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personSwiss, 1908–1994
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Selected Works199

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
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MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
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Previous Sales 78

Sotheby's
Radiazione verde
Radiazione verde
Unknown
May 2026
Sotheby's
Radiazione dal rosso
Radiazione dal rosso
€107,990 ($108k USD)
May 2025
Christie's
integration von vier systemen
integration von vier systemen, 1958
€85,680 ($94k USD)
May 2025
Sotheby's
Integration von zwei vierfarbigen Systemen um weiß (Integration of two four-colour systems around white)
Integration von zwei vierfarbigen Systemen um weiß (Integration of two four-colour systems around white), 1980
Bought In
Nov 2024
Sotheby's
Komplementärfarben durch Überlagerung von Komplementärfarben (Complementary colours by superimposing complementary colours)
Komplementärfarben durch Überlagerung von Komplementärfarben (Complementary colours by superimposing complementary colours), 1965
€75,175 ($75k USD)
Mar 2024
Sotheby's
Grünes Quadrat
Grünes Quadrat, 1959
CHF 35,000 ($40k USD)
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Strahlung aus Blau
Strahlung aus Blau, 1971
CHF 20,000 ($23k USD)
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1987
CHF 32,000 ($46k USD)
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Strahlung aus Gelb (Yellow Radiation)
Strahlung aus Gelb (Yellow Radiation) , 1960
$126,646
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Zwei Farbgruppen mit dunkel-quadratischem Ex-Centrum, 1956
Zwei Farbgruppen mit dunkel-quadratischem Ex-Centrum, 1956
CHF 85,000 ($121k USD)
Jun 2022
Sotheby's
Zwei Gruppen von 1 zu 11
Zwei Gruppen von 1 zu 11, 1965
$70,000
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
€38,000 ($42k USD)
Nov 2021
Sotheby's
Rosa Kern, 1970
Rosa Kern, 1970
CHF 45,000 ($64k USD)
Jun 2021
Sotheby's
Gegenläufige Farbrotation um rote Kerne, 1985-1986
Gegenläufige Farbrotation um rote Kerne, 1985-1986
Unknown
Dec 2020
Sotheby's
VIOLETTER KERN
VIOLETTER KERN
Unknown
Nov 2020
Sotheby's
RADIAZIONE CHIARO
RADIAZIONE CHIARO
Unknown
Nov 2020
Sotheby's
DOPPELFARBEN IN VIER PARALLELEN
DOPPELFARBEN IN VIER PARALLELEN , 1975
Unknown
Oct 2020
Christie's
Kondensation von komplementärfarben (Condensation of Complementary Colours)
Kondensation von komplementärfarben (Condensation of Complementary Colours), 1969
£40,000 ($53k USD)
Jul 2014
Christie's
Zerstrahlung aus Rotem Kern
Zerstrahlung aus Rotem Kern, 1972
£26,400 ($35k USD)
Jun 2006
Christie's
Radiazione Blue
Radiazione Blue, 1972
Bought In
Jun 2006
Christie's
Radiazone dal rosa
Radiazone dal rosa, 1972
£28,800 ($38k USD)
Feb 2006
Christie's
Transcolouration aus violett und rot
Transcolouration aus violett und rot, 1972
£7,800 ($10k USD)
Apr 2005
Christie's
Radiazione dal rosa
Radiazione dal rosa, 1972
£21,600 ($29k USD)
Feb 2005
Christie's
Zerstrahlung von Violet
Zerstrahlung von Violet
£16,730 ($22k USD)
Jun 2002
Dorotheum
Max Bill
Max Bill
€16,000 ($18k USD)
May 2026

For Sale 3

Lorenzelli arte · Artsy
verdichtung aus violet
verdichtung aus violet
On hold
Oil on canvas
Larkin Erdmann · Artsy
Rhythmus mit gleichen Quanten (A Steady Rhythm)
Rhythmus mit gleichen Quanten (A Steady Rhythm), 1975
For sale
Oil on canvas
RoGallery · 1stDibs
Combillation, suite of Four Silkscreens on Acrylic Panel by Max Bill, 1970
Combillation, suite of Four Silkscreens on Acrylic Panel by Max Bill, 1970
$6,500
Set of Four Silkscreens on Plastic Panel, each signed and numbered verso
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Market869 auction results

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$462 – $127K
38 of 49 paintings lots with prices
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$55.7K
Object-type specific
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$52.5K
38 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale
May 2026 · $17.6K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $52.5K medianSculpture/objects: $53.7K medianWorks on paper: $6.8K medianEditioned prints: $756 medianUnclassified lots: $20.6K medianBooks/portfolios: $1.1K medianEditioned photos: $3.7K medianPosters/ephemera: $619 median
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Prizes & Awards2

