Johannes Itten (1888 – 1967) was a Swiss artist and teacher. He taught at his own private art school in Vienna as well as the Bauhaus school. During his time as a teacher at the Bauhaus, he developed a very important “preliminary course” which broke down the fundamentals of art in such a way that was very helpful for students. Itten’s work is considered abstract expressionist. He is most well known for his contributions to color theory and his application of the four seasons to color are still used today by cosmetologists.

Paintings by Johannes Itten in Chronological Order:

Horizontal Vertical, 1915	The Meeting, 1916	Der Bachsänger (Helge Lindberg), 1916
Untitled, 1918	Waldrandblumen, 1919	Sitting Woman, 1919
Linienrhythmus, 1919	Komposition, 1919	Farbenkugel in 7 Lichtstufen und 12 Tönen, 1921
Children’s Portraits, 1921-1922	Haus Des Weissen Mannes, 1921-1924	Bewegungsstudie II, 1935
Bergsee (A Mountain Lake), 1936	Formfiguren, 1936	Abstract Figures, 1949
Farbformen und Struktuten, 1953	Plumen, 1957	Composition in Orange and Blue-Green, 1957
African, 1958	Moonlit Landscape, 1958	Flames, 1961
Kreise und Quadrate, 1963	Die Fremden Kreise, 1963	Happy Island, 1965
Plakat für Ausstellung Baden-Baden, 1965	Education, 1966	Untitled, 1966
Grn-Blau-Rot, 1967	Untitled	Untitled
Die Kontraste	Portrait of a Girl	Tower of Fire, parametric model
Häuser im Schwarzwald	Plumen