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Willi Baumeister Biography
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1905 - 1907
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Trains as decorative painter
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1905 - 1911
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Attends the Königlich Württembergische Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Royal Württemberg Academy of Fine Arts) in Stuttgart
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1905 - 1912
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Stays on Lake Constance and in Paris. First exhibition in Stuttgart. Begins friendships with Oskar Schlemmer and Otto Meyer-Amden
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1912 - 1913
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Stays in Amden, Switzerland. Participates in exhibitions including the Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon (First German Autumn Salon) at the gallery Der Sturm in Berlin
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1914 - 1918
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Travels to Antwerp, Amsterdam, London, and Paris. Serves in World War I
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1919
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Master student under Adolf Hölzel. Co-founds the Üecht Group Stuttgart and becomes member of the Berlin Novembergruppe (November Group). First stage design. Works as typographer
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1922
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First international publication in the art journal L'Esprit Nouveau, Paris
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1923 - 1926
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Exhibits in Germany and abroad. Visits the Bauhaus in Weimar. Meets Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee
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1926
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Marriage with Margarete (Margrit) Oehm
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1927
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Offered professorship for typography, commercial graphics, and fabric printing at the Städtische Kunstgewerbeschule (Municiple Applied Arts School), or Städelschule, in Frankfurt am Main. Becomes member of the ring neue werbegestalter (circle of new commercial designers)
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1928
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Moves to Frankfurt am Main. Birth of daughter Krista
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1929
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Begins friendship with Julius Bissier. In Paris visits Fernand Léger, Le Corbusier, Ozenfant, Carl Einstein, Christian Zervos und Roger Ginsburger. Becomes member of the artist association Cercle et Carré
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1931
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Becomes member of the artist group Abstraction - Création. First monograph by Will Grohmann published. Begins lifelong exploration of prehistoric art. Invited by Madame de Mandrot to an artist gathering at the Château La Sarraz, Switzerland
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1933
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As part of the first official acts of the National Socialists Baumeister is dismissed without notice from his Frankfurter teaching position and denounced as a degenerate artist until the end of 1945
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1935
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Travels to Milan, meets Carlo Carrà
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1937 - 1938
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Participates in the Constructivists Exhibition in Basel. Pictures by Baumeister are shown in the exhibition Entartete Kunst Munich. Stores paintings, gouaches, and drawings in the Kunsthalle Basel to keep them out of reach from the National Socialists. Travels to Paris, meets with Fernand Léger, Le Corbusier and gallery owner Jeanne Bucher. Begins work with the Wuppertal varnish factory, Dr. Kurt Herberts & Co. researching and writing on painting techniques and their historical origins
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1941
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Receives prohibition on painting and exhibiting, according to the decree of the Reichskammer der Bildenden Künste (National Art Chamber). In fall Baumeister travels with his family to Verona, Venice, Bologna, and Florence
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1946
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Offered professorship at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste (State Academy of Fine Arts) in Stuttgart
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1947
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Baumeister's manuscript Das Unbekannte in der Kunst published in Stuttgart. Produces stage design for Manuel de Falla's ballet Liebeszauber (Love Spell) at the Württemberg Staatstheater in Stuttgart
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1948
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Participates in the XXIV Biennale in Venice and in the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles in Paris. Produces further stage designs
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1949
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Co-founder of the Gruppe der Gegenstandslosen (Group of Nonrepresentational Artists) (renamed Group ZEN 49 in January 1950). Produces stage design for Egon Vietta's Monte Cassino, directed by Gustav Rudolf Sellner in Essen.
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1950
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Participates in the Ersten Darmstädter Gespräch (First Darmstadt Dialogues). Travels to Spain and France and participates in the Second International Art Congress of the Escuela de Altamira in Santillana del Mar near Santander, Spain
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1951
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Participates in the first Biennale (I Bienal) in São Paulo, receives Biennale Prize
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1952
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Participates in the XXVI Biennale in Venice.
