Hans Reichel was born in Würzburg on August 9, 1892, at a time marked by artistic revolutions, war and social unrest. Reichel was attracted both to painting and writing. He earned his living by writing small feature articles and became acquainted with Rilke, whose poetic mysticism impressed him. In 1918 Reichel attended a school of modern art for a short time. His encounter with Paul Klee in 1919, when both artists had a studio at castle Werneck in Munich, was very decisive. Compared to Klee's work, Reichel's work was less influenced by academically elaborated experiments, anything objective, claculating, ironic and all caricature were alien to him.
Hans Reichel (1892-1958)
Composition
Not dated
17 x 11 cm
Watercolour on paper
Signed lower right
Provenance: Jeane Bucher, Paris, P.A. Regnault, Laren