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)

OHNE TITEL

Johannes Itten

Sale Date: November 29, 2016

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Abstrakte Komposition

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Abstrakte Komposition

Sale Date: November 11, 2016

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Low table, 1930–1939

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Low table, 1930–1939

Sale Date: June 15, 2016

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Vom roten zum blauen Punkt, 1965

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Vom roten zum blauen Punkt, 1965

Sale Date: May 30, 2016

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Geometric composition, 1958

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Geometric composition, 1958

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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Spruch, 1921

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Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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Weiblicher Halbakt, 1917–1918

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Weiblicher Halbakt, 1917–1918

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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Bl. 7 aus: Johannes Itten. 10..., 1919

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Bl. 7 aus: Johannes Itten. 10..., 1919

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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DAS BUNTE DORF, 1955

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DAS BUNTE DORF, 1955

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Komposition, 1965

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Komposition, 1965

Sale Date: November 5, 2015

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Abstrakte Komposition mit kristallinen Formen

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Abstrakte Komposition mit kristallinen Formen

Sale Date: October 30, 2015

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Abstrakte Komposition, 1076

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Abstrakte Komposition, 1076

Sale Date: June 18, 2015

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Glashaus, 1954

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Glashaus, 1954

Sale Date: June 2, 2015

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An Pfingsten, 1943

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An Pfingsten, 1943

Sale Date: January 27, 2015

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Grosse Komposition, 1962

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Grosse Komposition, 1962

Sale Date: November 21, 2014

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Bauhaus School Table, 1930

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Bauhaus School Table, 1930

Sale Date: November 25, 2014

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Ohne Titel (Geometrische Komposition), 1966

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Ohne Titel (Geometrische Komposition), 1966

Sale Date: September 27, 2014

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Ohne Titel

Johannes Itten

Sale Date: September 19, 2014

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Landschaft Tirol, 1919

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Landschaft Tirol, 1919

Sale Date: May 31, 2014

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Selbstportrait, 1911

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Selbstportrait, 1911

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Landschaft mit Baum, 1912

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Landschaft mit Baum, 1912

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Abstrakte Figur, 1962

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Abstrakte Figur, 1962

Sale Date: December 13, 2013

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Untitled, 1956

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Untitled, 1956

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Johannes Itten - Frau Agathe und allen..., 1919

Johannes Itten

Johannes Itten - Frau Agathe und allen..., 1919

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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