Harvard Art Museums > 2015.122: Small Picture VI: Blue Man, Diagonally Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Small Picture VI: Blue Man, Diagonally (Oskar Schlemmer) , 2015.122,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/115976. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Gallery Text Made in the years following Schlemmer’s departure from the Bauhaus in 1929, Small Picture VI reveals his ongoing exploration of the human form in all its functions, motions, and gestures. With its bold coloration and diagonal organization, it may reference Schlemmer’s 1927 Form Dance, in which a blue dancer performs slow and heavy movements before resting on a bench, one arm supporting his body so that it forms an obtuse angle. In the 1930s, Schlemmer had begun to use a type of smooth, translucent paper that allowed him to work the pigment in newly expressive ways. Here, he employs visible brushstrokes, his fingertips, and the handle of his brush to describe the figures against the paper’s warm-toned surface. Identification and Creation Object Number 2015.122 People Oskar Schlemmer, German (Stuttgart, Germany 1888 - 1943 Baden-Baden, Germany) Title Small Picture VI: Blue Man, Diagonally Other Titles Alternate Title: Kleinbild VI: Blauer Schräg Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1932 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/115976 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil over graphite on translucent paper, mounted to board Dimensions 10.6 x 23 cm (4 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dieter Keller, Stuttgart; Spencer A. Samuels, New York; Felix Landau, Los Angeles; [Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg]; [Galerie Thomas, Munich]; [Villa Grisebach, Berlin], sold; to Timotheus Pohl, New York (1992-2015), gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2015. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Timotheus R. Pohl in honor of James Cuno on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Busch-Reisinger Museum Accession Year 2015 Object Number 2015.122 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 1520 Art in Germany Between the Wars (Interwar and Bauhaus), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/10/2016 - 10/02/2017 Subjects and Contexts The Bauhaus Related Articles 40 Works for 40 Years: Celebrating the German Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum October 16, 2023 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
