Wols
German · 1913–1951 · Painter, Printmaker
Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime, he is… (Wikipedia)
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Ville arabe – Ville promenade N° IIKornfeld · CHF 180,000≈ $182,250≈ £136,231≈ €155,371Sign up to see
Ohne Titel (Figure étoilée d´yeux)Grisebach · €87,500≈ $97,895≈ £67,668Sign up to see
CompositionLempertz · €71,120≈ $82,784≈ £61,472Sign up to see
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Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime, he is considered a pioneer of lyrical abstraction, one of the most influential artists of the Tachisme movement. He is the author of a book on art theory entitled Aphorismes de Wols.
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abstract art
Also known as Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, Alfred Otto Wolfgang Wols, (Schultze), d.i. Wolfgang Schulze, Otto Alfred Wolfgang Schültze-Battmann, Otto Alfred Wolfgang Schulze, Otto Wols, Q553952, Schulze, Alfred Otto Wolfgang, and 4 other name forms
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