Umbo’s work is defined by its bauhaus sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Mystery of the Street
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

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Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

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Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

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Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Circus Performers (Artisten)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Circus Performers’ Rehearsal (Artistenprobe)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Bauhaus-Band Seen from Above (Bauhaus Kapelle von oben)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

The Three Codonas in the Berlin Wintergarten (Die 3 Codonas im Berliner Wintergarten)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Oskar Schlemmer and Members of the "Junge Gruppe" of the Bauhaus Theatre Dessau
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Portrait of a Garçonne (Porträt einer Garçonne)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Bauhaus Theatre Sketch "Three Against One" (Bauhaus Sketch, Und die Polizei steht ganz ruhig dabei)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Portrait of Willis Bock (Porträt Willis Bock)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Shooting a Film with the Actress Hedi Schoop
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Wrigley Building by Night, Chicago (Wrigley Gebäude bei Nacht, Chicago)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Untitled (Tanja Sleeping)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Self-Portrait with a Nettel Deck-Rullo (Selbstporträt mit Nettel Deck-Rullo)
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Persian Cat ("The Beautiful Mimi")
Umbo (Otto Umbehr) German, 1902–1980

Shield (Rondache) with a Spiked Umbo
German

Murder, plate two from Death and Resurrection
Otto Dix German, 1891-1969

Evening on the Wijtschaete Plain (November 1917), from War
Otto Dix (German, 1891-1969) published by Verlag Karl Nierendorf/Galerie Nierendorf (German, founded 1920)