Exhibitions (Selection)

Here you will find a selection of Willi Baumeister's most important exhibitions during his lifetime and after his death in 1955.

Find references to current or upcoming exhibitions under Current.

1910

Stuttgart
Contemporary French Artists (Zeitgenössische französische Künstler) (Paris Indépendants). Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, September1910 (Baumeister participated as guest; no catalogue).

1913

Berlin
First German Autumn Salon (Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon). Berlin, Gallery Der Sturm, Sep. 20-Dec. 1, 1913.

1919

Stuttgart
Autumn Show of New Art (Herbstschau Neuer Kunst), 'Der Sturm' Berlin and 'Üecht Group' Stuttgart. Stuttgart, Kunstgebäude am Schlossplatz, Oct. 26-Nov. 19, 1919.

1922

Berlin
Willi Baumeister, Fernand Léger: Paintings/Watercolors (Gemälde/Aquarelle), Comprehensive Exhibition of 'Der Sturm', 106th Exhibition. Berlin, Gallery 'Der Sturm', March 1922.

1923

Stuttgart
Adolf Hölzel and His Circle (Adolf Hölzel und sein Kreis). Stuttgart, Kunsthaus Schaller, 1923.

1924

Berlin
Joseph Pobereschsky, Lidija Dmitriewskaja, Kurt Schwitters, Willi Baumeister, 130th Exhibition (130. Ausstellung). Berlin, Gallery 'Der Sturm', 1924.

1924-1925

Moscow, Saratov, Leningrad
First General German Art Exhibition. Moscow, Oct. 19-Nov. 20, 1924 / Saratov, [Dec. 25, 1924 - Mar. 1925] / Leningrad, May 6-Jun. 6, 1925.

1927

Berlin
Great Berlin Art Exhibition (Große Berliner Kunstausstellung). Berlin, Landesausstellungsgebäude am Lehrter Bahnhof, May 7-Sep. 30, 1927 (A Baumeister special exhibition that, like a concurrent Malevich special exhibition, was shown parallel to the Great Art Exhibition; no catalogue).

Paris
Willi Baumeister. Paris, Galerie d'Art Contemporain, Jan. 18-Feb. 1, 1927.

Stuttgart
Werkbund Exhibition The Dwelling (Die Wohnung). Stuttgart, Weißenhof Housing Settlement and other venues, Jul. 23-Oct. 9, 1927.

1930

Paris
Willi Baumeister. Paris, Galerie Editions Bonaparte, Apr. 5-Apr. 23, 1930 (no catalogue).

Venice
The XVII Venice Biennale (La XVII Biennale di Venezia). Venezia, 1930.

1931

Frankfurt am Main
Adolf Loos Buildings: Photographs, Plans, Text - Willi Baumeister, Paintings, Wall Pictures, Graphic Works (Adolf Loos, Bauten: Fotografien, Pläne, Text. - Willi Baumeister, Gemälde, Mauerbilder, Grafik). Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Kunstverein, Jan. 31-Feb. 14, 1931.

1932-1933

Berlin
Living German Art (Lebendige Deutsche Kunst). 3-part exhibition series. Organized by Paul Cassirer and Alfred Flechtheim. First Exhibition. Berlin, Galerie Paul Cassirer, Dec. 10, 1932 - Mid-Jan. 1933.

1935

Milan
Willi Baumeister. Milano, Galleria del Milione, May 25-Jun. 10, 1935.

1937

Paris
Origins and Development of International Independent Art (Origines et développement de l'art international indépendant). Exhibition organized by the Musée du Jeu de Paume. Paris, Musée du Jeu de Paume, Jul. 30-Oct. 31, 1937.

1937-1939

Munich
"Degenerate Art" (Entartete Kunst). Munich, Hofgarten-Arkaden, Galeriestraße 4, Jul. 19-Nov. 30, 1937 (additional stations included Berlin, spring 1938 / Düsseldorf, summer 1938 / Frankfurt am Main, summer 1939).

1938

London
Twentieth Century German Art. London, New Burlington Galleries, Jul. 8-Jul. 20, 1938.

1939

Paris
Willi Baumeister: Paintings and Watercolors (Toiles et Aquarelles). Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Jan. 20-30, 1939 (no catalogue).

1948

Paris
New Realities - Third Salon (Réalités Nouvelles - 3ème Salon). Paris, Palais des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Jul. 23-Aug. 30, 1948.

Venice
XVII Venice Biennale (XXIV Biennale di Venezia). Venezia, 1948.

1949

Paris
Willi Baumeister. Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Nov.-Dec. 1949 (invitation card reads: Dec. 3, 1949-Jan. 10, 1950; accompanying booklet without list of works).

1950

Darmstadt
The Human Image in Our Time (Das Menschenbild in unserer Zeit). Neue Darmstädter Sezession. Exhibition summer 1950. Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe Ausstellungshalle, Jul. 15-Sep. 3, 1950.

Munich
ZEN 49: First Exhibition (Erste Ausstellung). Munich, Central Art Collecting Point, April 1950.

