“Bewegte Vertikalen Auf Blau, 1953” (“Moving Vertical on Blue”) was created by Willi Baumeister, an exceptional German “nonrepresentationalist.” This abstraction is filled with unstructured black forms, intense colors and high energy. Initially inspired by Impressionism and Cubism, Baumeister (1889 – 1955) became famous worldwide for wall-like relief structures embellished with Cubist forms created from a mixture of sand, putty and paint. Banned as a “degenerate artist” during the Third Reich, Baumeister wrote and studied art during this period. With a remarkable range of figurative works and abstractions, Baumeister is respected as one of Germany’s most influential modern artists.

Also known as silk screening, serigraphy is a process by which multiple layers of ink are manually pressed through fine screens, resulting in an art print that resembles a painting on paper.