Representative work by Oskar Schlemmer
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Artist

Oskar Schlemmer

1888–1943 · German

Oskar Schlemmer explored the human body as geometry across painting, sculpture and performance. At the Bauhaus he directed the stage workshop and developed the Triadic Ballet, in which costume transformed dancers into moving architectural forms.

Painting; sculpture; stage design; choreography

Gallery Representation

Major Works

  • 1922Triadic Ballet
  • 1932Bauhaus Stairway
  • 1931Group at the Railings
  • 1925Roman Four
  • 1926Gesture Dance
  • 1922Figural Cabinet
  • 1928–30Wall Scheme for the Folkwang Museum
  • 1921Abstract Figure
  • 1930Fourteen Figures in Imaginary Architecture
  • 1940The Family

Interviews & Writing

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