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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Johannes Itten (482 results)

Urs der Schuster, 1922–1922

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Urs der Schuster, 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 7, 2003

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Komposition

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Sale Date: June 26, 2003

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Kind mit Schulbuch, 1922–1922

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Kind mit Schulbuch, 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 19, 2003

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Mann, pl.6, 1919–1919

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Mann, pl.6, 1919–1919

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Urs der Schuster, 1922–1922

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Urs der Schuster, 1922–1922

Sale Date: May 9, 2003

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Linienrhythmus, pl.10, 1919–1919

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Linienrhythmus, pl.10, 1919–1919

Sale Date: April 26, 2003

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Journal de Johannes Itten, 1930–1930

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Journal de Johannes Itten, 1930–1930

Sale Date: April 4, 2003

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Annettchen in der Haseldorfer, 1987–1987

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Annettchen in der Haseldorfer, 1987–1987

Sale Date: March 28, 2003

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Komposition mit Quadraten und Rechtecken, 1966–1966

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Komposition mit Quadraten und Rechtecken, 1966–1966

Sale Date: March 28, 2003

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Kristall, 1952–1952

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Kristall, 1952–1952

Sale Date: December 4, 2002

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Komposition, 1923–1923

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Komposition, 1923–1923

Sale Date: December 4, 2002

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Johannes Itten. 10 Originallithographien, 1919–1919

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Johannes Itten. 10 Originallithographien, 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 4, 2002

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Johannes Itten, 1920–1925

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Johannes Itten, 1920–1925

Sale Date: November 30, 2002

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Johannes Itten - 10 Lithographien, 1919–1919

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Johannes Itten - 10 Lithographien, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 15, 2002

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Haus des weissen Mannes, 1921–1921

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Haus des weissen Mannes, 1921–1921

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Gruss und Heil in der Herzen, 1921–1921

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Gruss und Heil in der Herzen, 1921–1921

Sale Date: September 18, 2002

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Urs, der Schuster von Weimar, 1922–1922

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Urs, der Schuster von Weimar, 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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Hahn

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Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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Kamelien, 1931–1931

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Kamelien, 1931–1931

Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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Im Theater

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Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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Grosse Komposition, 1962–1962

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Grosse Komposition, 1962–1962

Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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Liegendes Mädchen, 1918–1918

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Liegendes Mädchen, 1918–1918

Sale Date: June 15, 2002

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Paprika, 1933–1933

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Paprika, 1933–1933

Sale Date: June 15, 2002

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Spruch, pl.3, 1921–1921

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Spruch, pl.3, 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 8, 2002

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