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

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

Max Bill (2,248 results)
Tischuhr, 1958

Max Bill

Tischuhr, 1958

Sale Date: December 4, 2006

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Ulmer Hocker, 1954

Max Bill, Hans Gugelot and Paul Hildinger

Ulmer Hocker, 1954

Sale Date: December 4, 2006

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Komposition mit Quadraten diagonal, 1969

Max Bill

Komposition mit Quadraten diagonal, 1969

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Farb-Achteck, 1967

Max Bill

Farb-Achteck, 1967

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Abstrakte Komposition, 1974

Max Bill

Abstrakte Komposition, 1974

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Excentrum IV, 1969

Max Bill

Excentrum IV, 1969

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Zerstrahlung von Blau, 1972–1974

Max Bill

Zerstrahlung von Blau, 1972–1974

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Ulmer Hocker, 1954

Max Bill, Hans Gugelot and Paul Hildinger

Ulmer Hocker, 1954

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Höhensonne IV-5 Sun, 1951

Max Bill

Höhensonne IV-5 Sun, 1951

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Dreirund-tisch niedrig, 1949

Max Bill

Dreirund-tisch niedrig, 1949

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Dreibenstuhl, 1949

Max Bill

Dreibenstuhl, 1949

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Dreibeinstuhl, 1949

Max Bill

Dreibeinstuhl, 1949

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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16 constellations (portfolio of 16 w/justif.), 1974

Max Bill

16 constellations (portfolio of 16 w/justif.), 1974

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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Geometrical construction I, 1970

Max Bill

Geometrical construction I, 1970

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Geometrical construction II, 1970

Max Bill

Geometrical construction II, 1970

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Uberkreu Zung, 1968

Max Bill

Uberkreu Zung, 1968

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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16 Constellations (portfolio of 16 w/colophon), 1974

Max Bill

16 Constellations (portfolio of 16 w/colophon), 1974

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 1978

Max Bill

Ohne Titel, 1978

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Transcoloration aus Blau zu Gelb, 1972–1973

Max Bill

Transcoloration aus Blau zu Gelb, 1972–1973

Sale Date: December 5, 2006

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Vier quantengleiche Varationen - aus..., 1988–1989

Max Bill

Vier quantengleiche Varationen - aus..., 1988–1989

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Vier gleiche Gruppen, vier Weisse Felder, 1970

Max Bill

Vier gleiche Gruppen, vier Weisse Felder, 1970

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Ulmer-stool, 1954

Max Bill, Hans Gugelot and Paul Hildinger

Ulmer-stool, 1954

Sale Date: November 14, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 1972

Max Bill

Ohne Titel, 1972

Sale Date: November 9, 2006

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Geometrische Komposition, 1970

Max Bill

Geometrische Komposition, 1970

Sale Date: November 9, 2006

Auction Closed

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