Walter Gropius Art
As the founder of the Bauhaus — the German art and design school that was one of the chief crucibles of modernism — Walter Gropius had a central and enduring impact on the architecture and design of the 20th century and beyond. Along with fellow Bauhaus principals such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, Gropius championed a philosophy of design focused on simplicity, efficiency and the inherent beauty of steel, glass and other industrial materials.
Born in Berlin, Gropius followed in his architect father’s footsteps and after completing his studies was employed by the brilliant proto-modernist designer Peter Behrens. Gropius’s early architectural work demonstrated many of the aspects that define the modernist aesthetic: ribbon windows, an emphasis on light and minimal decoration. Gropius became known primarily as a great organizer, writer and teacher. After military service in World War I, he developed concepts of what are now called the applied arts — a marriage of creative imagination with practical skill and technology. These notions drove Gropius’s founding of the Bauhaus in 1919. The school would welcome many of the great creators of the 20th century, including Paul Klee, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Josef Albers. After the independent-minded college fell afoul of the Nazi regime in the 1930s, Gropius immigrated to the United States, and finished out his years on the Harvard faculty.
Gropius produced far fewer furniture designs than his fellows on the Bauhaus faculty, but what he did make has a purity of form and spirit. As you will see from the works offered on 1stDibs, Walter Gropius never compromised his vision of design that encompassed beauty, creativity and the highest level of technical skill.
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Walter Gropius Art
Steel
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Porcelain
1960s German Post-Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Porcelain
1870s Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Paper
1870s Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
1870s Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
1870s Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
1870s Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
Late 19th Century Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
1870s Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
Late 19th Century Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
Late 19th Century Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
Late 19th Century Academic Walter Gropius Art
Engraving
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Porcelain
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Expressionist Walter Gropius Art
Paper
Early 2000s Czech Mid-Century Modern Walter Gropius Art
Paper
1960s Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Paper
19th Century Antique Walter Gropius Art
Paper
Early 1900s Antique Walter Gropius Art
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Walter Gropius Art
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Walter Gropius Art
Paper
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Walter Gropius Art
Paper
1890s Academic Walter Gropius Art
Lithograph
1970s German Space Age Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Art Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Birch
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Oak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Oak
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Walter Gropius Art
Wood
Early 2000s German Bauhaus Walter Gropius Art
Leather, Upholstery, Ash
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Walter Gropius Art
Leather, Wood
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Metal, Bronze
1950s American Bauhaus Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Birch
1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Walter Gropius Art
Nutwood