Kurt Seligmann
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Kurt Seligmann was a Swiss-born Surrealist painter and printmaker known for his fantastical, occult-inflected imagery and his role in introducing Surrealism to the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kurt Seligmann canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Surrealist artist
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painter ⓘ person ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
André Breton
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Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Guggenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Tanguy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | accidental gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-07-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1962-01-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris
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École des Beaux-Arts, Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Seligmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
illustration
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painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| genre |
fantastical imagery
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occult imagery ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Art Institute of Chicago
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Kunstmuseum Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Giorgio de Chirico
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Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance engraving ⓘ Salvador Dalí NERFINISHED ⓘ alchemy ⓘ occultism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Surrealist painting
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etchings and engravings ⓘ introducing Surrealism to the United States ⓘ occult and magical themes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Surrealist group ⓘ |
| movedTo |
New York City, United States
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Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Kurt Seligmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Le miroir de la magie (illustrations)
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Magic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hermetic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ The History of Magic (illustrations) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mirror of Magic (illustrations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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author ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Basel, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sugar Loaf, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, United States
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Sugar Loaf, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Arlette Seligmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Le miroir de la magie
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Magic, Supernaturalism and Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mirror of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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