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1953
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Produces stage design for Max Kommerell's Kasperlespiele für große Leute (Punch and Judy Show for Grown-Ups), directed by Gustav Rudolf Sellner
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1955
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The Vienna Secession distinguishes Baumeister for his life achievement with the Klimt-Honor
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1955
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August 31 Willi Baumeister dies while painting in his studio in Stuttgart
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2012 |
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Winterthur Willi Baumeister 1889-1955. Kunstmuseum, Jan. 28-Apr. 22, 2012. |
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2012 |
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Rovereto Willi Baumeister 1889-1955. Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto MART, July 24-Sept. 23, 2012. |
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2011 |
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Palma de Mallorca Willi Baumeister 1889-1955. Fundación Juan March, June 1-Dec. 12, 2011. |
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2011 |
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Stuttgart »Art is a Science [Kunst ist eine Wissenschaft]«. Hölzel, Baumeister and the Stuttgart Academy. Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, June 25-Oct. 23, 2011. |
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2010 |
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Stuttgart, Willi Baumeister. Gilgamesch. Staatsgalerie, Dec. 11, 2010-May 1, 2011. |
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2007 |
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Baumeister as Stage Designer (Baumeister als Bühnenbildner). Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Sep. 29-Dec. 9 |
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2006 |
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Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum, Feb. 12-Mar. 26 |
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2005 - 2006 |
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Munster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Nov. 27 - Jan. 29 |
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2005 |
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Willi Baumeister: Figures and Signs (Figuren und Zeichen). Hamburg, Bucerius Kunstforum, Aug. 31-Oct. 30 |
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2005 |
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Willi Baumeister: The Frankfurt Years 1928-1933 (Die Frankfurter Jahre 1928-1933). Museum Giersch, Mar. 20-Jul. 10 |
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2004 - 2005 |
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Willi Baumeister - Karl Hofer: An Encounter of the Pictures (Begegnung der Bilder). Museum der bildenden Künste, Dec. 19 - Feb. 27 |
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2003 - 2004 |
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Willi Baumeister. Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Sala de Exposiciones Fundación Caja Madrid, Oct. 30 - Feb. 22 |
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2000 |
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Saint-Etienne, Musée d'Art Moderne, Dec. 22, 1999-Mar. 26 |
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1999 |
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Willi Baumeister and France (Willi Baumeister et la France). Colmar, Musée d'Unterlinden, Sep. 4-Dec. 5 |
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1997 - 1998 |
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Germany Pictures: Art from a Divided Land (Deutschlandbilder - Kunst aus einem geteilten Land). Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Sep. 7 - Jan. 11 |
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1997 |
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The 1930s in Europe: The Hostile Time 1929-1939 (Années 30 en Europe - Le Temps menaçant 1929-1939). Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Feb. 20-May 25 |
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1992 |
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Berlin, Altes Museum, Mar. 4-May 31 |
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1991 - 1992 |
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Washington DC, International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Oct. 8 - Jan.12 |
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1991 |
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Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi-Germany / Entartete Kunst: Das Schicksal der Avantgarde im Nazideutschland. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Feb. 17-May 12 |
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1991 |
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Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Jun. 22-Sep. 8 |
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1989 |
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Willi Baumeister. Berlin, Nationalgalerie SMPK, Apr. 7-May 28 |
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1989 |
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Willi Baumeister: Typography and Advertising Design (Typographie und Reklamegestaltung). Stuttgart, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Oct. 14-Nov. 17 |
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1985 |
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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art 1910-1980 from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art including the Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation. New York, The Museum of Modern Art |
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1984 |
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Bordeaux, Galérie des Beaux-Arts, Jan. 23-Feb. 18 |
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1984 |
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Luxembourg, Musée de l'Etat, Oct. 5-Nov. 11 |
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1983 |
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Lyon, Musée des Beaux Arts, Mar./Apr. |
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1983 |
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Strasbourg, Musée d'Art Moderne, Oct. 7-Nov. 27 |
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1983 |
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Genève, Musée Rath, Nov. 4, 1982-Jan. 16 |
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1983 |
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Gent, Museum van Heedendagse Kunst, Jan. 8-Feb. 20 |
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1982 |
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Helsinki, Ateneum, Jan. 29-Feb. 21 |
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1982 |
