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· German · 1892–1958

Hans Reichel

German painter of small, poetic abstractions whose Paris friendship with Henry Miller inspired Order and Chaos chez Hans Reichel.

Details

Lived
1892–1958
Born
1892
Died
1958
Nationality
German
Roles
Painter

About Hans Reichel

Hans Reichel moved through Munich and the Bauhaus orbit before settling in Paris in 1928. His encounters with Paul Klee, Kandinsky, Gropius and Roger Bissière helped shape a body of intimate watercolors filled with organic, aquatic and musical forms.

Henry Miller treated Reichel’s studio and temperament as one world in Order and Chaos chez Hans Reichel, first published in 1966 after the painter’s death.

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Cover of Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel by Henry Miller

Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel

by Henry Miller

How Hans appears in its pages: The German painter and Paris friend whose intimate abstractions are the book’s subject.

People they knew

Documented connections — every one carries its source.

Illustrated portrait of Henry Miller

Henry Miller

  • Author

Met

Miller knew the German painter Hans Reichel in Paris and later wrote Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel about him and his work.

— Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel — printed-book record; Hans Reichel — artist biography

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Met

Henry Miller

Miller knew the German painter Hans Reichel in Paris and later wrote Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel about him and his work.

— Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel — printed-book record; Hans Reichel — artist biography

References

References

The sources below include biographies, scholarly essays, interviews, and primary materials that informed this page. They reflect both the historical record and ongoing critical conversations about Hans Reichel and their work.

  1. 1Hans Reichel — artist biography

    Website
    Jeanne Bucher Jaeger
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    Web source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the Hans Reichel page.

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  2. 2Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel — printed-book record

    Official record
    The Morgan Library & Museum
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    Official record used to verify names, dates, institutional details, or other factual information on this page.

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  1. 3The Happiest Man Alive: A Biography of Henry Miller

    Biography
    Simon & Schuster, 1991
    Used for

    Biographical evidence used to verify chronology, relationships, and historical context connected to Hans Reichel.

  2. 4Henry Miller: A Life

    Biography
    W. W. Norton, 1991
    Used for

    Biographical evidence used to verify chronology, relationships, and historical context connected to Hans Reichel.

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