Artist Birthdays, July 23: Philipp Otto Runge

Artist Birthdays, July 23: PHILIPP OTTO RUNGE

Posted July 23, 2009

Nationality: German
Field: Painting, drafting
Art Movement: Romanticism
ARTiFact: Developed the The Color Sphere (Die Farbenkugel), the concept of which he described in his manuscript, published in 1810.
Artist Quote: “Color has such a friendly appearance, that I always see it with fresh delight, now with all its tints, like the spirits of the light, it nestles in and penetrates all physical forms…”
Important Artwork (shown below): The Hülsenbeck Children, 1805-6.

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