1951

Berlin
German Artist Union 1950: First Exhibition (Deutscher Künstlerbund 1950: Erste Ausstellung). Berlin, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Aug. 1-Oct. 1, 1951.

Darmstadt

1952

New York
Willi Baumeister. New York, Hacker Gallery, Mar. 31-Apr. 26, 1952.

Venice
XXVI Venice Biennale (XXVI Biennale di Venezia). Venezia, 1952.

1953-1954

New York
Younger European Painters. New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Dec. 2, 1953-Feb. 21, 1954.

1954

Stuttgart
Willi Baumeister. Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Jan. 23-Feb. 21, 1954 (Accompanied by the commemorative publication: Willi Baumeister on his 65th Birthday from His Friends [Willi Baumeister zum 65. Geburtstag von seinen Freunden]. Stuttgart, 1954).

1955

Kassel
documenta - Art of the 20th Century (Kunst des XX. Jahrhunderts). Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Jul. 15-Sep. 18, 1955.

Paris, Düsseldorf
Non-Figurative Paintings and Sculpture in Germany Today (Peintures et Sculptures non figuratives en Allemagne d'Aujourd'hui). Paris, Cercle Volney, Apr. 7-May 8, 1955 / Düsseldorf, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Jun. 25-Aug. 30, 1955.

1956

Hanover, Hamburg, Berlin
Willi Baumeister. Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, May 17-Jun. 24, 1956 / Hamburg, Kunstverein in Hamburg, Jul. 7-Aug. 5, 1956 / Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Sep. 18-Oct. 21, 1956 (given a partially different selection of works, the lists of works are presented separately in the catalogue.)

London
Hundred years of German painting 1850-1950. London, The Tate Gallery, 1956.

1957

Milan
Painting from Germany Today (Pittura della Germania d'oggi): Baumeister, Bode, Geiger, Nay, Sonderborg, Thieler, Werner, Winter. Milano, Galleria del Milione, May 1957.

1957-1958

New York; Saint Louis, Missouri
German Art of the Twentieth Century. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Oct. 1-Dec. 8, 1957 / Saint Louis, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Jan. 8-Feb. 24, 1958.

1958

Brussels
50 Years of Modern Art: Brussels World and International Exposition (50 Ans d'Art Moderne: Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles). Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Apr. 17-Jul. 21, 1958.

1959

Kassel
documenta II - Art after 1945, Painting (Kunst nach 1945, Malerei). Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Jul. 11-Oct. 11, 1959.

1960

Basel
Willi Baumeister - E. W. Nay. Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, Feb. 27-Mar. 27, 1960.

New York
Pictures on exhibit. New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, November 1960.

Rio de Janeiro
German Art Since 1945 (Arte alemã desde 1945). Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Sep. 1960.

Venice
XXX Venice Biennale (XXX Biennale di Venezia). Venezia, 1960.

1962

Vienna
Art from 1900 to Today. Inaugural Exhibition (Kunst von 1900 bis heute. Eröffnungsausstellung). Wien, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Sep. 21-Nov. 4, 1962.

1963

Strasburg
The Great Occasion of Art in the 20th Century (La Grande Aventure de l'Art du XXème Siècle). Strasbourg, Château des Rohan, Jun. 8-Sep. 15, 1963.

1964

Kassel
documenta III - Painting, Sculpture (Malerei, Skulptur). Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Jun. 27-Oct. 5, 1964.

1965

Cologne, Karlsruhe
Willi Baumeister: Paintings and Drawings (Gemälde und Zeichnungen). Köln, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Jan. 16-Mar. 14, 1965 / Karlsruhe, Badischer Kunstverein, Apr. 11-May 16, 1965.

1966-1967

Schaffhausen, Geneva, Paris
Willi Baumeister: Paintings, Drawings (Peintures, Dessins). Schaffhausen, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Jun. 11-Jul. 31, 1966 / Genève, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Sep. 16-Oct. 23, 1966 / Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Jan. 6-Feb. 12, 1967 (The date 1966 appears throughout the catalogue of the exhibition organized by the German Art Council [Deutscher Kunstrat]).

1969

Stuttgart
Willi Baumeister 1889-1955: Drawings (Zeichnungen). Stuttgart, Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart, Mar. 1-Apr. 27, 1969.

1971

Rome
Willi Baumeister (1889-1955). Roma, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Mar. 13-Apr. 25, 1971.

1978

Paris
Paris - Berlin, 1900-1933. Paris, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Jul. 12-Nov. 6, 1978.

1979

Stuttgart
Willi Baumeister 1945-1955. An exhibition organized by the Württembergischer Kunstverein, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, and Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart. Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Mar. 28-May 6, 1979.

Wuppertal
Schlemmer, Baumeister, Krause - Wuppertal 1937-1944. Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum, May 20-Jul. 1, 1979.

