colorado mural

colorado mural

1948

Herbert Bayer, Colorado Mural, 1948. Oil paint on canvas; 95 x 117 3/4 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of the Estate of Herbert Bayer, 1986.1917

Bauhaus master Herbert Bayer championed a new direction in modern American art and design. He lived in Colorado for 28 years—some of the most productive and influential years of his career. When he left Colorado for California, he gave the Denver Art Museum the beginning of what would become the largest public collection of his work anywhere. The collection demonstrates the breadth of his work in all media and his lifetime commitment to the Bauhaus ideal of total design. In the 1940s, Bayer became fascinated by the inner structure of mountains, particularly the movements within the earth’s crust. This painting depicts an abstract vision of both the inside and outside of a mountain, including its snow-covered peak.
Artist
Herbert Bayer, American, 1900-1985
Born: Haag am Hausruck, Austria
Work Locations: Germany, New York, NY, Aspen, CO, California
Country
United States
Object
painting
Medium
Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
height: 95 in, 241.3000 cm; width: 117 3/4 in, 299.0850 cm
Inscription
signed and dated lower right corner.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Herbert Bayer
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Collection
Herbert Bayer Collection and Archive
Accession Number
1986.1917
Known Provenance
Collection of the Artist; by inheritance, Joella Bayer [1907-2004], CA; gift, Denver Art Museum, 1986.

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