Fritz Faiss

Fritz Wilhelm Faiss (March 6, 1905 – October 1, 1981) was a German-American abstract expressionist artist.

Early life and education

Faiss was born on March 6, 1905, in the town of Furtwangen, a town in the Black Forest section of Germany. He studied at the Bauhaus, where he was influenced by various artists including Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, as well as the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts. He also had training as a medical doctor. but he also became an expert painter using many other methods including monotypes, water colors, tempera, lithography, woodcuts, stained glass, and line drawings. Much of his art has biblical, mythological, and mystical themes. He taught at UCLA and Otis Art Institute and eventually became a tenured professor of art at California State University, Northridge, His artwork has been installed and exhibited throughout the world, including France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States.

Publications

Faiss, Fritz. Lenticle: two interviews with Fritz Faiss. Valencia Hills (Saugus, Calif.) : Green Hut Press, 1972. Faiss, Fritz. Hackney jade and the war-horse. Valencia Hills, Calif. : Green Hut Press, 1977. Faiss, Fritz. The blue glass Napoleon. Northridge, Calif. : Art Dept. Gallery, San Fernando Valley State College, 1964. Faiss, Fritz. Concerning the way of color : an artist's approach. Valencia Hills, Calif. : Green Hut Press, 1977. Faiss, Fritz. Out of loneliness. Saugus, Calif. : Green Hut Press, 1972. Faiss, Fritz. Fritz Wilhelm Faiss : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1920-2000. Frick Art Reference Library, 2000. Faiss, Fritz. Modern art and man's search for the self. Saugus, Calif. : Green Hut Press, 1974. Faiss, Fritz. Fritz Faiss, retrospective exhibition featuring the Big Sur and Cambria Pines Series : Palm Springs Desert Museum : 23 March 1963. Palm Springs, Calf. : Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1963. Faiss, Fritz, and Hilldebrandt, Hans. Fritz Faiss, Gesamtschau 1947 : Pforzheim, vom 3. Juni-2. Juli, in den Räumen der Militärregierung. Pforzheim : 1947.

Awards 1935: Prix de Rome 1952: Huntington Hartford Foundation Fellowship