Alfred Kubin

(Austrian, 1877–1959)

Alfred Kubin was a Bohemian printmaker and illustrator who became an important figure of both the Symbolist and Expressionist movements. His inventive black-and-white drawings often featured fantastical or morbid elements, and depicted supernatural creatures and sexual violence. Born on April 10, 1877 in Leitmeritz, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), Kubin had an emotionally unstable childhood, attempting suicide and suffering a nervous breakdown before the age of 20. Upon moving to Munich in 1899, he was introduced to the works of Francisco de Goya and Max Klinger, the latter having a particularly profound impact on Kubin. He began producing nightmarish ink-and-wash drawings, and briefly became affiliated with the Russian artist émigré group, the Der Blaue Reiter, which included Wassily Kandinsky and Marianne Werefkin. Kubin was perhaps best known for illustrating the German editions of books by Edgar Allan Poe and Fyodor Dostoevsky. During rise of Nazism in Germany, his work was considered degenerate; he retreated into solitude and lived in a castle in Zwickledt, Upper Austria. He was awarded the City of Vienna Prize for Visual Arts in 1950, and died at his home on August 20, 1959.

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Francisco Goya, Paul Klee, Max Klinger, Franz Marc, Edvard Munch

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Alfred Kubin (3,171 results)
Jupiter, 1935

Alfred Kubin

Jupiter, 1935

Sale Date: November 12, 2019

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Mehrarmige Ungeheuer (from sketchbook)

Alfred Kubin

Mehrarmige Ungeheuer (from sketchbook)

Sale Date: October 10, 2019

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K. K. Kürassier 1848

Alfred Kubin

K. K. Kürassier 1848

Sale Date: October 10, 2019

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DER KARDINAL (THE CARDINAL), 1913

Alfred Kubin

DER KARDINAL (THE CARDINAL), 1913

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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MADONNA MIT KIND (MADONNA AND CHILD), 1950

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MADONNA MIT KIND (MADONNA AND CHILD), 1950

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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DER VERLORENE KOPF (THE LOST HEAD), 1935

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DER VERLORENE KOPF (THE LOST HEAD), 1935

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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SIESTA, 1905

Alfred Kubin

SIESTA, 1905

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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KOPF EINES KRANKEN (HEAD OF SICK MAN), 1921

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KOPF EINES KRANKEN (HEAD OF SICK MAN), 1921

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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MÖRSER (MORTAR), 1914

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MÖRSER (MORTAR), 1914

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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AUF DEM LANDE (IN THE COUNTRYSIDE), 1921

Alfred Kubin

AUF DEM LANDE (IN THE COUNTRYSIDE), 1921

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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KANALMÜNDUNG II (CANAL TERMINUS II), 1911

Alfred Kubin

KANALMÜNDUNG II (CANAL TERMINUS II), 1911

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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AUTHENTISCHE ANSICHT VON PERLE, DER HAUPT-..., 1909

Alfred Kubin

AUTHENTISCHE ANSICHT VON PERLE, DER HAUPT-..., 1909

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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VOGEL IM WALDE (BIRD IN A FOREST), 1905

Alfred Kubin

VOGEL IM WALDE (BIRD IN A FOREST), 1905

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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KAMELHENGST (BULL CAMEL), 1923

Alfred Kubin

KAMELHENGST (BULL CAMEL), 1923

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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DER LEBENSBAUM (THE TREE OF LIFE), 1910

Alfred Kubin

DER LEBENSBAUM (THE TREE OF LIFE), 1910

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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WALPURGISNACHT (TANZ) (WALPURGIS NIGHT..., 1923

Alfred Kubin

WALPURGISNACHT (TANZ) (WALPURGIS NIGHT..., 1923

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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PARKKASINO (PARK CASINO), 1913

Alfred Kubin

PARKKASINO (PARK CASINO), 1913

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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DES MENSCHEN SCHICKSAL III (THE FATE OF..., 1902

Alfred Kubin

DES MENSCHEN SCHICKSAL III (THE FATE OF..., 1902

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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DIE TODESSTUNDE (THE HOUR OF DEATH), 1900

Alfred Kubin

DIE TODESSTUNDE (THE HOUR OF DEATH), 1900

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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DIE PEST (THE PLAGUE), 1903

Alfred Kubin

DIE PEST (THE PLAGUE), 1903

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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NACH DER SCHLACHT (AFTER THE BATTLE), 1902

Alfred Kubin

NACH DER SCHLACHT (AFTER THE BATTLE), 1902

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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Frau und Kind im Spiel

Alfred Kubin

Frau und Kind im Spiel

Sale Date: September 23, 2019

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Die Chronik, 1940

Alfred Kubin

Die Chronik, 1940

Sale Date: August 20, 2019

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Der kranke Hund

Alfred Kubin

Der kranke Hund

Sale Date: August 20, 2019

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