An overhead view organised by paths

From the Radio Tower, Berlin looks down towards a circular feature and branching routes beneath a dark horizontal structure. Small repeated marks fill the lighter ground. The steep viewpoint changes the familiar setting into an arrangement of arcs, straight lines and contrasting areas.

Planes passing across the central circle

Abstract Z VII sets pale, dark and coloured geometric areas within a yellow-toned field. Transparent-looking overlaps and narrow edges suggest several layers without describing a recognisable room. The circle provides one clear focus within the surrounding vertical and diagonal divisions.

Long bars against a pale ground

Yellow Cross crosses two narrow yellow forms outlined in dark colour, with smaller blue, grey and red planes behind them. Large empty areas keep the parts distinct. Compare this open spacing with the denser overlaps and large central circle of Abstract Z VII.

Related artists and collections

Compare geometric colour in Theo van Doesburg, clear divisions in Piet Mondrian and open arrangements in Rudolf Bauer. Further geometric abstracts develops the lines and planes, while architecture prints offers other ways of seeing strong patterns within built and observed spaces.

Read more in our guide to Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Bauhaus.