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Oskar Schlemmer's artistic work is closely linked to the Bauhaus institution. From 1921 onwards, first in Weimar and then in Dessau from 1925 to 1932, he found opportunities to experiment with new artistic ideas. One of his important contributions to Bauhaus art was his ability to combine various artistic disciplines in his vision of comprehensive, 'total' art. He was himself a painter, wall designer, sculptor, draughtsman, graphic artist, stage designer and teacher. He was particularly interested in the representation of the human figure and its relationship to space. From the mid-1920s onwards, especially from 1929 to 1932, Schlemmer created increasingly complex figure and spatial compositions.

With the painting 'Group of Twelve with Interior' from 1930, the Von der Heydt Museum owns an important example from this series of works. The composition of the painting features a unique arrangement in which the posture, position, turn and movement of the figures appear to be significant in relation to the space. Schlemmer's geometric formal language shows references to constructivism. In line with constructivist tendencies of the time, he formulated a new image of humanity through which he expressed his metaphysical worldview.