''Bauhaus Stairway'', or in
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, ''Bauhaustreppe'', is an oil painting by German artist
Oskar Schlemmer, completed in 1932. It depicts the
Bauhaus school
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, a German art school that closed in 1933, due to the
Nazis' taking power. It is on display at the
Museum of Modern Art
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. The portrait depicts students ascending the stairs at the Bauhaus school, with all but one walking away from the viewer.
References
1932 paintings
Paintings by Oskar Schlemmer
Paintings in the Museum of Modern Art (New York City)
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