Bauhaus. A name that you’ve probably heard more than once in art history lecture halls or in the company of design mavens. Named for the school of art, architecture and design founded in Germany by Walter Gropius and based in Weimar from 1919 to 1925 in Weimar, in Dessau between 1925 and 1932, and in Berlin from 1932 through 1933, the impact of its teachings has resonated years after it was shut down by the Nazis. The name Bauhaus literally translates to “house of construction,” and the gestalt of the movement emphasized functionality in form and united all disciplines of artistic practice. In their Bauhaus collection, Artsy showcases the work of the pioneers of the movement in graphic design, photography, interior design and architecture whose aesthetic is still very much alive in modern times.
Paul Klee, MUMOM sinkt trunken in den Sessel (MUMOM, Drunk, Collapses into an Armchair), coloured paste on paper on cardboard , 11 ⅗” x 8 3/10” , 1940, Photo by Peter Schibli, Basel, Fondation Beyeler
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, unused Red Blue Chair with original transport crate, painted wood, 31 ½” x 34 3/10” x 26” , 1919, Executed by Gerard A. van de Groenekan, Galerie VIVID
