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

Alfred Kubin (3,171 results)

Kopffüßler (Nautilus) auf Meeresgrund, 1930

Alfred Kubin

Kopffüßler (Nautilus) auf Meeresgrund, 1930

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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Die Webermappe, 1903

Alfred Kubin

Die Webermappe, 1903

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Kranke Kuh

Alfred Kubin

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Blocksbergszene

Alfred Kubin

Blocksbergszene

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Johannes und Salome, 1949

Alfred Kubin

Johannes und Salome, 1949

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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Zu Poe Du hast's getan, 1920

Alfred Kubin

Zu Poe Du hast's getan, 1920

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Dorfplatz

Alfred Kubin

Sale Date: November 17, 2015

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Der Hinterhalt, 1922

Alfred Kubin

Der Hinterhalt, 1922

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Der Dachshund am Frühstückstisch, 1949

Alfred Kubin

Der Dachshund am Frühstückstisch, 1949

Sale Date: November 11, 2015

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Der steinerne Fisch, 1920

Alfred Kubin

Der steinerne Fisch, 1920

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Am Rande des Lebens (portfolio of 20)

Alfred Kubin

Am Rande des Lebens (portfolio of 20)

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Ein neuer Totentanz (portfolio of 24), 1947

Alfred Kubin

Ein neuer Totentanz (portfolio of 24), 1947

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Die Judenbuche (Annette von Droste-Hülshoff)

Alfred Kubin

Die Judenbuche (Annette von Droste-Hülshoff)

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Freiheitsdrang (from Ali der Schimmelhengst)

Alfred Kubin

Freiheitsdrang (from Ali der Schimmelhengst)

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Der Glücksfisch 1955 IKG, 1955

Alfred Kubin

Der Glücksfisch 1955 IKG, 1955

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Ein sanfter Tod, 1940

Alfred Kubin

Ein sanfter Tod, 1940

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Überschwemmung, 1927

Alfred Kubin

Überschwemmung, 1927

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Pierrot und Harlekin, 1924

Alfred Kubin

Pierrot und Harlekin, 1924

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Darf ich Ihnen den grossen Tschudi vorstellen?...

Alfred Kubin

Darf ich Ihnen den grossen Tschudi vorstellen?...

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Rauhnacht

Alfred Kubin

Sale Date: October 24, 2015

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Ohne Titel (Sterbebettszene)

Alfred Kubin

Ohne Titel (Sterbebettszene)

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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Chimäre, 1939

Alfred Kubin

Chimäre, 1939

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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Der Vampyr, 1930

Alfred Kubin

Der Vampyr, 1930

Sale Date: September 22, 2015

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DER TOD IM APFELBAUM

Alfred Kubin

DER TOD IM APFELBAUM

Sale Date: July 1, 2015

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