Wols
Wols | |
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Wols, 1940, self-portraits | |
| Born | 27 May 1913 Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | 1 September 1951 (aged 38) Paris, France |
| Known for | Painting, photography, installation |
| Notable work | It's All Over The City (1947), Aile de papillon (1947), Composition jaune (1947), Auberginenfarbene Komposition (1947), La Turquoise (1949) |
| Movement | Tachisme, lyrical abstraction |
Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (27 May 1913 – 1 September 1951), 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.