Alfred Cubin (1877 - 1959)
1877-04-10Litoměřice, Czech Republic1959-08-20Wernstein am Inn, AustriaAustria
Alfred Cubin
Alfred Kubin was an outstanding Austrian engraver, illustrator and writer, and a prominent representative of the Symbolic and Expressionist trends in the visual arts in the first half of the 20th century. Alfred Kubin's works are full of phantasmagoric and grotesque depictions of dreams, motifs of desolation and fear.Date and place of birt: | 10 april 1877, Litoměřice, Czech Republic |
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Date and place of death: | 20 august 1959, Wernstein am Inn, Austria |
Nationality: | Austria |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter, Writer |
Art school / group: | Prague Secession, The Blue Rider |
Genre: | Animalistic, Mythological painting |
Art style: | Expressionism, Symbolism |