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Raoul Hausmann
German
1886–1971
About the Artist
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August Sander. Raoul Hausmann as Dancer. 1929. Gelatin silver print, 1999. 10 1/4 x 7" (26 x 18.2 cm). Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne. © Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, 2014
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs Berlin
- Photo Industry Hubs Antwerp Berlin Dresden Rochester
- Exhibitions Fotomontage, 1931
- Publications Das deutsche Lichtbild, 1927–38
Artist Chronology
| July 12, 1886 |
Born
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Vienna |
| 1908–11 |
Studies painting and sculpture, specializing in anatomy and figure drawing
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Berlin |
| 1909–14 |
Works for the Eugen Diederichs Publishing House
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Jena |
| 1912 |
Becomes acquainted with artists of the Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter circles
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Berlin |
| 1915–22 |
Raoul Hausmann lives with Hannah Höch, with whom he has a romantic relationship. He meets avant-garde artists Georg Muche and Hans Richter
At location: Raoul Hausmann
Affiliated: Georg Muche, Hans Richter
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Berlin |
| 1918–23 |
Active as a leader in Dada circles. Publishes, exhibits, and organizes Dada events
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Berlin |
| August 13–27, 1918 |
Hausmann and Hannah Höch vacation on the Baltic Sea, where a collaged photograph inspired them to develop the technique of photomontage
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Grimmen |
| 1920 |
László Moholy-Nagy moves to Berlin and meets Kurt Schwitters, Raoul Hausmann, Hannah Höch, El Lissitzky, Walter Dexel, Adolf Behne, and Lucia Schulz
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Berlin |
| 1920–36 |
Kate Steinitz entertains the artistic avant-garde at her Hannover home; guests include Raoul Hausmann and El Lissitzky
Affiliated: Raoul Hausmann, El Lissitzky
At location: Kate Steinitz
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Hannover |
| 1921 |
Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung
Participant: Raoul Hausmann
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Berlin |
| September 6–7, 1921 |
Gives the presentation "Merz-Antidada-Presentismus-Tournee" with Kurt Schwitters
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Prague |
| October 1921 |
Hans Arp, Raoul Hausmann, László Moholy-Nagy, and Ivan Puni publish "A Call to Elementary Art—to the Artists of the World!" in De Stijl
Contributor: Raoul Hausmann, László Moholy-Nagy
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Berlin |
| 1922 |
El Lissitzky meets Kurt Schwitters, Raoul Hausmann, Hannah Höch, Hans Richter, and George Grosz; meets Russians at Café Nollendorfplatz
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Berlin |
| May 28–July 3, 1922 |
Erste Internationale Kunstausstellung
Participant: Max Burchartz, Raoul Hausmann
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Dusseldorf |
| May 29–31, 1922 |
Kongress der Union internationaler fortschrittlicher Künstler
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Düsseldorf |
| September–October 1922 |
Dada-Revon at the Galerie von Garvens
At location: Max Burchartz, Raoul Hausmann
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Hannover |
| 1923 |
Raoul Hausmann publishes in Hans Richter's journal G
Contributor: Raoul Hausmann, Hans Richter
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Berlin |
| 1923 |
César Domela-Nieuwenhuis lives in Berlin; meets Raoul Hausmann
At location: César Domela-Nieuwenhuis, Raoul Hausmann
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Berlin |
| 1926–28 |
Spends summers photographing in Sylt
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Westerland |
| 1929–32 |
Spends summers photographing in Jershöft
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Slawno |
| 1930–33 |
Lectures and writes articles on photography for A bis Z and Gegner
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Berlin |
| January 23, 1931 |
Delivers the lecture "Die Entwicklungslinie des Films" at the Bauhaus
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Dessau |
| April 25–May 31, 1931 |
Fotomontage at Staatliche Kunstbibliothek
Organizer: César Domela-Nieuwenhuis
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Berlin |
| March 1933–36 |
Lives in Ibiza
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Ibiza |
| May 10, 1933 |
His book Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! (published in 1921) is put on the blacklist of the Reichsschrifttumskammer
Contributor: Raoul Hausmann
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Berlin |
| August 1934 |
Photographies at Galerie Ouvert La Nuit
Participant: Raoul Hausmann
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Paris |
| March 6–April 13, 1936 |
Mezinárodní Výstava Fotografie at Mánes
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Prague |
| October 1936–1939 |
Lives in Zurich
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Zürich |
| December 7, 1936–January 17, 1937 |
Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| July 19–November 30, 1937 |
Entartete Kunst at the Institute of Archeology in the Hofgarten
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Munich |
| July 1938 |
Exhibition of Twentieth Century German Art at New Burlington Galleries
Participant: Raoul Hausmann
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London |
| 1939–44 |
Lives in Peyrat-le-Château
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Haute-Vienne |
| 1944–71 |
Lives in Limoges
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Limoges |
| 1945–46 |
After the war Raoul Hausmann resumes contact with László Moholy-Nagy and Kurt Schwitters
At location: Raoul Hausmann
Affiliated: László Moholy-Nagy
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Limoges |
| 1946 |
Photos et photomontages at Galerie Folklore
Participant: Raoul Hausmann
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Limoges |
| September 21–December 5, 1948 |
Collage at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| February 1, 1971 |
Dies
At location: Raoul Hausmann
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Limoges |
