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Richter, Hans (häns rĭkh`tər), 1888–1976, American artist, b. Germany. A painter and filmmaker, Richter was influenced by cubism cubism, art movement, primarily in painting, originating in Paris c.1907.

Cubist Theory

Cubism began as an intellectual revolt against the artistic expression of previous eras.
..... Click the link for more information. and Dada Dada (dä`dä) or Dadaism
..... Click the link for more information. and was a member of the Dutch de Stijl group (see Stijl, de Stijl, de (də stīl) [Du.,=the style], Dutch nonfigurative art movement, also called neoplasticism.
..... Click the link for more information. ). His preoccupation with continuity led him first to scroll painting and then to the making of abstract films such as Rythm 21 (1921). His film Dreams That Money Can Buy (1944–46) was made in collaboration with Alexander Calder Calder, Alexander (kôl`dər), 1898–1976, American sculptor, b.
..... Click the link for more information. , Marcel Duchamp Duchamp, Marcel (märsĕl` düshäN`)
..... Click the link for more information. , Man Ray Ray, Man, 1890–1976, American photographer, painter, and sculptor, b. Philadelphia. Along with Marcel Duchamp , Ray was a founder of the Dada movement in New York and Paris. He is celebrated for his later surrealist paintings and photography.
..... Click the link for more information. , Fernand Léger Léger, Fernand (fĕrnäN` lāzhā`), 1881–1955, French painter.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Max Ernst Ernst, Max (mäks ĕrnst) 1891–1976, German painter.
..... Click the link for more information. . It concerns the fantasies of a group of psychiatric patients.