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This self-portrait is one of eleven Visionary Portraits that Richter exhibited at the Dada exhibition 'Die Neue Kunst' ("New Art") in Zürich in 1918. His intention was to paint when colors were 'indistinguishable' to the eye on the canvas.

Hans Richter (April 6, 1888 – February 1, 1976), a German avant garde artist who had contacts with "Der Blaue Reiter", Cubism and Dada movements, was an early experimenter in abstract filming. Deeply involved in political militancy, he opposed war and supported the revolution. He co-founded in...

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Hans Richter

“Doing some research, I happened to come across a rare cache of stills from a never completed film by Hans Richter, which is possibly the only example of an actual dadaist horror film,” writes Lanny Quarles. “It seems the film was a parody of sorts of Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther, but is … Continue reading "The House at the Last Lantern: Stills from a Never Completed Film by Hans Richter"

Visionary artist and film director Hans Richter played a crucial role in establishing film as an art form in the first half of the twentieth century. When you enter Hans Richter: Encounters, you wi…

One of the many brilliant pioneers who were affected by the Nazis' oppressive policies was Hans Richter, an incredibly important German Dadist artist.