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SELECTED WORKS FROM THE BAYER FAMILY COLLECTION
OSKAR SCHLEMMER (1888-1943)
Fünf Köpfe vertikal
Details
OSKAR SCHLEMMER (1888-1943)
Fünf Köpfe vertikal
signed and inscribed 'für Herbert Bayer zur Erinnerung O Schlemmer' (lower centre)
oil and tempera on canvas
17 3⁄8 x 4 ½ in. (44 x 11.5 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Fünf Köpfe vertikal
signed and inscribed 'für Herbert Bayer zur Erinnerung O Schlemmer' (lower centre)
oil and tempera on canvas
17 3⁄8 x 4 ½ in. (44 x 11.5 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Provenance
Joella Bayer & Herbert Bayer, Aspen & Montecito, a gift from the artist in 1928.
Jonathan Bayer, Aspen & London, by descent from the above, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Jonathan Bayer, Aspen & London, by descent from the above, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
K. von Maur, Oskar Schlemmer, Œuvrekatalog der Gemälde, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Plastiken, Munich, 1979, no. G166, p. 76 (illustrated p. 77; with incorrect dimensions).
Exhibited
New York, Spencer A. Samuels & Company, Ltd., Oskar Schlemmer, October - November 1969, no. 15, p. 29 (illustrated p. 52; titled 'Heads in Echelon (Gestaffelte Köpfe)' and with incorrect dimensions).
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