Johannes Itten

(Swiss, 1888–1967)

Johannes Itten was a Swiss painter and important teacher at the Bauhaus in Weimar. A believer in mysticism, Itten developed comprehensive color theories which drew on both science and emotion, as evinced in his book The Art of Color (1961). “He who wants to become a master of color must see, feel, and experience each individual color in its many endless combinations with all other colors,” he once explained. “Colors must have a mystical capacity for spiritual expression, without being tied to objects.” Born on November 11, 1888 in Südern-Linden, Switzerland, he was trained as an elementary school teacher as a teenager, where he became interesting in exploring the psychology of individual students. In 1916, while living in Vienna, he met Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus. Gropius invited the artist to become one of the Bauhaus’s earliest instructors alongside Lyonel Feininger in 1919. Itten left the Bauhaus in 1923, after consistently arguing with Gropius about the direction the school take. He went on to open his own school in Berlin, which continued to operate until it was closed by the Nazi regime in 1934. Because of his knowledge of design, he was appointed the director of a textile school in the city of Krefeld. Relocating to Switzerland in 1938, he spent his remaining years writing books and teaching design courses. Itten died on March 25, 1967 in Zürich, Switzerland. Today, the artist’s works are The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, among others.

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Porträt

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Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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weiblicher Akt mit Vögeln

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weiblicher Akt mit Vögeln

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Blumen mit Maske, 1947

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Blumen mit Maske, 1947

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Blutbuche im Gegenlicht, 1936

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Blutbuche im Gegenlicht, 1936

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 1966

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Ohne Titel, 1966

Sale Date: November 11, 2006

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Haus des weissen Mannes, pl. 4 (from..., 1921–1924

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Haus des weissen Mannes, pl. 4 (from..., 1921–1924

Sale Date: November 5, 2006

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Spruch, pl. 3 (from Bauhaus-Drucke Neue..., 1921

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Spruch, pl. 3 (from Bauhaus-Drucke Neue..., 1921

Sale Date: October 27, 2006

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: October 12, 2006

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Johannes Itten (portfolio of 10 w/title pg...., 1919

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Johannes Itten (portfolio of 10 w/title pg...., 1919

Sale Date: June 15, 2006

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Waldrandblumen, pl. 2 (from Johannes Itten:..., 1919

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Waldrandblumen, pl. 2 (from Johannes Itten:..., 1919

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Waldrandblumen, pl. 2 (from Johannes Itten..., 1919

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Waldrandblumen, pl. 2 (from Johannes Itten..., 1919

Sale Date: May 27, 2006

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Haus des weißen Mannes, 1922

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Haus des weißen Mannes, 1922

Sale Date: May 27, 2006

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Tanzende

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Sale Date: April 27, 2006

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Der barmherzige Samariter (+ another pencil..., 1919

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Der barmherzige Samariter (+ another pencil..., 1919

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Die...

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Sale Date: March 23, 2006

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Komposition, 1961

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Komposition, 1961

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Haus des weissen Mannes, 1920

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Haus des weissen Mannes, 1920

Sale Date: December 3, 2005

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Spruch von O.Z. Hamisch - Gruss und Heil den , 1921

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Spruch von O.Z. Hamisch - Gruss und Heil den , 1921

Sale Date: December 3, 2005

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Johannes Itten (portfolio of 10 w/cover..., 1919

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Johannes Itten (portfolio of 10 w/cover..., 1919

Sale Date: December 5, 2005

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Komposition, 1962

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Komposition, 1962

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1966

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Ohne Titel, 1966

Sale Date: November 12, 2005

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Waldrandblumen, pl. 2 (from Johannes Itten:..., 1919

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Waldrandblumen, pl. 2 (from Johannes Itten:..., 1919

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Die Kontraste

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Die Kontraste

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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