Bauhaus Stairway Explained

Bauhaus Stairway
Wikidata:Q19884184
Artist:Oskar Schlemmer
Year:1932
Medium:Oil on canvas
Movement:Bauhaus
Height Metric:162.3
Width Metric:114.3
Metric Unit:cm
Museum:Museum of Modern Art
City:New York
Accession:597.1942

Bauhaus Stairway, or in German, Bauhaustreppe, is an oil painting by German artist Oskar Schlemmer, completed in 1932. It depicts the Bauhaus school, a German art school that closed in 1933, due to the Nazis' taking power. It is on display at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.[1] The portrait depicts students ascending the stairs at the Bauhaus school, with all but one walking away from the viewer.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oskar Schlemmer. Bauhaus Stairway. 1932 MoMA. 2022-02-05. The Museum of Modern Art. en.
  2. Web site: Jones. Johnathan. 2002-10-12. The Bauhaus Stairway, Oskar Schlemmer (1932). 2022-02-05. the Guardian. en.