Kurt Seligmann
Kurt Seligmann | |
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Kurt Seligmann, pictured in an Italian museum passport, 1927 | |
| Born | Kurt Leopold Seligmann 20 July 1900 |
| Died | 2 January 1962 (aged 61) Sugar Loaf, New York, USA |
| Resting place | Seligmann estate in Sugar Loaf |
| Education | École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Geneva), Accademia di Belle Arti (Florence) |
| Known for | Fantastic imagery of medieval troubadors and knights engaged in macabre rituals |
| Movement | Surrealism |
| Spouse | Arlette Paraf |
Kurt Leopold Seligmann (20 July 1900, Basel – 2 January 1962, Sugar Loaf) 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.