Artist: Alfred Kubin (1877 - 1959)
Nationality: Austrian
Movement: Expressionism
Media: Illustration, Painting
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Biography:
Austrian artist, Alfred Kubin lived mostly in Upper Austria but also did a good deal of traveling. He lived a troubled early life, first attempting suicide on his mother’s grave in 1896 and then later suffering from a mental breakdown after the death of his fiancée. As a friend of Kandinsky, he participated in the 1912 Der Blaue Reiter exhibition but never joined the movement because of differing perceptions of art. He met Odilon Redon in 1905 and his work took on a morbid, nightmarish feel much like Redon’s. Perhaps because of his rocky childhood, Kubin’s work often dealt with the theme of death. He wrote a novel titled Die andere Seite (The Other Side) in 1909 and also illustrated many other books.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Alfred Kubin, Saturn, 1911
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Alfred Kubin, Auf der Fluch (Escape), 1920
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Alfred Kubin, In Memoriam Dostojewski, 1919
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Alfred Kubin, The Walk, 19th - 20th century
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Alfred Kubin, Death, 19th - 20th century
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Alfred Kubin, Im Keller, 19th - 20th century
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Alfred Kubin, Uhu (Owl) - Pl.25 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Lˆwe (Lion) - Pl.1 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Wˆlfe (Wolfs) - Pl.5 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Hy‰ne (Hyena) - Pl.6 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Caliban (Shakespeare Visionen), 19th - 20th century
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Alfred Kubin, Die Bl‰tter mit dem Tod (Berlin: Bruno Cassirer, 1918), 1918
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Alfred Kubin, Hollenbild (Picture of Hell), 19th - 20th century
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Alfred Kubin, Tiger (Tiger)- Pl.3 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Gorilla (Gorilla) - Pl.18 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Bison (Bison) - Pl.8 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Krocodile (Crocodiles) - Pl.27 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Kraken (Krake) - Pl.17 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Eisb‰r (Ice Bear) - Pl.20 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Schakale (Jackals) - Pl.21 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Walross (Walrus) - Pl.23 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Kadaver (Cadaver) - Pl.15 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Geier (Vulture) - Pl.30 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Lowin (Lioness) - Pl.2 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Leoparden (Leopards) - Pl.4 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Dachs (Badger) - Pl.7 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Adler (Eagle) - Pl.24 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Nashorn (Rhinoceros) - Pl.10 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Nilpferde (Hippopotamos) - Pl.11 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Elefant (Elephant) - Pl.12 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Mammuth (Mammoth)- Pl.13 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Strausse (Ostriches)- Pl.14 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Wildg‰nse (Wild Geese) - Pl.26 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Dornschwanz (Thorntailed Lizzard ) - Pl.28 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, B¸ffel (Buffalo) - Pl.9 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Grauer B‰r (Grizzly Bear) - Pl.19 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Riesenschlange (Giant Snake) - Pl.16 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Springfish (Jumping Fish) - Pl.29 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, Verwilderte Pferde (Wild Horses) - Pl.22 from the Portfolio Wild Aninmals, 1920
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Alfred Kubin, [An den Mond], third plate in the book Die Bl‰tter mit dem Tod (Berlin: Bruno Cassirer, 1918), 1918

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (9)
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Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta: Egon Schiele and Austrian Expressionists 1908-1925
However, while the previous initiative aimed at the globality of the Secession movement and its protagonists, in this case the preference was to focus attention on five im...
Australian Museum: GELAM NGZU KAZI - DUGONG MY SON: Limited Edition Linocuts by Torres Strait Islander Artists
Gelam, the dugong, is the primary totem of the people of Moa. The name of the exhibition is taken from the legend Gelam and his mother, Usar. The exhibition has been organized in association with The Australian Art Print Network, a publi...
Wilhelm-Hack-Museum: Der Blaue Reiter: The Freeing of Color
The exhibition has been curated by the Museums director, Dr. Richard Gassen and will show approximately 200 pieces by 13 artists. The outstanding quality of the exhibition lies in its unique conception as well as in the excellent collaboration ...
Albertina: EGON SCHIELE AND AUSTRIAN EXPRESSIONISM Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta, Milan
The exhibition shows a concentrated overview of key Expressionist positions: Alongside the main figure Egon Schiele, works of particular significance from...
Museen der Stadt Wien: Dreams 1900-2000: Art, Science and the Unconscious
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Haus der Kunst: GROTESQUE! 130 Years of Witty Art
GROTESQUE! 130 Years of Witty Art presents works possessing those characteristics attributed to the concept of the grotesque in Meyers Konversationslexikon (an influential encyclopaedia) in 1895: "The result of a humour which - apparently without ...
Horse Hospital: Unquiet Voices: English and American Visionary Art 1903 - 2003
Obsessively out of time, each artist inhabits a sole focus within the subterfuge of their own dialogue - Vonn Stropp sees pre-raphaelite psychedelia; each world we're privileged to partake of is one we may know - the Freudian nightmares of Laurie ...
Ketterer Kunst: The Moderne and Gegenwart to be First Autumn Auction
One of the highlights of the auction is a bronze sculpture. Gerhard Marcks’ Schäferin (Shepherdess) is the fourth of seven casts and documents the artist’s new ideas concerning patina. Marcks wrote in 1953: Previously there was too much patina. Bu...
Ketterer Kunst: Spring Auctions Begin With Modern Art on Paper in Hamburg
Nu pour Cleveland was made 14 years earlier. This signed engraving of 1932 by Henri Matisse is more than just an appreciation of femininity. It is estimated at DM 15,000 - 17,000. Another outstanding work of the auction is Marc Chagalls Piro...

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