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Hans (Johannes Siegfried) Richter (6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian. In 1965 he authored the book Dadaism about the history of the Dada movement.
- 1914–1961
- 1 February 1976 (aged 87), Minusio, Switzerland
- 6 April 1888, Berlin, Germany
- Meta Erna Niemeyer (aka Ré Soupault)
A cosmopolitan figure, Hans Richter's very career embodies the history of modern art from World War I to the 1960s, Dadaism to Constructivism, Surrealism, and Fluxus. As editor of the seminal journal G , he created a vital link between Western European art and the Soviet avant-garde in the 1920s.
- German
- April 6, 1888
- Berlin, Germany
- February 1, 1976
Hans Richter (6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer. He was born in Berlin into a well-to-do family and died in Minusio, near Locarno, Switzerland.
- American, German
- April 1, 1888
- Berlin, Germany
- February 1, 1976
Hans Richter was a German artist and filmmaker known for his role in the Dada movement. View Hans Richter’s 1,232 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
- German
Hans (Johannes Siegfried) Richter (6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian. In 1965 he authored the book Dadaism about the history of the Dada movement.
The exhibition Hans Richter: Encounters will examine Richter’s fascinating career as both an innovator and a collaborator for the first time. The exhibition presents around 150 works by Richter complemented by work by his colleagues.
Hans Richter (1888-1976) was a German painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer. He was responsible for pioneering several major areas of twentieth-century art, emerging as a key component in the Dada movement.