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Johannes Itten
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Swiss painter and art educator (1888-1967)
OverviewAI-generated
Johannes Itten was a Swiss painter, writer, architect and draftsperson, born on 11 November 1888. He studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart under Adolf Hölzel, worked in Weimar, Berlin, Amsterdam and Zurich, and was employed at the Bauhaus. Associated with the Expressionism movement and the Mazdaznan religion, he taught students including Josef Albers and Lou Scheper-Berkenkamp.
Itten's works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Art, and he published 48 written works. He died on 25 March 1967 in Zurich.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1888
- Died
- 1967
- Works
- 48
Top works
- Suisse, Itten
- Tagebuch von Johannes Itten; beiträge zu einem kontrapunkt der bildenden kunst
- Johannes Itten, Werke und Schriften
- Volkskunst aus Jugoslawien
- Asiatische Kunst
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1888-11-11 ) 11 November 1888, Südern-Linden , Switzerland
- Died
- 25 March 1967 (1967-03-25) (aged 78), Zürich , Switzerland
- Education
- Academy of Arts, Stuttgart
- Known for
- Painting , Drawing , Color theory , Architecture
- Notable work
- Farbkreis (1961)
- Movement
- Expressionism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johannes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Wachseldorn
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Occupation
- graphic artist
- Employer
- Bauhaus
- Languages spoken
- Standard High German
- Religion
- Mazdaznan
- Student of
- Adolf Hölzel
- Field of work
- painting
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Image
- Johannes Itten (retuschiert).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Zurich
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- Commons category
- Johannes Itten
- date of birth
- 1888-01-01
- date of death
- 1967-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Johannes Itten
- has works in the collection
- Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
- archives at
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- name in native language
- Johannes Itten
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Spiez
Sources (11)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Johannes Itten, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Johannes Itten (11 November 1888 – 25 March 1967) was a Swiss expressionist painter, designer, teacher, writer and theorist associated with the Bauhaus (Staatliches 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.
Life and work
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