Muche in the Bauhaus summer of 1923: the youngest master at the Bauhaus (active 1920–1927) created the design for the HAUS AM HORN in Weimar, the Bauhaus’s first realized architectural project, and thus became a key figure in the first major Bauhaus exhibition. The model house was regarded as a prototype for modern, functional living. Muche’s concept was characterized by functional simplicity, clear geometry, and the aspiration to unite craftsmanship, art, and technology. In the same year, Muche also created graphic works such as our still life AUF DEM TISCH, which demonstrates the influence of modern interior design.

In the 1930s, Muche made a marked shift away from the abstract art of his Bauhaus period toward a magical-realist and, at times, surreal figurative style.