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Baumeister, Willi
(vl´ bou´mstr) (KEY) , 18891955, German artist. Influenced by primitive art and Miros surrealism, Baumeister created abstractions that contain mechanical and organic forms. In later works (e.g., Reddish Relief with Sand, 1950; Baumeister Coll., Stuttgart) he included ideographic signs in his compositions.