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Artists›Georg Muche

Georg Muche

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PhotographyBauhausExpressionismGeometric Abstraction

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• Bauhaus
• Expressionism
• Geometric Abstraction

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Georg Muche was a German painter and textile designer whose work bridged Expressionism and geometric abstraction. A key figure at the Bauhaus from 1920 to 1927, he developed a distinctive approach to color theory and compositional harmony that influenced the school's pedagogical methods. His paintings combine bold, flattened forms with a restrained palette, while his textile designs extended these principles into applied practice. After leaving the Bauhaus, Muche continued to work across painting, printmaking, and design until his death in 1987.

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (9)

On the Table (Auf dem Tisch) from Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses)

1923 · Etching from a portfolio of three lithographs, three woodcuts and two etchings

plate: 5 13/16 x 5 13/16" (14.8 x 14.8 cm); sheet: 7 13/16 x 7 15/16" (19.8 x 20.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses)

1923 · Seven plates from a portfolio of three lithographs, three woodcuts and two etchings

Museum of Modern Art

Sternbild (Cogito Ergo Credo) (Constellation (I Think Therefore I Believe))

1922 · Etching in black on buff wove paper

Image/plate: 15.7 × 11.8 cm (6 3/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Sheet: 32.2 × 24.4 cm (12 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Das Kleine Formenalphabet (The Small Form Alphabet)

1922 · Etching in black on buff wove paper

Image/plate: 24.7 × 15.7 cm (9 3/4 × 6 3/16 in.); Sheet: 34 × 23 cm (13 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tierkopf

1921 · Etching in black on paper

Sheet: 30 × 20 cm (11 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Plate: 14.9 × 10.1 cm (5 7/8 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hand and Heart

1921 · Etching in black on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait

1921 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 15.9 × 12 cm (6 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Reflection: the Weaving Workshop in the Ball

1921 · Gelatin silver print

6 1/4 × 4 11/16" (15.9 × 11.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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