Janos Hans Mattis-Teutsch - Artist Info

About Janos Hans Mattis-Teutsch

Name variants

Hans Mattis-Teutsch, János Mattis-Teutsch, Hans Mattis Teutsch, Janos Mattis Teutsch
  • Biography

    János Mattis-Teutsch or Máttis-Teutsch, Mátis-Teutsch (the most common Hungarian-language versions of his name, all of which have also been spelled without the hyphen; his first name has been rendered as Hans or Johannes in German and Ioan in Romanian; August 13, 1884-March 17, 1960) was a Hungarian and Romanian painter, sculptor, graphic artist, art critic, and poet. Best known for his Seelenblumen ("Soulflowers") cycle of paintings, he was an important contributor to the development of modern art and avant-garde trends inside Romania (where he spent the larger part of his life). He was the grandfather of the artist Waldemar Mattis-Teutsch.

    Born in the Transylvanian city of Brasov (Brassó; at the time, part of Austria-...

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