Abstract Design (Dessau, 1928)

Date1928

Credit LineGift of Eva Weininger

Dimensions16 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (41.3 x 24.7 x 3.2 cm)

Object number2000.010.025

Label TextAbstract Design, executed at the Bauhaus in Dessau in 1928, employs De Stijl grid lines enclosing areas of primary color. Weininger plays upon the aesthetic principles, however, by adding red circles and by reversing the conventional relationship between white ground and black grid. He also adds white to the blue and yellow squares, creating modulated, rather than flat expanses of color. Balance is achieved through the De Stijl principle of "dynamic equilibrium" in which unequal elements are placed to create an asymmetrical, yet harmonious relationship.
Exhibition HistoryAndor Weininger: Beyond the Bauhaus, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 16 - July 1, 2002
Published ReferencesMCCM Newsletter, March - May 2002.

ProvenanceEx coll. Andor Weininger (1899-1986), New York, New York. Thence by descent.

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