Artist Monograph

Oskar Schlemmer, German

German, 1888–1943

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	16	53.3%
Drawing	10	33.3%
Watercolor	2	6.7%
Oil Painting	1	3.3%
Photography	1	3.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	26	86.7%
Architecture & Design	3	10%
Painting & Sculpture	1	3.3%

Production by Decade

1910s

1920s

1930s

Classification Types

Print — 14
Drawing — 12
Design — 3
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	20	69%
Medium (30–100 cm)	7	24.1%
Large (1–3 m)	2	6.9%

Range: 14.0 cm → 162.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1937	1
1942	1
1949	9
1956	4
1977	9
1978	1
1979	1
1985	2
2015	1
2018	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 1" — 1

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 30 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Poster for the Neuer Kunstsalon, Stuttgart (Plakat, Neuer Kunstsalon, Stuttgart) Design Acc. 433.1985	1913	Lithograph	22 3/4 x 12 13/16" (57.8 x 32.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund
Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.1-8	c. 1920, published 1923	Portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (each approx.): 10 1/8 x 7 13/16" (25.7 x 19.9 cm); sheet (each approx.): 16 1/2 x 11 5/16" (41.9 x 28.7 cm); overall: 19 3/8 x 13 x 1/4" (49.2 x 33 x 0.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Three Heads, Superimposed (Drei Köpfe, ineinander) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.4	c. 1920, published 1923	Lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (irreg.): 10 x 7 15/16" (25.4 x 20.1 cm); sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 5/16" (41.9 x 28.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Three Profiles between the Vertical and the Diagonal (Drei Profile zwischen der Senkrechten und der Diagonalen) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.2	c. 1920, published 1923	Lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (irreg.): 9 7/8 x 7 7/8" (25.1 x 20 cm); sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 5/16" (41.9 x 28.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Three Profiles, the One in the Middle Vertical (Drei Profile, das mittlere senkrecht) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.3	c. 1920, published 1923	Lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (irreg.): 10 3/16 x 7 13/16" (25.8 x 19.9 cm); sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 5/16" (41.9 x 28.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Three Vertical Profiles (Drei senkrechte Profile) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.1	c. 1920, published 1923	Lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (irreg.): 9 7/8 x 7 15/16" (25.1 x 20.1 cm); sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 5/16" (41.9 x 28.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Three Vertical Profiles, One Pointing to the Right (Drei Profile in Senkrechten, eines nach rechts) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.6	c. 1920, published 1923	Lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (irreg.): 9 7/8 x 7 15/16" (25.1 x 20.1 cm); sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 5/16" (41.9 x 28.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Two Profiles to the Left, One to the Right (Zwei Profile nach links, eines nach rechts) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.5	c. 1920, published 1923	Lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (irreg.): 10 3/16 x 8" (25.9 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 5/16" (41.9 x 28.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Concentric Group: Figure Plan K1 (Konzentrische Gruppe: Figurenplan K) from the portfolio New European Graphics, 1st Portfolio: Masters of the State Bauhaus, Weimar (Neue europäische Graphik, 1. Mappe: Meister des Staatlichen Bauhauses in Weimar) Print Acc. 806.1956	(1921)	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 15 3/4 x 7 13/16" (40 x 19.8 cm); sheet: 17 13/16 x 13 1/2" (45.2 x 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Abstract Figure, Facing Left: Figure S (Abstrakte Figur, nach links: Figur S) from Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses) Print Acc. 843.1956.7	1922 (published 1923)	Etching from a portfolio of three lithographs, three woodcuts and two etchings	plate: 12 3/8 x 9 7/16" (31.5 x 23.9 cm); sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 15/16" (40 x 30.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Figure from the Side: Figure H2 Seated (Figur von der Seite: Figur H2 Sitzende) from the portfolio New European Graphics, 1st Portfolio: Masters of the State Bauhaus, Weimar (Neue europäische Graphik, 1. Mappe: Meister des Staatl. Bauhauses in Weimar) Print Acc. 805.1956	1922 (executed and published 1921)	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 14 3/16 x 9 1/2" (36 x 24.2 cm); sheet: 19 3/16 x 13 3/8" (48.8 x 33.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
