Apollo
1922
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 40.9 × 30.8 cm (16 1/8 × 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Accession Number
2012.92.162
Art Historical Context
Willi Baumeister's *Apollo* (1922) is a striking lithograph on wove, measuring 40.9 × 30.8 cm, now housed in the National Gallery of Art as a gift from Ruth Cole Kainen. Created during the vibrant Weimar Republic era in Germany, this print captures Baumeister's early modernist experimentation. A pioneering figure in abstract art, Baumeister drew fromism and Constructivism, blending geometric forms with allusions to ancient mythology—the god Apollo evoking ideals of harmony, light, and creativity. Lithography, Baumeister's chosen medium, allowed for precise tonal gradations and fluid lines on ...