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Turku, Kunstmuseum, Mar./Apr |
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1982 |
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Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum, May 14-Jun. 20 |
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1982 |
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Bruxelles, Musée d'Ixelles, Oct. 27-Dec. 19 |
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1982 |
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Léger et l'Esprit moderne / Léger and the modern Spirit. Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Mar. 7-Jun. 6 |
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1982 |
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Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Jul. 9-Sep. 5 |
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1981 |
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Willi Baumeister 1889-1955: Paintings - Drawings (Gemälde - Zeichnungen). An exhibition of the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungeny in Stuttgart. Høvikodden, Henie-Onstad Kunstsentret, Feb.-Mar. |
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1981 |
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København, Statens Museum for Kunst, Apr. 4-May 3 |
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1979 |
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Willi Baumeister 1945-1955. An exhibition organized by the Württembergischer Kunstverein, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, and Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart. Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Mar. 28-May 6 |
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1979 |
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Schlemmer, Baumeister, Krause - Wuppertal 1937-1944. Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum, May 20-Jul. 1 |
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1978 |
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Paris - Berlin, 1900-1933. Paris, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Jul. 12-Nov. 6 |
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1971 |
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Willi Baumeister (1889-1955). Roma, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Mar. 13-Apr. 25 |
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1969 |
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Willi Baumeister 1889-1955: Drawings (Zeichnungen). Stuttgart, Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart, Mar. 1-Apr. 27 |
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1967 |
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Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Jan. 6-Feb. 12 |
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1966 |
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Willi Baumeister: Paintings, Drawings (Peintures, Dessins). Schaffhausen, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Jun. 11-Jul. 31 |
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1966 |
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Genève, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Sep. 16-Oct. 23 |
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1965 |
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Willi Baumeister: Paintings and Drawings (Gemälde und Zeichnungen). Köln, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Jan. 16-Mar. 14 |
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1965 |
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Karlsruhe, Badischer Kunstverein, Apr. 11-May 16 |
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1964 |
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documenta III - Painting, Sculpture (Malerei, Skulptur). Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Jun. 27-Oct. 5 |
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1963 |
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The Great Occasion of Art in the 20th Century (La Grande Aventure de l'Art du XXème Siècle). Strasbourg, Château des Rohan, Jun. 8-Sep. 15 |
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1962 |
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Art from 1900 to Today. Inaugural Exhibition (Kunst von 1900 bis heute. Eröffnungsausstellung). Wien, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Sep. 21-Nov. 4 |
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1960 |
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Willi Baumeister - E. W. Nay. Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, Feb. 27-Mar. 27 |
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1960 |
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Pictures on exhibit. New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, November |
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1960 |
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German Art Since 1945 (Arte alemã desde 1945). Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte moderna do Rio de Janeiro, September |
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1960 |
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XXX Venice Biennale (XXX Biennale di Venezia). Venezia |
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1959 |
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documenta II - Art after 1945, Painting (Kunst nach 1945, Malerei). Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Jul. 11-Oct. 11 |
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1958 |
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50 Years of Modern Art: Brussels World and International Exposition (50 Ans d'Art Moderne: Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles). Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Apr. 17-Jul. 21 |
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1958 |
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Saint Louis, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Jan. 8-Feb. 24 |
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1957 |
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German Art of the Twentieth Century. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Oct. 1-Dec. 8 |
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1957 |
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Painting from Germany Today (Pittura della Germania d'oggi): Baumeister, Bode, Geiger, Nay, Sonderborg, Thieler, Werner, Winter. Milano, Galleria del Milione, May |
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1956 |
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Hundred years of German painting 1850-1950. London, The Tate Gallery |
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1956 |
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Willi Baumeister. Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, May 17-Jun. 24 |
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1956 |
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Hamburg, Kunstverein in Hamburg, Jul. 7-Aug. 5 |
