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Runner

1934

Willi Baumeister

Associated Names

Willi Baumeister

Artist, German, 1889 - 1955

The image displays bold, sweeping black shapes against a neutral background, creating an abstract composition. The shapes curve and bend, resembling the outlines of a bird in flight or the silhouette of a leaf in the wind. The abstraction of the lines allows viewers to make their own connections to familiar objects, offering room for personal interpretation through organic and fluid forms.

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Artwork overview

Medium

offset lithograph
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Benedict
Accession Number

1978.86.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Spielmann 2005, no. 34

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2005

Spielmann, Heinz. Willi Baumeister: Werkkatalog der Druckgraphik. Ostfildern-Ruit, 2005: no. 34.

Wikidata ID

Q65578937

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