Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the wet paint in the lower right corner. Signed on the stretcher (partially covered by labels) as well as signed and stamped with the handwritten stamp “WB no. 637” on a label. 65 x 54 cm.
- Formerly part of the Dr. Helmut Beck Collection, Stuttgart. - From the significant series of “Eidos” paintings. - Though ostracized by the Nazis, Baumeister continued on his path with unwavering determination and is today regarded as one of the most important artists of the modern era. - Most recently, the Museum Folkwang in Essen honored the artist with the exhibition “Willi Baumeister - Zeitzeichen” (February 23 to June 16, 2024).
LITERATURE: Peter Beye, Felicitas Baumeister, Willi Baumeister. Werkkatalog der Gemälde, vol. II, Ostfildern 2002, CR no. 876 (illustrated). - - Will Grohmann, Willi Baumeister. Leben und Werk, Cologne 1963, CR no. 587 (illustrated). Sotheby's London, The Beck Collection Vol. I, October 8, 2002, lot 30 (illustrated in color).

Willi Baumeister, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Jan. 23-Feb. 21, 1954, cat. no. 139 (with a label on the reverse of the stretcher, not included in the catalog). Willi Baumeister - Figuren und Zeichen zur Erinnerung an den 50. Todestag des Künstlers, Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, Aug. 31-Oct. 30, 2005; Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster, Nov. 27, 2005-Jan. 29, 2006; Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Feb. 12-Mar. 26, 2006, p. 95, color ill. 40

Dr. Helmut Beck Collection, Stuttgart (acquired directly from the artist ca. 1945-1948; sold at Sotheby’s in 2002). Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Dätzingen Castle and Stuttgart (2006). Private collection, Frankfurt am Main (acquired from the above in 2006) In the family’s possession since

In good condition. With spots of fine subtle craquelure in places. No retouching visible under UV light. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.