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Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (27 May , Berlin &#; 1 September , Paris), a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime, he is considered a pioneer of lyrical abstraction, one of the most influential artists of the Tachisme is the author of a book on art theory entitled Aphorismes de Wols.
Wols' painting style, as early as &#;47 (Untitled, &#;47, Yellow Composition, &#;7; Berlin, Neue N.G., It's All Over The City, ), was informal, gestural, with the paint applied in layers by means of dripping and with scratching into the surface. This new development in art proved influential, earning him the praise of artists such as Georges Mathieu and critics such as Michel Tapié, who coined the term Art autre (the Other Art) to describe the new was noted for his etchings and for his use of stains (taches) of color dabbed onto the canvas (as exemplified by his painting Composition, c. ). His painted work cont
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Wols
Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze
Wols
Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze
Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (27 May , Berlin&#;– 1 September , Paris), a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime, he is considered a pioneer of lyrical abstraction, one of the most influential artists of the Tachisme movement. He is the author of a book on art theory entitled Aphorismes de Wols.
Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze was born in Berlin in into a wealthy family; his father was a high-ranking civil servant and patron of the arts who maintained friendships with many prominent artists of the period, including Otto Dix. In , the family moved to Dresden, where consequently he found his love for art in In , Schulze was given a still camera, an event that, along with the death of his father in , became one of the defining moments of his life. In he began to pursue an apprenticeship with his camera at the Reiman-S
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Wols
German painter
For the Charlotte, NC Spanish language radio hållplats, see WOLS. For the Florence, SC radio hållplats formerly known as "WOLS", see WOLH.
Wols | |
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Wols, , self-portraits | |
| Born | ()27 May Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | 1 September () (aged&#;38) Paris, France |
| Known&#;for | Painting, photography, installation |
| Notable work | It's All Over The City (), Aile dem papillon (), Composition jaune (), Auberginenfarbene Komposition (), La Turquoise () |
| Movement | Tachisme, lyrical abstraction |
Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (27 May &#;&#; 1 September ), a German painter and photographer[1] predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime, he is considered a pionjär of lyrical abstraction, one of the most influential artists of the Tachisme movement.[2] He is the author of a book on art theory entitled Aphorismes dem Wols.
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