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Kurt Seligmann

Kurt Seligmann

American, born Switzerland. 1900–1962

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Kurt Leopold Seligmann was a Swiss-American Surrealist painter, engraver, and occultist. He was known for his fantastic imagery of medieval troubadors and knights in macabre rituals and inspired by the carnival held annually in his native Basel, Switzerland. He was extremely influential within the Surrealist movement in Paris and particularly in the United States.

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Works in Collection

9 works
Acteon from Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1

Acteon from Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1

Kurt Seligmann

1947

Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1

Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1

Max Ernst

1947

Costume design for the Raven-Phoenix for the ballet The Golden Fleece

Costume design for the Raven-Phoenix for the ballet The G...

Kurt Seligmann

(1940)

Exorcism

Exorcism

Kurt Seligmann

1954

Meditation

Meditation

Kurt Seligmann

1950

Phantom of the Past from VVV Portfolio

Phantom of the Past from VVV Portfolio

Kurt Seligmann

1942, published 1943

Plate (folio 41) from 23 Gravures

Plate (folio 41) from 23 Gravures

Kurt Seligmann

1933, published 1935

Pleine Marge

Pleine Marge

Kurt Seligmann

1943

The King

The King

Kurt Seligmann

1960

Exhibitions

19 exhibitions

Dec 07, 1936 – Jan 17, 1937

Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

179 artists · 1 curator

Jul 23, 1941 – Sep 29, 1941

New Acquisitions: Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

18 artists

Dec 09, 1942 – Jan 24, 1943

Twentieth Century Portraits

159 artists · 1 curator

Feb 16, 1944 – May 10, 1944

Modern Drawings

120 artists · 3 curators

May 24, 1944 – Sep 17, 1944

Dance and Theatre Design

46 artists

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Jan 20, 1948 – Apr 18, 1948

Stage Designs for the Ballet Society

6 artists

May 10, 1949 – Jul 10, 1949

Master Prints from the Museum Collection

132 artists · 2 curators

Oct 05, 1949 – Dec 04, 1949

Modern Art in Your Life

164 artists · 1 curator

Sep 08, 1954 – Nov 28, 1954

American Prints of the 20th Century

111 artists · 1 curator

Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955

XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

260 artists

Dec 21, 1960 – Feb 05, 1961

Recent Acquisitions

222 artists · 3 curators

Mar 27, 1968 – Jun 09, 1968

Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage

94 artists · 1 curator

Aug 23, 1974 – Nov 10, 1974

Gods, Heroes, and Shepherds

19 artists · 1 curator

Dec 03, 1974 – Mar 03, 1975

American Prints: 1913–1963

84 artists · 2 curators

Jul 19, 1976 – Sep 12, 1976

Some American Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

14 artists · 1 curator

Sep 20, 1977 – Dec 04, 1977

Abstraction-Création, Art Non-Figuratif

34 artists · 1 curator

Sep 26, 1977 – Nov 28, 1977

Dream/Reality/Dream

33 artists · 1 curator

Aug 06, 1987 – Dec 08, 1987

Surrealist Prints from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

29 artists · 1 curator