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.

Alfred Kubin Artworks

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2 Bll.: Selbstmöderfriedhof - Pietà, 1923

Alfred Kubin

2 Bll.: Selbstmöderfriedhof - Pietà, 1923

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Der Mann im Baum, 1923

Alfred Kubin

Der Mann im Baum, 1923

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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erschossene Spionin (Mata Hari ?), 1933

Alfred Kubin

erschossene Spionin (Mata Hari ?), 1933

Sale Date: May 30, 2017

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Publikum

Alfred Kubin

Sale Date: May 30, 2017

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Hans von Weber Mappe, 1903

Alfred Kubin

Hans von Weber Mappe, 1903

Sale Date: May 29, 2017

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Der greise Freier von Frank Wedekind (bk w/6...

Alfred Kubin

Der greise Freier von Frank Wedekind (bk w/6...

Sale Date: May 12, 2017

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Stilzel (portfolio of 11), 1930

Alfred Kubin

Stilzel (portfolio of 11), 1930

Sale Date: May 12, 2017

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Die Entführung (preparatory study)

Alfred Kubin

Die Entführung (preparatory study)

Sale Date: May 12, 2017

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Der Selbstmörder

Alfred Kubin

Der Selbstmörder

Sale Date: May 12, 2017

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Fischer, 1925

Alfred Kubin

Fischer, 1925

Sale Date: May 9, 2017

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Der schwarze Ritter

Alfred Kubin

Der schwarze Ritter

Sale Date: May 9, 2017

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Caliban - Waldgespenst - Rübezahl II

Alfred Kubin

Caliban - Waldgespenst - Rübezahl II

Sale Date: May 13, 2017

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Die verlassene Stadt - Der Zauberer - Die Kinder

Alfred Kubin

Die verlassene Stadt - Der Zauberer - Die Kinder

Sale Date: May 13, 2017

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RITTER ROLAND ( SONG OF ROLAND)

Alfred Kubin

RITTER ROLAND ( SONG OF ROLAND)

Sale Date: April 23, 2017

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LANDSCAPE IN PROVENCE

Alfred Kubin

LANDSCAPE IN PROVENCE

Sale Date: April 8, 2017

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ZÁTIŠÍ S OVOCEM, 1950–1959

Alfred Kubin

ZÁTIŠÍ S OVOCEM, 1950–1959

Sale Date: March 19, 2017

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Mappe: Phantasien im Böhmerwald

Alfred Kubin

Mappe: Phantasien im Böhmerwald

Sale Date: March 1, 2017

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STERBENDER PAPST (DYING POPE), 1905–1906

Alfred Kubin

STERBENDER PAPST (DYING POPE), 1905–1906

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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DIE LÖWENJAGD (THE LION HUNT), 1922

Alfred Kubin

DIE LÖWENJAGD (THE LION HUNT), 1922

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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Kamelreiter, 1905

Alfred Kubin

Kamelreiter, 1905

Sale Date: March 3, 2017

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NOTZUCHT AN EINER MÄHRISCHEN BÄUERIN..., 1900

Alfred Kubin

NOTZUCHT AN EINER MÄHRISCHEN BÄUERIN..., 1900

Sale Date: February 16, 2017

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Forest spirits leave the destroyed forest, 1915–1920

Alfred Kubin

Forest spirits leave the destroyed forest, 1915–1920

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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5. Nacht 18. Jhdt. (a night of the..., 1913

Alfred Kubin

5. Nacht 18. Jhdt. (a night of the..., 1913

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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Kopffüßler (Nautilus) auf Meeresgrund, 1930

Alfred Kubin

Kopffüßler (Nautilus) auf Meeresgrund, 1930

Sale Date: December 6, 2016

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