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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner by Thorsten Sadowsky
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Johannes Itten by Christoph Wagner
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When the State Bauhaus opened in Weimar in 1918, the Swiss artist and art theorist Johannes Itten (1888 - 1967) was one of the first teachers to be appointed by Walter Gropius. With his preliminary course, Itten had a considerable effect on the creative training in the Bauhaus; to this day his insights ...Show more
Koloman Moser by Elisabeth Leopold; Stefan Kutzengerber
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Admired by contemporaries as an artistic jack-of-all-trades, Koloman Moser (1868-1918) is regarded today as one of the most important representatives of the Viennese Secession art movement, alongside Gustav Klimt. As a graphic artist and designer, Moser was unparalleled in his artistic diversity, applyi ...Show more
Lyonel Feininger by Ulrich Luckhardt
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Elegant sailing ships, expansive seascapes, crystal - clear spread - out views of architecture - with his unique pictorial language and range of subjects Lyonel Feininger became one of the most important artists of Classic Modernism, whose works remain very popular to this day. It was in Paris that Lyon ...Show more
László Moholy-Nagy by Hans-Michael Koetzle
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L szl Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) was a painter, photographer, Bauhaus teacher, and founder of the New Bauhaus and the School of Design in Chicago--one of the most important artistic figures of the twentieth century. As one of the first artists to work across such a wide range of media--including painting, ...Show more
Willem de Kooning by Corinna Thierolf
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In 1926, a young Willem de Kooning (1904-97) travelled from the Netherlands to the United States on a British freighter, hiding in the machine room without papers. The young art student eked out a living painting houses, signs, and facades before he was able to eventually dedicate himself entirely to pa ...Show more
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