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'''Nikolaus Braun''' (Miklós Bela) was a German/Hungarian artist and sculptor, born 1900 in Berlin. He studied under [[Arthur Segal]] at the Kunstschule in Berlin and joined the [[Novembergruppe]], a loose union of radical artists, which was created in December 1918 in Berlin under the impression of the November revolution. Braun exhibited with the group from 1923 on. In the mid-1920s, Braun and Segal worked with light and its effect, producing photos and light reliefs, which were anticipating kinetic art. In 1925, Braun published the essay "Konkretes Licht" in the book ''Licht Probleme in der bildenden Kunst''. Both, Segal and Braun were also associated with [[Der Sturm]] and the [[December Gallery]]. [http://weimarart.blogspot.com/2010/06/nikolaus-braun.html] [http://access.cjh.org/home.php?type=extid&term=1027636#1] | '''Nikolaus Braun''' (Miklós Bela) was a German/Hungarian artist and sculptor, born 1900 in Berlin. He studied under [[Arthur Segal]] at the Kunstschule in Berlin and joined the [[Novembergruppe]], a loose union of radical artists, which was created in December 1918 in Berlin under the impression of the November revolution. Braun exhibited with the group from 1923 on. In the mid-1920s, Braun and Segal worked with light and its effect, producing photos and light reliefs, which were anticipating kinetic art. In 1925, Braun published the essay "Konkretes Licht" in the book ''Licht Probleme in der bildenden Kunst''. Both, Segal and Braun were also associated with [[Der Sturm]] and the [[December Gallery]]. [http://weimarart.blogspot.com/2010/06/nikolaus-braun.html] [http://access.cjh.org/home.php?type=extid&term=1027636#1] | ||
− | In 1924, Braun participated in the [[First German Art Exhibition]] in Moscow. In 1925, Braun and Segal published a treatise entitled ''Lichtprobleme der Bildenden Kunst'' (On the Problem of Light in the Fine Arts). This volume was an exploration of the meaning of light and form in their work | + | In 1924, Braun participated in the [[First German Art Exhibition]] in Moscow. In 1925, Braun and Segal published a treatise entitled ''Lichtprobleme der Bildenden Kunst'' (On the Problem of Light in the Fine Arts). This volume was an exploration of the meaning of light and form in their work (it is extremely rare and only four copies are known to be in libraries worldwide). Both Braun and Segal were strongly influenced by [[Viking Eggeling]]’s early film experiments, and in 1924 were, along with [[Laszlo Moholy-Nagy]], [[Laszlo Peri]], [[Erno Kallai]], [[Alfred Kemeny]] and others, in attendance at Eggeling’s screening of the ''Diagonal Symphony''. [http://weimarart.blogspot.com/2010/06/nikolaus-braun.html] |
− | 1920-1938, | + | 1920-1938, Braun was married to the painter Anne Ratkowski (born 1903 in Berlin) [http://digifindingaids.cjh.org/?pID=481396]. In 1938, the couple destroyed their paintings before escaping Nazi Germany to Belgium. The same year, Braun moved on to Hungary, where he lived during World War II. 1949 he immigrated to the United States, where he died one year later in New York City. [http://access.cjh.org/home.php?type=extid&term=1027636#1] |
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Nikolaus Braun in 1920. | |
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Nikolaus Braun (Miklós Bela) was a German/Hungarian artist and sculptor, born 1900 in Berlin. He studied under Arthur Segal at the Kunstschule in Berlin and joined the Novembergruppe, a loose union of radical artists, which was created in December 1918 in Berlin under the impression of the November revolution. Braun exhibited with the group from 1923 on. In the mid-1920s, Braun and Segal worked with light and its effect, producing photos and light reliefs, which were anticipating kinetic art. In 1925, Braun published the essay "Konkretes Licht" in the book Licht Probleme in der bildenden Kunst. Both, Segal and Braun were also associated with Der Sturm and the December Gallery. [1] [2]
In 1924, Braun participated in the First German Art Exhibition in Moscow. In 1925, Braun and Segal published a treatise entitled Lichtprobleme der Bildenden Kunst (On the Problem of Light in the Fine Arts). This volume was an exploration of the meaning of light and form in their work (it is extremely rare and only four copies are known to be in libraries worldwide). Both Braun and Segal were strongly influenced by Viking Eggeling’s early film experiments, and in 1924 were, along with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo Peri, Erno Kallai, Alfred Kemeny and others, in attendance at Eggeling’s screening of the Diagonal Symphony. [3]
1920-1938, Braun was married to the painter Anne Ratkowski (born 1903 in Berlin) [4]. In 1938, the couple destroyed their paintings before escaping Nazi Germany to Belgium. The same year, Braun moved on to Hungary, where he lived during World War II. 1949 he immigrated to the United States, where he died one year later in New York City. [5]
- Correspondence
- Letters from Arthur Segal to Nikolaus Braun and Anneliese Ratkowski, 1920-29.
- Letters from Arthur Segal to Nikolaus Braun and Anneliese Ratkowski, 1930-35.
- Letters from Arthur Segal to Nikolaus Braun and Anneliese Ratkowski, 1936-39.
- See also