When did Walter Ruttmann live?

Walter Ruttmann lived from 1887 to 1941.

Where can I see paintings by Walter Ruttmann?

Paintings by Walter Ruttmann are held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

Walter Ruttmann — Paintings, Biography & Famous Works

German, 1887–1941

Walter Ruttmann was a German artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Walter Ruttmann was a German cinematographer and film director, an important German abstract experimental film maker, along with Hans Richter, Viking Eggeling and Oskar Fischinger. He is best known for directing the semi-documentary 'city symphony' silent film, with orchestral score by Edmund Meisel, in 1927, Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis. His audio montage Wochenende (Weekend) (1930) is considered a major contribution in the development of sound collages and audio plays.

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