Willi Baumeister

After his studies in his hometown of Stuttgart Baumeister frequently travelled to study in Paris, Amsterdam and London. After World War I, he worked in many European capitals, and in 1927 he has taught typography and fabric printing at the Frankfurt School of Applied Arts. In 1933 Baumeister lost his professorship due to political reasons and his works were shown in the exhibition "Degenerate Art". He was allowed to exhibit furthermore up to 1941, but then received an employment ban.

After World War II, he was able to teach and participate in numerous national and international exhibitions. Baumeister is considered one of the most important German Expressionists and Cubists. He was married to the painter Margaret Oehm.