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Plumen

4 parts 1 The artwork2 In context3 Artist and museum4 Look closely

Naam Klas Datum
Johannes Itten, Plumen (1957). Reproduceerd ter referentie; alle rechten voorbehouden aan de auteursrechthebbende.

De feiten

Kunstenaar
Johannes Itten wahooart.com/nl/artists/johannes-itten_nl/
Geboortedatum en -overlijden kunstenaar
1888 – 1967
Geschilderd
1957
Beweging
Abstract Expressionism Large canvases where the act of painting itself — the drip, the sweep — is the subject.

In context

Plumen — Johannes Itten

Wanneer is dit geschilderd?

  1. 1880
  2. 1890
  3. 1900
  4. 1910
  5. 1920
  6. 1930
  7. 1940
  8. 1950
  9. 1960

Shaded: het leven van Johannes Itten (1888–1967) ▲ dit werk, 1957

Vergelijkbare werken

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Kleurenpalet

Gemeten op basis van de afbeelding

    Hoofdkleur

    Black #170d11

    Gecatalogiseerd palet

    • #170D11
    • #4C6A6A
    • #1E285E
    • #48262F
    Naam hoofdkleur
    Black
    Intensiteit
    Monochromatic De mate van verzadiging en variatie in de kleuren, variërend van een enkele ingetogen tint tot vele heldere kleuren.
    Contrast
    Serene De mate waarin de kleuren in helderheid en verzadiging variëren over het gehele kunstwerk.
    Harmonie
    Discordant Palette De mate waarin de kleuren samensmelten, van contrasterend tot volledig harmonieus.
    Helderheid
    Deep_shadow Hoe licht of donker het beeld in zijn geheel oogt, van diepe schaduw tot helder hoogtepunt.
    Verzadiging
    Subtle Color Hoe puur en krachtig de kleuren zijn, van bijna grijs tot volledig levendig.

    Kunstenaar en museum

    Plumen — Johannes Itten

    Kunstenaar

    Johannes Itten

    Born in Südern Linden, Zwitserland

    Johannes Itten: A Pioneer of Color and Form

    Johannes Itten, born in 1888 in the tranquil Swiss village of Südern-Linden, was more than just a painter; he was a visionary educator who fundamentally reshaped the landscape of modern art instruction. His journey began not within the hallowed halls of traditional art academies, but as an elementary school teacher—a formative experience that instilled in him a deep understanding of learning processes and the blossoming of creative potential. Itten’s early pedagogical explorations, inspired by Friedrich Fröbel's groundbreaking kindergarten concepts, emphasized intuitive development over rigid instruction, a philosophy he would carry throughout his career. Though briefly attempting formal training at Geneva’s École des Beaux-Arts, he found its methods stifling, returning to Bern where studies with Ernst Schneider proved pivotal. Schneider championed collective critique over individual assessment, nurturing creative impulses rather than suppressing them—a radical approach that became central to Itten's own teaching methodology. Influences from Eugène Gilliard, who explored abstract forms, and Adolf Hölzel, who utilized basic shapes as the foundation for artistic creation, further shaped his evolving aesthetic.

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    Online beschikbaar

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    wahooart.com/nl/art/download/johannes-itten-plumen-D2S6JQ-en/

    Bronvermelding voor dit kunstwerk

    MLA
    Itten, Johannes. Plumen. 1957, https://wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-plumen-D2S6JQ-en/
    APA
    Itten, Johannes (1957). Plumen [Painting]. https://wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-plumen-D2S6JQ-en/
    Chicago
    Johannes Itten. Plumen. 1957. https://wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-plumen-D2S6JQ-en/
    Harvard
    Itten, Johannes (1957) Plumen. Available at: https://wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-plumen-D2S6JQ-en/

    Look closely

    Plumen — Johannes Itten

    Look closely

    Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

    1. What catches your eye first, and why?
    2. Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
    3. Our catalogue files this work under: abstract circles, color field art, geometric abstraction. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
    4. Look back at Education is revelation that affects the individual. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, The Education of the Human Race, 1780. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man (1966), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
    5. Abstract Expressionism: Large canvases where the act of painting itself — the drip, the sweep — is the subject. Where can you see that in this work?

    Your response

    Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.