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The Museum of Avant-garde

Otto Nebel

Germany (1892—1973)

After the war, Nebel discovered the work of Franz Marc and turned to art. In Berlin, he joined the circle around Herwarth Walden and the Der Sturm gallery, regularly contributing to its magazine. During these years, he became friends with Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Kurt Schwitters, Georg Muche and László Moholy-Nagy. In 1923, he co-founded the Der Krater group with Hilla von Rebay and Rudolf Bauer. After the Nazis came to power, Nebel left Germany for Switzerland in 1933. From 1936, he received financial support from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, facilitated by Kandinsky and Hilla von Rebay.

Wassily Kandinsky / Paul Klee / László Moholy-Nagy / Kurt Schwitters