Praemium Imperiale
Winner 1993
Goslarer Kaiserring
Winner 1982
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Publications10

Monograph 1

Max Bill: Die grafischen Reihen Author
Hatje Cantz · 1995

Exhibition Catalog 8

The Square's Heart
Hatje Cantz · 2024
Sculpture on the Move 1946-2016
Hatje Cantz · 2016
Max Bill Author
Hatje Cantz · 2008
Swiss Made. Präzision und Wahnsinn: Positionen der Schweizer Kunst von Hodler bis Hirschhorn
Hatje Cantz · 2007
Max Bill: Maler, Bildhauer, Architekt, Designer
Hatje Cantz · 2005
ArchiSculpture: Dialogues between Architecture and Sculpture from the 18th Century to the Present Day
Hatje Cantz · 2004
ArchiSkulptur: Dialoge zwischen Architektur und Plastik vom 18. Jahrhundert bis heute
Hatje Cantz · 2004
ulmer modelle - modelle nach ulm: Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm 1953-1968
Hatje Cantz · 2003

Survey 1

Dinge
Hatje Cantz · 1998
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News6

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La Svizzera celebra il grande artista Max Bill con una mostra a Chiasso
The m.a.x. museo in Chiasso, Switzerland, has opened a major monographic exhibition titled "Max Bill. La grammatica della bellezza" (The Grammar of Be…
exhibitionsJun 12, 2026
The Third Space
The article reports on a new exhibition at the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin dedicated to British Constructivist artist Marlow Moss (1889–1958). Moss, …
exhibitionsJun 4, 2026
Still in 'war mode': Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art reopens with exhibitions about conflict
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) has reopened with a weekly rotating post-ceasefire program called 'Art and War,' following weeks of bomb…
exhibitionsMay 14, 2026
At the Centre Pompidou-Metz, 100 Works to Understand the Double Face of François Morellet
The Centre Pompidou-Metz presents a centenary retrospective of French artist François Morellet (1926–2016), featuring 100 works that explore the dual …
exhibitionsMay 12, 2026
Waiting for the 2026 Venice Biennale, on Sky Arte Artbox tells the story of the Turin festival EXPOSED
The 24th episode of Sky Arte's program "Artbox" airs on May 5, 2026, coinciding with the official start of the Venice Biennale Arte 2026. The episode …
exhibitionsMay 3, 2026
Editorsʼ picks: 6 projects not to miss at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
Six notable projects at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 are highlighted, including presentations by Chicago-based galleries Document, Gray, moniquemeloche,…
exhibitionsNov 28, 2025
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Past Exhibitions2

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#7,947 Art in the Underbelly

Max Bill: Geometry and Colour

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11-15 Fye Bridge St, Norwich NR3 1LJ, UK

Jun 23, 2025 — Jun 28, 2025

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Max Bill Five Decades

Max Bill

16 Hanover Square, London W1S 1HT, United Kingdom

May 19, 2011 — Jul 30, 2011

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Art Fair Appearances18

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Art Basel — Basel
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2023
ART SG — Singapore
2023
The Armory Show — New York
2022
Art Basel — Basel
2021
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2021
Miart — Milan
2021
Art Basel — Basel
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2017
FIAC — Paris
2017
The Armory Show — New York
2017
Art Basel — Basel
2016
Miart — Milan
2016
Art Basel — Basel
2015
Miart — Milan
2015
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2014
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Recent Activity20

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Still in 'war mode': Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art reopens with exhibitions about conflict
May 14, 2026
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Au Centre Pompidou-Metz, 100 œuvres pour comprendre le double visage de François Morellet
May 12, 2026
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Aspettando la Biennale Arte 2026, su Sky Arte Artbox racconta il festival torinese EXPOSED
May 3, 2026
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Editorsʼ picks: 6 projects not to miss at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
Nov 28, 2025
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Exhibition
Max Bill: Geometry and Colour
Jun 23, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2025
Jun 19, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2023
Oct 18, 2023
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2023
Jun 12, 2023
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Art Fair
ART SG 2023
Jan 11, 2023
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2022
Sep 9, 2022
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2021
Dec 2, 2021
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2021
Sep 24, 2021
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Art Fair
Miart 2021
Sep 17, 2021
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Art Basel 2019
Jun 13, 2019
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Art Basel 2018
Jun 14, 2018
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FIAC 2017
Oct 19, 2017
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2017
Jun 15, 2017
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The Armory Show 2017
Mar 2, 2017
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Art Basel 2016
Jun 16, 2016
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Miart 2016
Apr 8, 2016
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