Kinderbild

1921/1922

not on display
Johannes Itten1888 Süderen-Linden – 1967 Zürich
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The painting was created during Itten's work at the Bauhaus; the rich symbolism surrounding his son Matthias (b. 12.6.1920), inspired by the esoteric Mazdaznan movement, among others, is broken down in 'Der Hang zum Gesamtkunstwerk' (exh. cat. Zurich 1983). Sources of inspiration include Runge's 'Die kleine Perthes' (Weimar, Kunstsammlungen) and the watercolour 'Auserwählter Knabe' (1918.115) by Paul Klee; several sketches in the Kunsthaus and Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart.
Also known as
Portrait of a Child
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
image: 110 x 90 cm
Inventory number
1964/0006
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, 1964