Willi Baumeister
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Selected Works259

Museum Acquisitions

33 Institutions
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Previous Sales 95

Christie's
Eidos landschaftlich
Eidos landschaftlich, 1939
€88,900 ($98k USD)
Apr 2026
Christie's
Athleten
Athleten, 1933
£19,050 ($25k USD)
Mar 2026
Sotheby's
Flächenspannung (Plane tension)
Flächenspannung (Plane tension) , 1920
€65,000 ($91k USD)
Jun 2025
Sotheby's
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
€143,987 ($144k USD)
May 2025
Sotheby's
Allegro
Allegro, 1951
€300,000 ($330k USD)
Nov 2023
Sotheby's
Figurenmauer (Figurative Wall)
Figurenmauer (Figurative Wall), 1945
€35,000 ($39k USD)
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
Reliefbild 6-farbig (Relief Painting 6-coloured)
Reliefbild 6-farbig (Relief Painting 6-coloured) , 1952
€35,000 ($49k USD)
Sep 2022
Sotheby's
Schwebende Formen (Floating Forms)
Schwebende Formen (Floating Forms), 1938
€32,000 ($44k USD)
Sep 2022
Sotheby's
Flächenspannung
Flächenspannung , 1925
€100,000 ($139k USD)
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Metamorphose
Metamorphose , 1952
€55,000 ($76k USD)
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Epischer Fries
Epischer Fries , 1953
€40,000 ($55k USD)
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
ARU 12
ARU 12 , 1955
€32,000 ($44k USD)
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Liegender weiblicher Akt (Reclining Female Nude)
Liegender weiblicher Akt (Reclining Female Nude)
Bought In
Apr 2022
Christie's
Blaue Figurenhalde (Blue Figure Jumble)
Blaue Figurenhalde (Blue Figure Jumble), 1947
£50,000 ($66k USD)
Jun 2018
Christie's
Lyrik mit weißen Formen (Gelb-Orange) (Poetry with White Forms (Yellow-Orange))
Lyrik mit weißen Formen (Gelb-Orange) (Poetry with White Forms (Yellow-Orange)), 1949
£50,000 ($66k USD)
Jun 2016
Christie's
Eule III
Eule III, 1950
€61,500 ($68k USD)
Dec 2015
Christie's
Allegorische Figuren
Allegorische Figuren, 1913
£15,000 ($20k USD)
Jun 2015
Christie's
Abraxas
Abraxas, 1947
£30,000 ($40k USD)
Jun 2015
Christie's
Lyric on blue and green background
Lyric on blue and green background
€63,900 ($70k USD)
Jun 2015
Christie's
Kammzugfiguren in Dialog
Kammzugfiguren in Dialog, 1948
€4,375 ($5k USD)
Dec 2014
Christie's
Violett mit gelbem Pendel (Arab III auf Violett)
Violett mit gelbem Pendel (Arab III auf Violett), 1950
£91,250 ($120k USD)
Jun 2012
Christie's
Auf Gelb
Auf Gelb
€51,400 ($57k USD)
Nov 2011
Christie's
Bild T 21
Bild T 21, 1922
$72,000
Nov 2006
Christie's
Eidos mit weißer Sandfläche
Eidos mit weißer Sandfläche
£170,400 ($225k USD)
Jun 2006
Christie's
Badende am See
Badende am See
£11,400 ($15k USD)
Apr 2005

For Sale 3

Sebastian Fath Contemporary · Artsy
Helle Bewegungen mit rotem Horizont
Helle Bewegungen mit rotem Horizont , 1947
Price on request
Oil and mixed media on pavatex
Galerie & Kunsthandel Draheim · Artsy
Zwei Figuren
Zwei Figuren, 1919
For sale
Lithographie
Ludorff · Artsy
Mit rotem Kreis
Mit rotem Kreis, 1951
€360,000
Oil and synthetic resin on Masonite
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Market1,206 auction results

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$4.9K – $410K
37 of 59 paintings lots with prices
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$85.9K
Object-type specific
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$54.7K
37 priced paintings lots
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Dec 2025 · $180K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Paintings: $54.7K medianWorks on paper: $23.6K medianEditioned prints: $1.6K medianUnclassified lots: $3.1K medianBooks/portfolios: $1.1K medianPosters/ephemera: $915 median
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Sotheby'sNagel AuktionenHauswedell & NolteKetterer KunstGalerie Bassenge
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Publications8

Catalogue Raisonné 2

Willi Baumeister - Werkkatalog der Druckgraphik: die Publikation erscheint am 31. August 2005 zum 50. Todestag des K unstlers
Hatje Cantz
Willi Baumeister: Werkkatalog der Gemälde
Hatje Cantz

Monograph 2

Willi Baumeister
Hatje Cantz · 2002
Willi Baumeister Zeichnungen
Hatje Cantz · 1995

Exhibition Catalog 3

Verlagert. Die Kunst in Bewegung / Relocated. Art on the Move
Hatje Cantz · 2026
Willi Baumeister: Gilgamesch
Hatje Cantz · 2010
Willi Baumeister Author
Hatje Cantz · 2005

Group Catalog 1

Zwei Weltalter: Eiszeitkunst und die Bildwelt Willi Baumeisters
Hatje Cantz · 2005
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions2

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#6,723 14-1 Galerie

Willi Baumeister: Gilgamesch

Willi Baumeister

Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 30-32, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany

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#6,686 Deck Galerie für aktuelle Kunst

Willi Baumeister: Gilgamesch

Willi Baumeister

Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 30-32, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany

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Art Fair Appearances3

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2025
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2024
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2022
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Recent Activity7

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Exhibition
Willi Baumeister: Gilgamesch
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Exhibition
Willi Baumeister: Gilgamesch
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2025
Mar 15, 2025
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2024
Mar 9, 2024
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2022
Jun 25, 2022
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Willi Baumeister dies
Jan 1, 1955
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Willi Baumeister born
Jan 1, 1889
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