Harvard Art Museums > BR56.232: Cataract of Figures Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Cataract of Figures (Oskar Schlemmer) , BR56.232,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/223132. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number BR56.232 People Oskar Schlemmer, German (Stuttgart, Germany 1888 - 1943 Baden-Baden, Germany) Title Cataract of Figures Other Titles Original Language Title: Figurenkatarakt Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 1935 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/223132 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil and graphite on translucent paper, mounted to composite board Dimensions 63.4 x 43.6 cm (24 15/16 x 17 3/16 in.) framed: 67.4 x 47 x 4 cm (26 9/16 x 18 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: Schlemmer's typewritten label: TITEL: FIGURENKATARAKT 2 [number written in blue pencil, circled] // Oel auf Oelpapier // Bildgrosse: 44/64 [in ik] mit Rahmen: 63/80 [in ink] // Oskar Schlemmer [in ink] label: Printed and typewritten label: SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART // EXHIBITION 20TH CENTURY GERMAN PAINTING // ARTIST OSKAR SCHLEMMER // TITLE FIGURES // NO. 1082 // DATE IN 1/30/40 // LENDER // ADDRESS label: Printed and typewritten label: CURT VALENTIN GALLERY // 32 EAST 57TH STREET . NEW YORK // Cataract of Figures. // Oil on paper 25 x 17 1/4" // Oskar Schlemmer // No. 15185 label: Printed and handwritten label: SMITH COLLEGE // MUSEUM OF ART // LOAN // 86: 39-19 [in ink] label: Printed and typewritten label: BUSCH-REISINGER MUSEUM // CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS // COMPOSITION WITH FIGURES, c. 1930 // OSKAR SCHLEMMER (1888-1943) // Gift, G. David Thompson No. 1956.232 label: Printed and typewritten label: SPENCER A. SAMUELS & COMPANY, LTD. // 18 EAST 76TH STREET // NEW YORK, N.Y. 10021 // "Figure Cataract" II, [underlined] 1936 // Exhibited: [underlined] OSKAR SCHLEMMER, October/November, 1969, Cat. No. 27a, ill. p. 66. Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Curt Valentin Gallery, New York]. G. David Thompson, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1956. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Maur G302 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of G. David Thompson in memory of Curt Valentin Accession Year 1956 Object Number BR56.232 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 19th- and 20th-Century Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum's Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1980 - 08/31/1980 German Painting 1760-1960: A New Installation, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/1983 - 02/19/1984 Subjects and Contexts The Bauhaus Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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