Art, literature & historyOskar Schlemmer
1888–1943
Selected artwork
Preliminary sketch for the Triadic Ballet
1919
Other names (2)
Oscar Schlemmer, Schlemmer
Biography
Oskar Schlemmer (German pronunciation: [ˈɔskaʁ ˈʃlɛmɐ]; 4 September 1888 – 13 April 1943) was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school.
In 1923, he was hired as Master of Form at the Bauhaus theatre workshop, after working at the workshop of sculpture. His most famous work is Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), which saw costumed actors transformed into geometrical representations of the human body in what he described as a "party of form and colour".
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Influenced by
- Christian Landenbergereditorial inference
Evidence
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Oskar Schlemmer. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art3 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago2 recorded works
- Museum of Modern Art1 recorded work