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Danceress (The Gesture) by Oskar Schlemmer

Danceress (The Gesture)

Oskar Schlemmer · 1922

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Artist
Oskar Schlemmer
Date
1922
Location
Bavarian State Painting Collections
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THE ARTIST

Oskar Schlemmer

Oskar Schlemmer, a pivotal Bauhaus figure, transformed the human body into geometric forms, most famously in his groundbreaking Triadic Ballet.

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