Josef Albers (1888 - 1976) - photo 1

Josef Albers

Josef Albers was a German-born artist and educator. The first living artist to be given a solo shows at MoMA and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he taught at the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College, headed Yale University's department of design, and is considered one of the most influential teachers of the visual arts in the twentieth century.

As an artist, Albers worked in several disciplines, including photography, typography, murals and printmaking. He is best known for his work as an abstract painter and a theorist. His book Interaction of Color was published in 1963.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:19 march 1888, Bottrop, Germany
Date and place of death:25 march 1976, New Haven, USA
Nationality:Germany, USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Designer, Educator, Painter, Poet
Art school / group:American Abstract Artists, Bauhaus
Genre:Still life
Art style:Abstract art, Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Modern art, Post War Art, Constructivism

Creators Germany

Hans Vincenz (1900 - 1976)
Hans Vincenz
1900 - 1976
Eduard Hildebrandt (1818 - 1868)
Eduard Hildebrandt
1818 - 1868
Hans Rottenhammer (1564 - 1624)
Hans Rottenhammer
1564 - 1624
Walter Heimig (1881 - 1955)
Walter Heimig
1881 - 1955
Claudia Rogge (1986)
Claudia Rogge
1986
Christopher Bechtler (1782 - 1843)
Christopher Bechtler
1782 - 1843
Julia Wolfthorn (1864 - 1944)
Julia Wolfthorn
1864 - 1944
Ludwig Dill (1848 - 1940)
Ludwig Dill
1848 - 1940
Robert Schmidt-Hamburg (1885 - 1963)
Robert Schmidt-Hamburg
1885 - 1963
Paul Paeschke (1875 - 1943)
Paul Paeschke
1875 - 1943
Georg Hänel (1879 - 1945)
Georg Hänel
1879 - 1945
Ernst Hermanns (1914 - 2000)
Ernst Hermanns
1914 - 2000
Norbert Prangenberg (1949 - 2012)
Norbert Prangenberg
1949 - 2012
Dietrich Lusici (1942)
Dietrich Lusici
1942
Stefan Kürten (1963)
Stefan Kürten
1963
Richard L. Lauchert (1823 - 1868)
Richard L. Lauchert
1823 - 1868

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Alfred Schweitzer (1882 - 1960)
Alfred Schweitzer
1882 - 1960
Pegi Nicol MacLeod (1904 - 1949)
Pegi Nicol MacLeod
1904 - 1949
Erika Kiffl (1939)
Erika Kiffl
1939
Emile Lahner (1893 - 1980)
Emile Lahner
1893 - 1980
Martinas Jankus (1970)
Martinas Jankus
1970
Karl Springer (1931 - 1991)
Karl Springer
1931 - 1991
Rudolf Gönner (1872 - 1926)
Rudolf Gönner
1872 - 1926
Viacheslav Stefanovich Garin (1891 - 1957)
Viacheslav Stefanovich Garin
1891 - 1957
Harald Giersing (1881 - 1927)
Harald Giersing
1881 - 1927
Werner Persy (1924 - 2017)
Werner Persy
1924 - 2017
William Ratcliffe (1870 - 1955)
William Ratcliffe
1870 - 1955
Hermann Dienz (1891 - 1980)
Hermann Dienz
1891 - 1980
Paul McCarthy (1945)
Paul McCarthy
1945
Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894 - 1963)
Aldous Leonard Huxley
1894 - 1963
Herbert Boeckl (1894 - 1966)
Herbert Boeckl
1894 - 1966
Gerardo Chavez (1937)
Gerardo Chavez
1937
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