Rudolf Bauer Graphite Drawing on Paper “The Family”

Item Details

A graphite drawing on paper titled The Family by well-listed German non-objective artist Rudolf Bauer (1889 – 1953). With simple graphite lines, the piece depicts a well-dressed man laying on his back rests his head in the lap of a woman wearing only a skirt and shoes. The piece is unsigned by the artist. This work is unframed, awaiting the presentation of choice.

Rudolf Bauer was an originator of non-objective painting, an abstraction that emphasized total absence of objects. This German born artist began his career as a cartoonist for the popular magazines of the mid-1920s. Bauer became involved with the magazine and gallery Der Sturm led by Herwarth Walden around 1915. Through this involvement his work was promoted with the likes of Vasily Kandinsky and Marc Chagall and introduced to baroness Hilla Rebay. Rebay introduced Bauer to copper magnate Solomon R. Guggenheim who upon learning about non-objective art decided to start a collection that included over 200 works by Bauer as well as work by Kandinsky, Chagall, and Léger. Guggenheim created a permanent home for his collection in The Museum of Non-Objective Painting in New York City, simultaneously in Berlin Bauer founded the museum Das Geistreich (Realm of the Spirit). Bauer’s work was most recently shown on the walls of the Guggenheim in 2005 in the Art of Tomorrow exhibition and in 2007 in the Founding Collection.

Condition

- discoloration to paper; minor tear to paper edges.

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Item #

16NYC025-060-001