Representative work by Hans Richter
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Hans Richter

1888–1976 · German-American

Hans Richter was a key Dada artist and pioneer of abstract cinema. Working in Zurich and later Berlin and the United States, he used moving geometric forms, montage and rhythm to rethink film beyond narrative.

Film; painting; drawing; writing

Major Works

  • 1921Rhythmus 21
  • 1923Rhythmus 23
  • 1926Filmstudie
  • 1928Ghosts Before Breakfast
  • 1928Inflation
  • 1947Dreams That Money Can Buy
  • 1961Dadascope
  • 1920sOrchestration of Color
  • 1919Prelude
  • 1940sVictory Over the Sun

Interviews & Writing

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