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)
Untitled: Geometrical abstract, 1972–1972

Max Bill

Untitled: Geometrical abstract, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 4, 1997

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Strahlung aus Lila, 1972–1975

Max Bill

Strahlung aus Lila, 1972–1975

Sale Date: October 31, 1997

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Komposition mit senkrechten Streifen, 1972–1972

Max Bill

Komposition mit senkrechten Streifen, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Konkrete Komposition, 1990–1990

Max Bill

Konkrete Komposition, 1990–1990

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Komposition mit weissem Achteck, 1972–1972

Max Bill

Komposition mit weissem Achteck, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Konkrete Komposition mit Hellgrün und..., 1994–1994

Max Bill

Konkrete Komposition mit Hellgrün und..., 1994–1994

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Plakat der Edition Bischofberger, 1970–1970

Max Bill

Plakat der Edition Bischofberger, 1970–1970

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Konkrete Komposition, 1971–1971

Max Bill

Konkrete Komposition, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Komposition mit vier Dreiecken, 1966–1966

Max Bill

Komposition mit vier Dreiecken, 1966–1966

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Acht Transcolorationen, 1986–1986

Max Bill

Acht Transcolorationen, 1986–1986

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Konkrete Komposition mit Orange und..., 1994–1994

Max Bill

Konkrete Komposition mit Orange und..., 1994–1994

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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7 twins, 1977–1977

Max Bill

7 twins, 1977–1977

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Transkoloration aus

Max Bill

Transkoloration aus "Graphische Reihen", 1986–1986

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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Geometrie, 1988–1988

Max Bill

Geometrie, 1988–1988

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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Komposition in vier gleichen Farbmengen, 1976

Max Bill

Komposition in vier gleichen Farbmengen, 1976

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Komposition in vier gleichen Farbmengen, 1976

Max Bill

Komposition in vier gleichen Farbmengen, 1976

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

Auction Closed

Seven twins, 1977

Max Bill

Seven twins, 1977

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Sixteen constellations, 1974

Max Bill

Sixteen constellations, 1974

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Quadrate, 1972

Max Bill

Quadrate, 1972

Sale Date: June 12, 1997

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Komposition, 1990

Max Bill

Komposition, 1990

Sale Date: June 12, 1997

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Komposition, 1969

Max Bill

Komposition, 1969

Sale Date: June 12, 1997

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Sixteen constellations, XXe siècle, 1974

Max Bill

Sixteen constellations, XXe siècle, 1974

Sale Date: June 12, 1997

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Komposition, 1983

Max Bill

Komposition, 1983

Sale Date: June 12, 1997

Auction Closed

Einheit aus drei gleichen Volumen, 1977

Max Bill

Einheit aus drei gleichen Volumen, 1977

Sale Date: June 12, 1997

Auction Closed

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