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)
Senza titolo, 1948, 1948

Johannes Itten

Senza titolo, 1948, 1948

Sale Date: November 24, 2020

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MANN, 1919

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MANN, 1919

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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Bandförmiges Zeichen, 1967

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Bandförmiges Zeichen, 1967

Sale Date: September 15, 2020

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Sonnenblumen, 1936

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Sonnenblumen, 1936

Sale Date: September 15, 2020

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Senza titolo

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Senza titolo

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

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Aktstudien, 1929

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Aktstudien, 1929

Sale Date: July 10, 2020

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Kleine abstrakte Zeichnung von Itten auf der...

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Kleine abstrakte Zeichnung von Itten auf der...

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Studie zu Perlmuttermädchen, 1931

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Studie zu Perlmuttermädchen, 1931

Sale Date: November 30, 2019

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Untitled, 1962

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Untitled, 1962

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Nude studies

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Nude studies

Sale Date: November 8, 2019

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"Alpenveilchen", 1935

Sale Date: June 1, 2019

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"Gruss und Heil den Herzen ...", 1921–1922

Sale Date: June 1, 2019

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Komposition

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Komposition

Sale Date: June 1, 2019

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Quadrate in Bewegung, 1958

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Quadrate in Bewegung, 1958

Sale Date: June 29, 2019

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Geometrische Flächenstudie, drei Farbgitter, 1930

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Geometrische Flächenstudie, drei Farbgitter, 1930

Sale Date: June 1, 2019

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Ein Teppichentwurf, zwei Farbgitter, 1930

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Ein Teppichentwurf, zwei Farbgitter, 1930

Sale Date: June 1, 2019

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Eine Farbstudie mit Grundfarben, drei..., 1930

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Eine Farbstudie mit Grundfarben, drei..., 1930

Sale Date: June 1, 2019

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"Kubistischer Kopf (Ida Kerkovius)", 1915

Sale Date: May 30, 2019

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Komposition (Blatt der Mappe

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Komposition (Blatt der Mappe "10..., 1919

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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Tagebuch, 1930

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Tagebuch, 1930

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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Blau-Rotes Rechteck

Follower of Johannes Itten

Blau-Rotes Rechteck

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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Collage, 1964

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Collage, 1964

Sale Date: December 8, 2018

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Simultanes Leuchten, 1964

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Simultanes Leuchten, 1964

Sale Date: June 30, 2018

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Frau Agathe und allen meinen Schülern gewidmet, 1919

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Frau Agathe und allen meinen Schülern gewidmet, 1919

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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