Johannes Itten was born in Germany. On the Art academy he got lessons of Eugène Gilliard. Between 1919 and 1922, Itten taught at Bauhaus. Later he published the book 'Kunst en Kleur'. In 1925 he founded a school in Berlin called: Johannes Ittenschule. In 1938 he left Germany and came live in Amsterdam. Later he became director of the school: kunswerbechule. In 1966 he got a prise of the Dutch painting factory Sikkens.