The Figural Cabinet (Das figurale Kabinett) Drawing Acc. 162.1978	1922	Watercolor, pencil, and ink on transparentized paper	12 1/8 x 17 3/4" (30.8 x 45.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
Bauhaus Ausstellung Weimar Juli – Sept 1923 Design Acc. 107.2015.17	1923	Lithograph	5 7/8 x 3 15/16" (15 x 10 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Cover (Mappenumschlag) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.7	1923	Lithographed cover from a portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (irreg.): 18 7/8 x 12 3/8" (47.9 x 31.4 cm); cover: 19 3/8 x 13 x 1/4" (49.2 x 33 x 0.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Postcard for the Bauhaus Exhibition (Postkarte für die Bauhaus-Ausstellung) Print Acc. 40.1979	(1923)	Lithograph	Comp (irreg): 5 1/2 x 3 9/16" (14.0 x 9.1 cm) Sheet: 6 x 4 1/4" (15.3 x 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Joanne M. Stern Fund
Title page (Titelblatt) from Play on Heads (Spiel mit Köpfen) Print Acc. 374.1949.8	1923	Lithographed title page from a portfolio of six lithographs, one lithographed title page and one lithographed cover	composition (irreg.): 11 1/8 x 8 1/8" (28.2 x 20.6 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 11 5/16" (42 x 28.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of J. B. Neumann
Figurines in Space: Study for the Triadic Ballet (Figurinen im Raum: Mise-en-scène for Das Triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 24.1956	c. 1924	Gouache, ink, and cut-and-pasted gelatin silver prints on black paper	22 5/8 x 14 5/8" (57.5 x 37.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lily Auchincloss
Poster for unrealized performances of The Triadic Ballet (Das Triadische Ballet), Leibniz-Akademie, Hannover Print Acc. 488.2018	1924	Letterpress with watercolor additions	composition: 29 1/2 × 19 13/16" (75 × 50.3 cm); sheet: 31 15/16 × 21 3/4" (81.2 × 55.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Merrill C. Berman Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Alice and Tom Tisch, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, David Booth, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Jack Shear, the Patricia Bonfield Endowed Acquisition Fund for the Design Collection, Daniel and Jane Och, The Orentreich Family Foundation, Emily Rauh Pulitzer, The Modern Women's Fund; and by exchange: Gift of Jean Dubuffet in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colin, The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, and the Richard S. Zeisler Bequest
Poster for the Great Bridge Revue (Große Brücken Revue) Design Acc. 352.1937	1926	Lithograph	44 3/16 x 36 1/8" (112.3 x 91.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, Jan Tschichold Collection
Bauhaus Stairway Painting Acc. 597.1942	1932	Oil on canvas	63 7/8 x 45" (162.3 x 114.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Philip Johnson
Figures in a Room (Figuren im Raum) Drawing Acc. 951.1983	1936	Pencil and crayon on graph paper	8 5/8 x 11" (22 x 28 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
Abstract Dancer (Der Abstrakte) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.4	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin
Dancer (Turkish): Partner of Dancer 8 (Tänzer [Türkisch]: Partner der Tänzerin 8) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.6	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 5/8 x 8" (29.5 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin
Dancer in White (Tänzerin in Weiss) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.9	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin
Disk Dancer (Scheibentänzer) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.5	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin
Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.1	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin
Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.2	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin
Spiral (Spirale) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.7	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin
Two Gold Ball Dancers (Die zwei Goldkugel-Tänzer) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.3	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin
Wire Costume (Draht-Kostüm) from Notes and sketches for The Triadic Ballet (Das triadische Ballett) Drawing Acc. 175.1977.8	c. 1938	Typewriting, pencil, and colored pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah Goodwin Austin