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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Untitled (Many Moons), c. 1961
100% wool-pile rug
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 23, 2014 · Lot 129
$7,500≈ £4,503≈ €5,461Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
50 jaar bauhaus, 1968
Print (other) · Paper
59,5x84 cm
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Dec 14, 2013 · Lot 576
€144≈ $198≈ £121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100–200View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
Untitled (Composition), C. 1970
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 29/85
sight 19 1/4 x 19in
Bonhams · Jun 23, 2013 · Lot 7133
$400≈ £260≈ €306Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Bonhams ↗
50 jaar bauhaus tentoonstelling stedelijk museum amsterdam, 1968
Print (other) · Paper
59,5x84 cm
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jun 8, 2013 · Lot 240
€144≈ $191≈ £123Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100–200View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
50 Jahre bauhaus Ausstellung Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, 1968
Print (other) · Paper
59,5x84 cm
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jun 8, 2013 · Lot 241
€120≈ $159≈ £102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100–200View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
Wall Sculpture with Two Holes, 1937
Sculpture
14¾ h x 20½ w x 3 d in (37 x 52 x 8 cm)
Wright · Apr 25, 2013 · Lot 120
$6,875≈ £4,446≈ €5,256Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Der Selbstauslöser, 1928
Gouache · Paper
39,3 × 58,8 cm
Grisebach · Jun 1, 2012 · Lot 394
€61,000≈ $75,164≈ £49,104Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
Wall Sculpture with Two Holes
Sculpture
14¾ h x 21½ w in (37 x 55 cm)
Wright · Sep 15, 2011 · Lot 176
$2,875≈ £1,819≈ €2,084Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
untitled (study for the Bauhaus exhibition), c. 1968
Drawing · Paper
9 h x 6¼ w in (23 x 16 cm)
Wright · Apr 28, 2011 · Lot 150
$10,000≈ £6,008≈ €6,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
50 Jahre bauhaus Ausstellung Stuttgart, 1968
Print (other) · Paper
42x59 cm
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Dec 11, 2010 · Lot 295
€120≈ $159≈ £100Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €90–150View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗

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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