8 Monochromes IV
1965
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lithograph (stone) in two reds on Copperplate Deluxe paper
Dimensions
sheet: 50.8 x 50.8 cm (20 x 20 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.224.5
Art Historical Context
**8 Monochromes IV** a striking 1965 lithograph by Herbert Bayer, the visionary Austrian-American artist and designer pivotal to the Bauhaus movement Printed in two nuanced reds on luxurious Copperplate Deluxe paper, square 20 x 20-inch work (sheet size) exemplifies Bayer's lifelong fascination with color, form, and perception. As part of a portfolio series, it invites viewers into the subtle world of monochromy, where variations in a single hue create depth and illusion. Bayer, who studied and taught at the Bauhaus under Walter Gropius before emigrating to the U.S., mastered lithography on s...