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)
Farbquanten, 1976–1976

Max Bill

Farbquanten, 1976–1976

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Komposition, 1968–1968

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Komposition, 1968–1968

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Farbkomposition, 1965–1965

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Farbkomposition, 1965–1965

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Farbkomposition, 1964–1964

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Farbkomposition, 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Komposition, 1968–1968

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Komposition, 1968–1968

Sale Date: April 28, 1999

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Komposition in Blau, Violett und Schwarz, 1967–1968

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Komposition in Blau, Violett und Schwarz, 1967–1968

Sale Date: April 17, 1999

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Quadritische Komposition in Gelb, Rot,..., 1968–1968

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Quadritische Komposition in Gelb, Rot,..., 1968–1968

Sale Date: April 17, 1999

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Komposition, 1973–1973

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Komposition, 1973–1973

Sale Date: March 26, 1999

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Max Bill

"zerstrahlung von rot", 1972–1974

Sale Date: March 23, 1999

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Drei Blumen, ein Kopf, 1930–1930

Max Bill

Drei Blumen, ein Kopf, 1930–1930

Sale Date: March 23, 1999

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Mädchen beim Frühstück, 1930–1930

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Mädchen beim Frühstück, 1930–1930

Sale Date: March 23, 1999

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"hexagonale fläche mit rechteckigen..., 1982–1982

Sale Date: March 23, 1999

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Gelbes Neuntel, 1959–1969

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Gelbes Neuntel, 1959–1969

Sale Date: December 10, 1998

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Ohne Titel, 1990–1990

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Ohne Titel, 1990–1990

Sale Date: December 5, 1998

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Ohne Titel, 1971–1971

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Ohne Titel, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 4, 1998

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Ohne Titel (Komposition mit 2 Dreiecken), 1973–1973

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Ohne Titel (Komposition mit 2 Dreiecken), 1973–1973

Sale Date: December 4, 1998

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"11 x 4:4", 1970–1970

Sale Date: December 4, 1998

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Vier integrierte Gruppen, 1962–1963

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Vier integrierte Gruppen, 1962–1963

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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Acht Gruppen in Rot und Grün, 1957–1958

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Acht Gruppen in Rot und Grün, 1957–1958

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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Komposition mit zwei gleichen Elementen , 1976–1976

Max Bill

Komposition mit zwei gleichen Elementen , 1976–1976

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Ohne Titel, 1972–1972

Max Bill

Ohne Titel, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 28, 1998

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Sixteen constellations

Max Bill

Sixteen constellations

Sale Date: November 20, 1998

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Sixteen constellations, 1974–1974

Max Bill

Sixteen constellations, 1974–1974

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Komposition, 1972–1972

Max Bill

Komposition, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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