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)

Konvolut: Vier Lithografien, 1932

Alfred Kubin

Konvolut: Vier Lithografien, 1932

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Der wald von Augustowo (The forest of..., 1915

Alfred Kubin

Der wald von Augustowo (The forest of..., 1915

Sale Date: February 4, 2015

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Episode, 1914–1915

Alfred Kubin

Episode, 1914–1915

Sale Date: February 4, 2015

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Das geheimnis von Marie Rogets tod (The..., 1910

Alfred Kubin

Das geheimnis von Marie Rogets tod (The..., 1910

Sale Date: February 4, 2015

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Abenteuer eines Kaisers

Alfred Kubin

Abenteuer eines Kaisers

Sale Date: February 6, 2015

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Jäger und Wilderer

Alfred Kubin

Jäger und Wilderer

Sale Date: February 6, 2015

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Schwabing Nachtbild

Alfred Kubin

Schwabing Nachtbild

Sale Date: February 3, 2015

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Rauhnacht (portfolio of 13, w/title..., 1924–1925

Alfred Kubin

Rauhnacht (portfolio of 13, w/title..., 1924–1925

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Die Vertriebenen, 1950

Alfred Kubin

Die Vertriebenen, 1950

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Drachen auf einem Felsen, 1947

Alfred Kubin

Drachen auf einem Felsen, 1947

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Geldbriefträger, 1932

Alfred Kubin

Geldbriefträger, 1932

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Traumland I und II (portfolio of 24), 1922

Alfred Kubin

Traumland I und II (portfolio of 24), 1922

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Der künstliche Jungbrunnen, 1952

Alfred Kubin

Der künstliche Jungbrunnen, 1952

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Das müde Pferd (dbl-sided sketch)

Alfred Kubin

Das müde Pferd (dbl-sided sketch)

Sale Date: December 17, 2014

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Fremdenführer, 1945–1949

Alfred Kubin

Fremdenführer, 1945–1949

Sale Date: December 17, 2014

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General zu Pferd

Alfred Kubin

General zu Pferd

Sale Date: December 4, 2014

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Sankt Christophorus, 1922

Alfred Kubin

Sankt Christophorus, 1922

Sale Date: December 4, 2014

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Schneewittchen, 1923

Alfred Kubin

Schneewittchen, 1923

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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Papst Leo XIII, 1919

Alfred Kubin

Papst Leo XIII, 1919

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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14 Bätter: Aus Traumland I/II und 10..., 1918–1922

Alfred Kubin

14 Bätter: Aus Traumland I/II und 10..., 1918–1922

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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44 Blätter: Verschiedene Motive (44..., 1912–1944

Alfred Kubin

44 Blätter: Verschiedene Motive (44..., 1912–1944

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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Der Adler, 1903

Alfred Kubin

Der Adler, 1903

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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Tigerjagd

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Sale Date: December 4, 2014

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Das Opferlamm

Alfred Kubin

Das Opferlamm

Sale Date: November 25, 2014

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