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1956 |
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Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Sep. 18-Oct. 21 |
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1955 |
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Art of the 20th Century (Kunst des XX. Jahrhunderts). Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Jul. 15-Sep. 18 |
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1955 |
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Non-Figurative Paintings and Sculpture in Germany Today (Peintures et Sculptures non figuratives en Allemagne d'Aujourd'hui). Paris, Cercle Volney, Apr. 7-May 8 / Düsseldorf, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Jun. 25-Aug. 30 |
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1954 |
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Willi Baumeister. Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Jan. 23-Feb. 21 (solo) |
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1953 - 1954 |
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Younger European Painters. New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Dec. 2-Feb. 21 |
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1952 |
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Willi Baumeister. New York, Hacker Gallery, Mar. 31-Apr. 26 (solo) |
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1952 |
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XXVI Venice Biennale (XXVI Biennale di Venezia). Venezia |
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1951 |
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German Artist Union 1950: First Exhibition (Deutscher Künstlerbund 1950: Erste Ausstellung). Berlin, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Aug. 1-Oct. 1 |
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1950 |
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The Human Image in Our Time (Das Menschenbild in unserer Zeit). Neue Darmstädter Sezession. Exhibition summer 1950. Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe Ausstellungshalle, Jul. 15-Sep. 3 |
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1950 |
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ZEN 49: First Exhibition (Erste Ausstellung). Munich, Central Art Collecting Point, April |
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1949 |
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Willi Baumeister. Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Nov.-Dec. (solo) |
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1948 |
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New Realities - Third Salon (Réalités Nouvelles - 3ème Salon). Paris, Palais des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Jul. 23-Aug. 30 |
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1939 |
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Willi Baumeister: Paintings and Watercolors (Toiles et Aquarelles). Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Jan. 20-30 (solo) |
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1938 |
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Twentieth Century German Art. London, New Burlington Galleries, Jul. 8-Jul. 20 |
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1937 |
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Origins and Development of International Independent Art (Origines et développement de l'art international indépendant). Exhibition organized by the Musée du Jeu de Paume. Paris, Musée du Jeu de Paume, Jul. 30-Oct. 31 |
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1935 |
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Exhibits in Milan and Rome |
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1932 - 1933 |
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Living German Art (Lebendige Deutsche Kunst). 3-part exhibition series. Organized by Paul Cassirer and Alfred Flechtheim. First Exhibition. Berlin, Galerie Paul Cassirer, Dec. 10 - Mid-Jan |
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1931 |
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Adolf Loos Buildings: Photographs, Plans, Text - Willi Baumeister, Paintings, Wall Pictures, Graphic Works (Adolf Loos, Bauten: Fotografien, Pläne, Text. - Willi Baumeister, Gemälde, Mauerbilder, Grafik). Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Kunstverein, Jan. 31-Feb. 14 |
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1930 |
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Willi Baumeister. Paris, Galerie Editions Bonaparte, Apr. 5-Apr. 23 (solo) |
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1930 |
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The XVII Venice Biennale (La XVII Biennale di Venezia). Venice |
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1927 |
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Willi Baumeister. Paris, Galerie d'Art Contemporain, Jan. 18-Feb. 1 (solo) |
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1927 |
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Great Berlin Art Exhibition (Große Berliner Kunstausstellung). Berlin, Landesausstellungsgebäude am Lehrter Bahnhof, May 7-Sep. 30 |
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1927 |
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Werkbund Exhibition The Dwelling (Die Wohnung). Stuttgart, Weißenhof Housing Settlement and other venues, Jul. 23-Oct. 9, Stuttgart |
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1926 |
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Exhibits at the International Exhibition of Modern Art in New York |
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1924 - 1925 |
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First General German Art Exhibition. Moscow, Saratov, Leningrad |
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1924 |
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Joseph Pobereschsky, Lidija Dmitriewskaja, Kurt Schwitters, Willi Baumeister, 130th Exhibition (130. Ausstellung). Berlin, Gallery Der Sturm |
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1923 |
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Adolf Hölzel and His Circle (Adolf Hölzel und sein Kreis). Stuttgart, Kunsthaus Schaller |
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1922 |
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Berlin, Gallery Der Sturm, March |
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1920 |
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Exhibits with Oskar Schlemmer and Kurt Schwitters in Dresden |
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1913 |
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First German Autumn Salon |
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1913 |
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Berlin, Gallery Der Sturm, Sep. 20-Dec. 1 |
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1910 |
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Stuttgart, Contemporary French Artists |
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