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Art and Artist
“We sketch in cubic boxes”

Lovers of Art

Duwdiwani did not only address the work of his fellow artists, but he also considered the tastes of potential buyers in his work.

Lovers of Art

Duwdiwani did not only address the work of his fellow artists, but he also considered the tastes of potential buyers in his work.

ULK, vol. 55 / n. 8, 19.2.1926, p. 158
Abstract Art

“Nature is simply kitsch, and a guy painting it makes me nauseous.”

In front of a painting reminiscent of works by Bauhaus master Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) or surrealist Joan Miró (1893–1983), an art lover is outraged by the “kitsch” nature of Naturalism and Impressionism.

The Art Enthusiast

“This ‘reclining female nude’ would be something for our bedroom.’ ‘No, Emil. I cannot tolerate any unfair competition for me.’”

A painting of a naked woman causes disagreement between a well-to-do couple visiting a gallery.

Jugend, vol. 34 / 1929, n. 28, p. 450
ULK, vol. 55 / n. 8, 19.2.1926, p. 62
The Expressionist Politician

A politician committed to the artistic spirit of the Weimar Republic must have felt compelled to sit on a chair designed according to Bauhaus specifications, even if this is uncomfortable.

Art and Artist
“We sketch in cubic boxes”

Ulrike Ackermann / Ulrike Bestgen (Hg.): Das Bauhaus kommt aus Weimar. Katalog zur Ausstellung. Weimar 2009.

Magdalena Droste: Bauhaus. Aktualisierte Ausgabe. Köln 2019.

Peter Hahn (Hg.): Bauhaus Berlin. Auflösung Dessau 1932. Schließung Berlin 1933. Bauhäusler und Drittes Reich. Eine Dokumentation zusammengest. vom Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin. Weingarten 1985.

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Winfried Nerdinger: Das Bauhaus. Werkstatt der Moderne. München 2018.

Paulina Olszewska: Lass uns feiern! Feste am Bauhaus. Hg. vom Goethe-Institut Polen in der Reihe »Die ganze Welt ein Bauhaus?« 2020
Online: https://www.goethe.de/ins/pl/de/kul/mag/21793573.html

Michael Siebenbrodt / Lutz Schöbe: Bauhaus 1919–1933. New York 2009.

Frank Simon-Ritz / Klaus-Jürgen Winkler / Gerd Zimmermann (Hg.): Aber wir sind! Wir wollen! Und wir schaffen! Von der Großherzoglichen Kunstschule zur Bauhaus-Universität. 1860–2010. Band 1 (1860–1945). Weimar 2010, S. 147–243.