Max Bill, Doubling, 1969, Chrome-plated Multiple

Max Bill – Doublement, 1969, Chrome-Plated Brass, Edition 71/200, Editions Denise René, Paris Max Bill (Winterthur 1908 – Berlin 1994) · Doublement 1969 · Chrome-Plated Brass · Edition 71/200 · Editions Denise René, Paris · 26.7 × 31.4 × 28.8 cm

A multiple sculpture in chrome-plated brass, entitled Doublement, designed by Max Bill in 1969 and published by Editions Denise René, Paris. Edition 71/200. Dimensions: 26.7 × 31.4 × 28.8 cm. Incised on one of the bars: Max Bill Doublement Edition D.R. 1969 71/200. With certificate of authenticity.

Doublement — a construction of interlocking diagonal bars in chrome-plated brass which, through their double crossing, generate a three-dimensional form of apparent complexity concealing rigorous mathematical logic — is one of Max Bill's most characteristic multiple works: sculpture as the plastic demonstration of a mathematical principle, here the doubling of an angle, made sensible through material and space. The chrome reflects the surrounding environment in its polished surfaces, multiplying viewpoints and drawing the viewer into the work — a property that Max Bill, deeply influenced by the Bauhaus tradition and by the sculpture of Naum Gabo, exploited with consummate mastery.

The Editions Denise René gallery in Paris — founded in 1944 by Denise René, the first European gallery entirely dedicated to geometric and kinetic abstract art — published this multiple in 1969, in the context of the great wave of art editions of the 1960s–1970s aimed at making original works accessible to a broader collector public. The Denise René edition of Doublement is today documented in the world's greatest museum collections.

Max Bill (Winterthur, 22 December 1908 – Berlin, 9 December 1994), Swiss architect, sculptor, painter, graphic artist and theorist, studied under Josef Albers, Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky at the Bauhaus in Dessau (1927–1929). Co-founder and first rector of the Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm (1953–1957), he was one of the most influential intellectual figures in 20th-century design and concrete art. His work is held in more than 70 museum collections worldwide, including: Yale University Art Gallery · Guggenheim Museum Bilbao · Kunstmuseum Basel · Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris · Sprengel Museum Hannover · Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg · Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt.

• Dimensions: 26.7 × 31.4 × 28.8 cm
• Material: chrome-plated brass
• Edition: 71/200 · Editions Denise René, Paris, 1969
• Inscription: Max Bill Doublement Edition D.R. 1969 71/200 (incised)
• Public collections: Yale University Art Gallery · Guggenheim Museum Bilbao · Kunstmuseum Basel · Fondation Cartier, Paris · Sprengel Museum Hannover

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