Born in Liechtenstein in 1846, Ferdinand Nigg removed his artwork from the public sphere in 1910, instead focusing on teaching. However, he never stopped working and his prolific body of work, primarily textile based, is awaiting the broad dissemination that it deserves. Between 1903 and 1912, Nigg taught textile work and bookbinding at the Magdeburg School of Applied Arts and Crafts. Here, with progressive teaching techniques, Ferdinand and his students developed early forms of abstraction by moving between painting and textile work. With only 3 published texts, I hope that the 21st century will see this treasure of Liechtenstein established in the canon of 20th century art history.
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