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

Paul Barthel (1862 - 1933)
Paul Barthel
1862 - 1933
Peter Goetz Pallman (1908 - 1966)
Peter Goetz Pallman
1908 - 1966
Albert Bredow (1828 - 1899)
Albert Bredow
1828 - 1899
Judith Samen (1970)
Judith Samen
1970
Alexandra Bircken (1967)
Alexandra Bircken
1967
Eduard Stellmacher (1868 - 1932)
Eduard Stellmacher
1868 - 1932
Matthäus Merian I (1593 - 1650)
Matthäus Merian I
1593 - 1650
Hugo Muhlig (1854 - 1929)
Hugo Muhlig
1854 - 1929
Gerhard Bochmann (1925)
Gerhard Bochmann
1925
Ferdinand Bernhard Höppe (1841 - 1922)
Ferdinand Bernhard Höppe
1841 - 1922
Fritz Kronenberg (1901 - 1960)
Fritz Kronenberg
1901 - 1960
Bernhard Blume (1937 - 2011)
Bernhard Blume
1937 - 2011
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht (1842 - 1921)
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht
1842 - 1921
Erich Kuithan (1875 - 1917)
Erich Kuithan
1875 - 1917
Joseph Wenglein (1845 - 1919)
Joseph Wenglein
1845 - 1919
Albrecht Altdorfer (1480 - 1538)
Albrecht Altdorfer
1480 - 1538

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Albrecht Schnider (1958)
Albrecht Schnider
1958
Ernest Tino Trova (1927 - 2009)
Ernest Tino Trova
1927 - 2009
Abdul Latiff Mohidin (1941)
Abdul Latiff Mohidin
1941
Dietz Edzard (1893 - 1963)
Dietz Edzard
1893 - 1963
Georg Meistermann (1911 - 1990)
Georg Meistermann
1911 - 1990
Evie Sydney Hone (1894 - 1955)
Evie Sydney Hone
1894 - 1955
El Lissitzky (1890 - 1941)
El Lissitzky
1890 - 1941
Bruno Gironcoli (1936 - 2010)
Bruno Gironcoli
1936 - 2010
Francisco Corzas (1936 - 1983)
Francisco Corzas
1936 - 1983
Vladimir Kokolia (1956)
Vladimir Kokolia
1956
Louis Cane (1943)
Louis Cane
1943
Maurice Utrillo (1883 - 1955)
Maurice Utrillo
1883 - 1955
Andre Sornay (1902 - 2000)
Andre Sornay
1902 - 2000
Herbert Bayer (1900 - 1985)
Herbert Bayer
1900 - 1985
Valery Vladimirovich Androsov (1939)
Valery Vladimirovich Androsov
1939
Willy Habl (1888 - 1964)
Willy Habl
1888 - 1964
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