Johannes Itten

Swiss · 1888–1967 · Painter, Printmaker

Johannes Itten was a Swiss expressionist painter, designer, teacher, writer and theorist associated with the Bauhaus school. Together with German-American painter Lyonel… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Johannes Itten, Kubistischer Kopf (Ida Kerkovius), 1915, Kohle und Grafit auf bräunlichem PapierKubistischer Kopf (Ida Kerkovius)Grisebach · €28,750≈ $32,010≈ £25,351Sign up to see
  2. Johannes Itten, Johannes Itten. 10 Originallithographien, 1919, LithographJohannes Itten. 10 OriginallithographienKetterer Kunst · €8,925≈ $10,502≈ £6,045Sign up to see
  3. Johannes Itten, Stehende weibliche Figur, 1919, Black chalkStehende weibliche FigurKornfeld · CHF 9,000≈ $9,976≈ £7,888≈ €9,220Sign up to see

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Johannes Itten was a Swiss expressionist painter, designer, teacher, writer and theorist associated with the Bauhaus school. Together with German-American painter Lyonel Feininger and German sculptor Gerhard Marcks, under the direction of German architect Walter Gropius, Itten was part of the core of the Weimar Bauhaus.

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Born 1888, WachseldornDied 1967, ZurichOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q123138 ↗ULAN 500029154 ↗

Expressionism

Also known as Johannes van Itten

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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