Herbert Bayer

Austrian · 1900–1985 · Painter, Printmaker

Herbert Bayer was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect. He served as a… (Wikipedia)

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Der SelbstauslöserGrisebach · Jun 2012€61,000≈ $75,164≈ £49,104Sign up to see
(Austrian 1900-1985)Bonhams · Apr 2006$71,250≈ £39,452≈ €56,832Sign up to see
Messages Through AtmospherePhillips · Nov 2024$63,500≈ £50,130≈ €60,121Sign up to see

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Chromatic Accumulation, 1971
Acrylic · Paper
19 h x 14¾ w in (48 x 37 cm)
Wright · Mar 12, 2020 · Lot 167
$3,750≈ £2,957≈ €3,336Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
Gesunde Haut mit Vasenol, 1935
Print (other) · Paper
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Feb 1, 2020 · Lot 765
€1,800≈ $1,989≈ £1,515Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–1,000View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
"Chromatic Circles" tapestry, commissioned for the ARCO offices, Los Angeles, circa 1967
Wool pile
107 x 101 3/4 in. (271.8 x 258.4 cm)
Phillips · Dec 17, 2019 · Lot 100
$8,125≈ £6,169≈ €7,279Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
Self-portrait, 1932
Photograph
34 x 24cm
Van Ham · Nov 8, 2019 · Lot 106
€3,999≈ $4,413≈ £3,445Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Van Ham ↗
Brown Squares and Standing Curve
image 18 x 21 1/2in. (45.7 x 54.6cm); sheet 22 1/2 x 30 1/2in (57.2 x 77.5cm)
Bonhams · Oct 27, 2019 · Lot 166
$2,805≈ £2,184≈ €2,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Portfolio of 14 prints, 1965
Lithograph · Paper
16½ h x 22 w in (42 x 56 cm)
Wright · Jul 18, 2019 · Lot 373
$1,250≈ £1,001≈ €1,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
50 Jahre Bauhaus Ausstellung Stuttgart, 1968
Print (other) · Paper
42x59,5 cm
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jun 29, 2019 · Lot 1034
€108≈ $123≈ £97Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €80–180View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar Juli – Sept. 1923, 1923
Lithograph
15 × 10,1 cm
Grisebach · May 30, 2019 · Lot 337
€4,375≈ $4,871≈ £3,858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
bauhaus“ – Studie für das Plakat zur Ausstellung des Württembergischen Kunstvereins, Stuttgart, 1968
Gouache
33,6 × 23,7 cm
Grisebach · May 30, 2019 · Lot 460
€10,000≈ $11,134≈ £8,818Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
Yellow (Chromatic) Center, 1970
Acrylic · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 17, 2019 · Lot 179
$9,375≈ £7,251≈ €8,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

Also offered, result not published (18)

Lots by Herbert Bayer that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Herbert Bayer signature

49 catalogued lots by Herbert Bayer record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (72% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right13
lower left3
in the margin2

Form

signed28
signed and dated16
signed in pencil5

Signed and dated "bayer 1959" lower right — Moon and Structure, Phillips, Nov 20, 2024
Signed and dated "herbert bayer 42" lower right; signed, titled and dated "herbert bayer 1942 MESSAGES THROUGH ATMOSPHERE" on the stretcher — Messages Through Atmosphere, Phillips, Nov 20, 2024
Signed and dated on the lower right: Bayer 45 — Butterfly between mountains, im Kinsky, Apr 5, 2022

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About Herbert Bayer

Herbert Bayer was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect. He served as a design consultant to and then Chairman of the Department of Design at the Container Corporation of America. He helped design the campus of The Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado, where his earthwork Grass Mound (1955) is located. He was also instrumental in the development of the Atlantic Richfield Company's corporate art collection until his death in 1985.

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