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

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Kunstenaar: Johannes Itten wahooart.com/nl/artists/johannes-itten_nl/
Geboortedatum en -overlijden kunstenaar: 1888 – 1967
Geschilderd: 1966
Afmetingen origineel werk: 48 x 59 cm
Beweging: Abstract Art Abstraction built strictly from squares, circles and straight edges rather than free gesture.

Copyright Dit werk is nog auteursrechtelijk beschermd. Johannes Itten overleed in 1967; het auteursrecht blijft 70 jaar na het overlijden van de kunstenaar van kracht, waardoor het geldig blijft tot 2037. De afbeelding wordt hier uitsluitend getoond voor educatieve doeleinden; de rechten blijven bij de rechthebbende.

Untitled — Johannes Itten

How big is it?

The original measures 48 × 59 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.

Wanneer is dit geschilderd?

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Shaded: het leven van Johannes Itten (1888–1967) ▲ dit werk, 1966

Vergelijkbare werken

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 wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-education-is-revelation-that-affects-the-individua-AQRF77-en/
Komposition, 1919 wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-komposition-D7LHBU-en/
Glashaus, 1954 wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-glashaus-1954-AQRF6T-en/

Kies een van de bovenstaande werken: noem twee overeenkomsten met dit werk en één verschil.

Meer werken om naast dit werk te plaatsen: wahooart.com/nl/art/similar/johannes-itten-untitled-D3J4ED-en/

Kleurenpalet

Gemeten op basis van de afbeelding

Hoofdkleur

Phthalo Green #151615

Gecatalogiseerd palet

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Palet: Dark De dominante kleurfamilie in de afbeelding.
Naam hoofdkleur: Phthalo Green
Intensiteit: Balanced De mate van verzadiging en variatie in de kleuren, variërend van een enkele ingetogen tint tot vele heldere kleuren.
Contrast: Statement De mate waarin de kleuren in helderheid en verzadiging variëren over het gehele kunstwerk.
Harmonie: Balanced Harmony De mate waarin de kleuren samensmelten, van contrasterend tot volledig harmonieus.
Helderheid: Shadow Hoe licht of donker het beeld in zijn geheel oogt, van diepe schaduw tot helder hoogtepunt.
Verzadiging: Clear Color Presence Hoe puur en krachtig de kleuren zijn, van bijna grijs tot volledig levendig.

Untitled — 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.

Lees meer op

De kunstenaar Johannes Itten wahooart.com/nl/artists/johannes-itten_nl/
Vergelijkbare werken Meer werken om te vergelijken wahooart.com/nl/art/similar/johannes-itten-untitled-D3J4ED-en/

Online beschikbaar

QR-code die linkt naar de downloadpagina van Untitled

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Bronvermelding voor dit kunstwerk

MLA: Itten, Johannes. Untitled. 1966, https://wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-untitled-D3J4ED-en/
APA: Itten, Johannes (1966). Untitled [Painting]. https://wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-untitled-D3J4ED-en/
Chicago: Johannes Itten. Untitled. 1966. https://wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-untitled-D3J4ED-en/
Harvard: Itten, Johannes (1966) Untitled. Available at: https://wahooart.com/nl/art/johannes-itten-untitled-D3J4ED-en/

Untitled — Johannes Itten

Look closely

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

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
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.
Abstract Art: Abstraction built strictly from squares, circles and straight edges rather than free gesture. Where can you see that in this work?
Johannes Itten was about 78 when this was made. What in it looks like the work of an artist at that stage?

Your response

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