Hans Reicher
Johannes (Hans) Reicher (born July 2, 1895 in Berlin-Niederschönhausen ; † January 30, 1963 in Amsterdam , Netherlands ) was a German-Dutch sculptor .
life and work
Reicher completed an apprenticeship at the Berlin University of the Arts . At the age of 20 he moved to the Netherlands, where he lived and worked in The Hague . In early 1937 he became a lecturer at the Hendrick de Keyzerschool in Amsterdam . He lived for a while with the sculptor Hubert van Lith . After the Second World War , he created sculptural war memorials, among other things. He mainly created figurative art .
Works (selection)
- Kneeling man ( Kneeling Man ), (memorial stone), Kalkstein , Amsterdam ( Oud-Zuid ), Messchaertstraat 1 (presumably 1950)
- Vrede ( bronze ), Amsterdam ( Watergraafsmeer ), Radioweg (1962)
- De Fakkeldrager ( The Torch Bearer ), (bronze), Amsterdam, Dintelstraat 15
- War memorial , ( natural stone ), Bad Nieuweschans (1948)
Web links
Commons : Hans Reicher - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lt. RKD born on July 3rd, in the Amsterdam population register on July 2nd.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reicher, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reicher, Johannes (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Dutch sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin-Niederschönhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1963 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam , Netherlands |