Werner Graeff
Illustration — Werner Graeff in the Aubette, 1927 Werner Graeff (also Gräff; 24 August 24, 1901, Wuppertal – 29 August 29, 1978, Blacksburg, Virginia) was a German sculptor, painter, graphic artist, photographer, film maker and inventor.
Also recorded as Werner Gräff
Werner Graeff
Anonymous (photographer) · De Stijl. Complete reprint. Amsterdam: Athenaeum, Bert Bakker, Polak Van Gennep, 1968, vol. 2, p. 577. · Public domain
- Born
- 1901. · Sonnborn.
- Died
- 1978. · Blacksburg.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- sculptor, painter, draftsperson, photographer, graphic artist, typographer and inventor.
- Fields
- visual arts, art of sculpture, painting and graphics.
- Movements
- abstract art.
- Education
- Bauhaus and Itten-Schule Berlin.
- Honours
- Ruhrpreis for Arts and Science.
- Languages
- German.
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Illustration — Werner Graeff in the Aubette, 1927 Werner Graeff (also Gräff; 24 August 24, 1901, Wuppertal – 29 August 29, 1978, Blacksburg, Virginia) was a German sculptor, painter, graphic artist, photographer, film maker and inventor.
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Werner Graeff studied at Bauhaus and Itten-Schule Berlin. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is visual arts, art of sculpture and painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract art. Work by Werner Graeff is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Wallraf–Richartz Museum and Museum Ludwig. Distinctions recorded are Ruhrpreis for Arts and Science.
In 1921 he started studying at the Bauhaus in Weimar. Here he soon came under the influence of Theo van Doesburg, and participated in a meeting in Weimar in May 1922 where van Doesberg, El Lissitzky and Hans Richter planned the intervention of the International Constructivist Faction at the International Congress of Progressive Artists held in Düsseldorf, 29–31 May 1922.
G: Material zur elementaren Gestaltung
G: Material zur elementaren Gestaltung
In 1923 he worked with Richter and Lissitzky on the production of G: Material zur elementaren Gestaltung (G: Journal for Elementary Construction).
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Werner Graeff is recorded as sculptor, painter, draftsperson, photographer and graphic artist.
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1901
Werner Graeff was born in 1901 at Sonnborn.
1970
Marlscu is dated 1970.
1978
Werner Graeff died in 1978 at Blacksburg.
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Sonnborn.
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Blacksburg.
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Film work
Film work
In 1928 he co-wrote the film Ghosts Before Breakfast with Hans Richter.
Sculpture
Sculpture
Two of Graeff's sculptures are on display at the Skulpturenmuseum Marl (formerly the Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten) in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia. • Illustration — Marlsku (1970-2) • Illustration — Polsku (1972) • Illustration — Polsku (detail)
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q924094: Werner Graeff
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 16058718-9, Doppelausstellung Es Kommt der Neue Ingenieur! - Werner Graeff und Max Burchartz am Bauhaus (2010 : Dessau-Roßlau).
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- 1.Margolin, Victor. The Struggle for Utopia: Rodchenko, Lissitzky, Moholy-Nagy, 1917-1946. University of Chicago Press. 1997.
- 2.Mertins, Detlef. G: An Avant-garde Journal of Art, Architecture, Design, and Film, 1923-1926. Getty Publications. 2010. 9781606060391.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 16058718-9, Doppelausstellung Es Kommt der Neue Ingenieur! - Werner Graeff und Max Burchartz am Bauhaus (2010 : Dessau-Roßlau).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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He also worked under the names Charles Christian Ascon and Ascon und Graeff. The authorities additionally record the heading Werner Gräff. His recorded language was German. Graeff worked in visual arts, art of sculpture, painting, graphics and photography. His work is associated with abstract art. Graeff received Ruhrpreis for Arts and Science.
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Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Wallraf–Richartz Museum and Museum Ludwig
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