1981-1984

Høvikodden, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Turku, Haarlem, Brussels, Ghent, Lyon, Strasburg, Bordeaux, Luxemburg
Willi Baumeister 1889-1955: Paintings - Drawings (Gemälde - Zeichnungen). An exhibition of the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungeny in Stuttgart. Høvikodden, Henie-Onstad Kunstsentret, Feb.-Mar. 1981 / København, Statens Museum for Kunst, Apr. 4-May 3, 1981 / Helsinki, Ateneum, Jan. 29-Feb. 21, 1982 / Turku, Kunstmuseum, Mar./Apr. 1982 / Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum, May 14-Jun. 20, 1982 / Bruxelles, Musée d'Ixelles, Oct. 27-Dec. 19, 1982 / Gent, Museum van Heedendagse Kunst, Jan. 8-Feb. 20, 1983 / Lyon, Musée des Beaux Arts, Mar./Apr. 1983 / Strasbourg, Musée d'Art Moderne, Oct. 7-Nov. 27, 1983 / Bordeaux, Galérie des Beaux-Arts, Jan. 23-Feb. 18, 1984 / Luxembourg, Musée de l'Etat, Oct. 5-Nov. 11, 1984.

1982-1983

Paris, Houston, Geneva
Léger et l'Esprit moderne / Léger and the modern Spirit. Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Mar. 7-Jun. 6, 1982 / Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Jul. 9-Sep. 5, 1982 / Genève, Musée Rath, Nov. 4, 1982-Jan. 16, 1983.

1985

New York
Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art 1910-1980 from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art including the Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1985.

1985-1986

Bern, Tübingen, Paris
Otto Meyer-Amden: Encounters with Oskar Schlemmer, Willi Baumeister, Hermann Huber and other artists (Begegnungen mit Oskar Schlemmer, Willi Baumeister, Hermann Huber und anderen Künstlern). Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, Nov. 15, 1985-Jan. 26, 1986 / Tübingen, Kunsthalle Tübingen, Feb. 15-Mar. 30, 1986 / Paris, Centre Culturel Suisse, Apr. 15-May 25, 1986.

1989

Berlin
Willi Baumeister. Berlin, Nationalgalerie SMPK, Apr. 7-May 28, 1989.

Stuttgart
Willi Baumeister: Typography and Advertising Design (Typographie und Reklamegestaltung). Stuttgart, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Oct. 14-Nov. 17, 1989.

1991-1992

Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Berlin
Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi-Germany / 'Entartete Kunst': Das Schicksal der Avantgarde im Nazideutschland. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Feb. 17-May 12, 1991 / Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Jun. 22-Sep. 8, 1991 / Washington DC, International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Oct. 8, 1991-Jan. 12, 1992 / Berlin, Altes Museum, Mar. 4-May 31, 1992.

1997

Paris
The 1930s in Europe: The Hostile Time 1929-1939 (Années 30 en Europe - Le Temps menaçant 1929-1939). Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Feb. 20-May 25, 1997.

1997-1998

Berlin
Germany Pictures: Art from a Divided Land (Deutschlandbilder - Kunst aus einem geteilten Land). Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Sep. 7, 1997-Jan. 11, 1998.

1999-2000

Colmar, Saint-Etienne
Willi Baumeister and France (Willi Baumeister et la France). Colmar, Musée d'Unterlinden, Sep. 4-Dec. 5, 1999 / Saint-Etienne, Musée d'Art Moderne, Dec. 22, 1999-Mar. 26, 2000.

2003-2004

Madrid, Munich
Willi Baumeister. Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Sala de Exposiciones Fundación Caja Madrid, Oct. 30, 2003-Feb. 22, 2004 / München, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Mar. 27-Jul. 25, 2004.

2005-2006

Frankfurt am Main
Willi Baumeister: The Frankfurt Years 1928-1933 (Die Frankfurter Jahre 1928-1933). Museum Giersch, Mar. 20-Jul. 10, 2005.

Leipzig
Willi Baumeister - Karl Hofer: An Encounter of the Pictures (Begegnung der Bilder). Museum der bildenden Künste, Dec. 19, 2004-Feb. 27, 2005.

Hamburg, Munster, Wuppertal
Willi Baumeister: Figures and Signs (Figuren und Zeichen). Hamburg, Bucerius Kunstforum, Aug. 31-Oct. 30, 2005 / Munster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Nov. 27, 2005-Jan. 29, 2006 / Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum, Feb. 12-Mar. 26, 2006.

2007

Stuttgart
Baumeister as Stage Designer (Baumeister als Bühnenbildner). Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Sep. 29-Dec. 9, 2007.

2010

Stuttgart
Willi Baumeister. Gilgamesch. Staatsgalerie, Dec. 11, 2010-May 1, 2011.

2011

Palma de Mallorca
Willi Baumeister 1889-1955. Fundación Juan March, June 1-Dec. 12, 2011.

Stuttgart
"Art is a Science" (Kunst ist eine Wissenschaft). Hölzel, Baumeister and the Stuttgart Academy. Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, June 25-Oct. 23, 2011.

2012

Winterthur
Willi Baumeister 1889-1955. Kunstmuseum, Jan. 28-Apr. 22, 2012.

Rovereto
Willi Baumeister 1889-1955. Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto MART, July 24-Sept. 23, 2012.

2013

Stuttgart
Willi Baumeister International. Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Oct. 19, 2013-March 2, 2014.

A complete list of exhibitions between 1910 and 2001 appears in the catalogue raisonné of the paintings, vol. 1 - see Beye/Baumeister 2002