sofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.
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The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking.
The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism.
The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.
Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.
Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.
Find a collection of authentic Bauhaus furniture on 1stDibs.
An empty wall in your home is a blank canvas, and that’s good news. Whether you’ve chosen to arrange a collage of paintings in a hallway or carefully position a handful of wall-mounted sculptures in your dining room, there are a lot of options for beautifying your space with the antique and vintage wall decor and decorations available on 1stDibs.
If you’re seeking inspiration for your wall decor, we’ve got some ideas (and we can show you how to arrange wall art, too).
“I recommend leaving enough space above the piece of furniture to allow for usable workspace and to protect the art from other items damaging it,” says Susana Simonpietri, of Brooklyn home design studio Chango & Co.
Hanging a single attention-grabbing large-scale print or poster over your bar or bar cart can prove intoxicating, but the maximalist approach of a salon-style hang, a practice rooted in 17th-century France, can help showcase works of various shapes, styles and sizes on a single wall or part of a wall.
If you’re planning on creating an accent wall — or just aiming to bring a variety of colors and textures into a bedroom — there is more than one way to decorate with wallpaper. Otherwise, don’t overlook what textiles can introduce to a space. A vintage tapestry can work wonders and will be easy to move when you’ve found that dream apartment in another borough.
Express your taste and personality with the right ornamental touch for the walls of your home or office — find a range of contemporary art, vintage photography, paintings and other wall decor and decorations on 1stDibs now.