Willi Baumeister

Chess Player (Schachspieler)

1926

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Graphite with cut printed paper and touches of brown colored pencil on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
30.5 × 22.5 cm (12 1/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Collection no.
2023.3441
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Chess Player (Schachspieler) — Willi Baumeister. 1926.

Medium: Graphite with cut printed paper and touches of brown colored pencil on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: 30.5 × 22.5 cm (12 1/16 × 8 7/8 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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