Rudolf Bauer (1889-1953) Bilder Aus Der Sturm - Zeit

Exhibition catalogue - Rudolf Bauer (1889-1953) Bilder Aus Der Sturm - Zeit, Galerie Gmurzynska-Bargera, Cologne, 1971. Staple-bound, unpaginated, 82 listed works of art, plates in black & white and color, cover has light scuffing and tanned spine edg, otherwise clean and bright, 9 1/4 by 6 3/4 inches. Rudolf Bauer (1889-9153) German-born painter involved in the avant-garde group Der Sturm in Berlin that included Wassily Kandinsky, Marc Chagall, Paul Klee, and Franz Marc. Bauer remained in Berlin in the 1920s and continued to make both abstract (Non-Objective) art, as well as figurative work to support himself. In 1927, Hilla Rebay, Bauer's friend and ex-lover, was working with Solomon R. Guggenheim and after showing Guggenheim the Non-Objective art by Bauer and Kandinsky, he decided to start a collection of their work. In 1937, he formed the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation for his collection, with Rebay as curator. In 1938, Bauer was arrested by the Nazis for his "degenerate" art. (The previous year Bauer’s work had been included in the infamous Degenerate Art show in Munich, organized by the Nazis). After several attempts and months, Guggenheim and Rebay helped gain Bauer's unconditional release in August 1938 and he emigrated to the United States in 1939. Shortly after Guggenheim's death in 1949 the trustees abandoned his original vision for the collection, Rebay was asked to step down as curator, and all Non-Objective collection was sent to storage. Payment by PayPal. Note: eBay no longer accepts paper payment - electronic only. Because eBay requires pre-calculation for postage, we no longer have the option of finding the least expensive shipping charge at the time of the sale - sorry for any inconvenience. Note: We make every effort to describe our offerings as thoroughly as possible. We are happy to answer questions, but caution bidders that all items are sold "as is", unless they are clearly not as described.