ITTEN, Johannes (1888 - 1967)

Autograph Hans Itten

Dr. Heinz Keller: 6.6.1906 Winterhur, 21.5.1984 Winterthur, 1934-72 curator of the Winterthur Art Museum, 1949-68 art editor of the Swiss monthly magazine "Werk". As an exhibition organizer and art critic, K. was vehemently committed to the art of classical modernism. ...The Kunstmuseum Winterthur owes a large part of its internationally important collection of classical modernism to him (...). K. maintained a lively correspondence with a number of artists. He is regarded as one of the most innovative Swiss museum directors of his time. 1951-56 Member of the Federal Art Commission. (Historical Dictionary of Switzerland). / See also a signed lithograph by the artist in the category Grafik Moderne.