Max Bill

(Swiss, 1908–1994)

Max Bill was a Swiss artist and designer who founded the Concrete Art movement. His interpretations of Constructivism through painting and sculpture, integrated the study of both geometry and mathematics into his art practice. “I am of the opinion that it is possible to develop an art largely on the basis of mathematical thinking,” Bill once reflected. Born on December 22, 1908 in Winterthur, Switzerland he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich from 1924–1927, then with Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee at the Bauhaus school in Dessau for the next two years. Later the co-founder of the Ulm School of Arts and Crafts, he served as the head of architecture and product design there during the 1950s, and later as part of the Swiss Parliament from 1967 to 1971. Bill died on December 9, 1994 in Berlin at the age of 85.Today, he is perhaps best remembered today for his chronoscopes (wrist watches) which are manufactured by the Junghans company in Germany. His works are also held in the collections of a number of institutions, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

Related Categories

Bauhaus, Furniture, Impressionist and Modern Art

Related Artists

Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Le Corbusier, Oskar Schlemmer

Max Bill Artworks

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Max Bill (2,248 results)
Transcoloration in five squares (portfolio..., 1974

Max Bill

Transcoloration in five squares (portfolio..., 1974

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Four similar quanta variations - from..., 1988–1989

Max Bill

Four similar quanta variations - from..., 1988–1989

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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8 (2 4/4) = 8 (portfolio of 8 w/imprint and..., 1974

Max Bill

8 (2 4/4) = 8 (portfolio of 8 w/imprint and..., 1974

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Konstruktion um das thema 3: 4: 5, 1980

Max Bill

Konstruktion um das thema 3: 4: 5, 1980

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Milde zonen, 1959–1969

Max Bill

Milde zonen, 1959–1969

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Farbstift-Studien, 1977

Max Bill

Farbstift-Studien, 1977

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Einheit aus drei gleichen zylindern, 1966

Max Bill

Einheit aus drei gleichen zylindern, 1966

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Vier weisse felder, 1969

Max Bill

Vier weisse felder, 1969

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Stabilisierter kern, 1962

Max Bill

Stabilisierter kern, 1962

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Strahlung zu gelb, 1972

Max Bill

Strahlung zu gelb, 1972

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Konzentration von elementarfarben, 1965

Max Bill

Konzentration von elementarfarben, 1965

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Paar Ulmer-Hocker, 1954

Max Bill, Hans Gugelot and Paul Hildinger

Paar Ulmer-Hocker, 1954

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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Quadratrundtisch-Eßtisch, 1949

Max Bill

Quadratrundtisch-Eßtisch, 1949

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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Höhensonne IV-5-Sun, 1951

Max Bill

Höhensonne IV-5-Sun, 1951

Sale Date: November 10, 2008

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Quadratrundtisch, 1949

Max Bill

Quadratrundtisch, 1949

Sale Date: November 10, 2008

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Konstruktion aus drei gleichen Prismen..., 1975

Max Bill

Konstruktion aus drei gleichen Prismen..., 1975

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Sechseckfläche mit vollem Kreisumfang,..., 1953

Max Bill

Sechseckfläche mit vollem Kreisumfang,..., 1953

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Geometrische Komposition, 1980

Max Bill

Geometrische Komposition, 1980

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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3-8 Eck

Max Bill

3-8 Eck

Sale Date: November 19, 2008

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Verwanderte Ecken des weissen Quadrates, 1962–1969

Max Bill

Verwanderte Ecken des weissen Quadrates, 1962–1969

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Einheit aus drei gleichen Zylindern, 1966

Max Bill

Einheit aus drei gleichen Zylindern, 1966

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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3 - 8 eck, 1989

Max Bill

3 - 8 eck, 1989

Sale Date: October 31, 2008

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Ohne Titel, 1971

Max Bill

Ohne Titel, 1971

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Olympia, 1970

Max Bill

Olympia, 1970

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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