Artist: Kurt Seligmann (1900 - 1962)
Nationality: Swiss-American
Movement: Surrealism
Media: Painting, Printmaking, Design
Influences:

Biography:
Kurt Seligmann was born in Switzerland, eventually becoming an American citizen. He lived in Paris form 1929 to 1938 where he became a member of the Surrealist movement. In 1939, he moved to the United States and settled in NewYork City. There, he made sets for ballet and other dance performances. Seligmann also wrote a book about one of his other interests, the occult and titled it The Mirror of Magic.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Seligmann, New Year"s Greeting with Painter"s Studio, 1941
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Seligmann, New Year"s Greeting with Surrealist Figure, 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Schwitters, Merz 8, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Schwitters, Composition with head in left profile, 1921
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Multiple Artists, Genius ([Munich]: Kurt Wolff, 1920), vol. 2, 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Workshop of Bernardo Cavallino (Italian, Neapolitan, 1616-1654)Oil on canvas; 50 1/4
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Kurt Tuch, illustration in the book Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist (Berlin: Julius Bard, [ca. 1920]), 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Max Kaus, Kopf, plate at p. 309 in the book, Genius ([Munich]: Kurt Wolff, 1920), vol. 2, 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Erich Heckel, M‰dchenkopf, plate at p. 115 in the book, Genius ([Munich]: Kurt Wolff, 1920), vol. 2, 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Frans Masereel, Business-man, plate at p. 159 in the book, Genius ([Munich]: Kurt Wolff, 1920), vol. 2, 1920
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
AndrČ Rouveyre, Kopf, plate at p. 321 in the book, Genius ([Munich]: Kurt Wolff, 1920), vol. 2, 1920

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Kurt Seligmann Online
Seligmann, Kurt
Kurt Seligmann, Artist and Magician
Untitled - Kurt Seligmann
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Kurt Seligmann - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [AskART.com]
Kurt Seligmann Exhibit - ArtAreas.com
Kurt Seligmann / Untitled / 1952
Kurt Seligmann / Heraldry / 1934

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