Reinhard Müller-Mehlis
Reinhard Müller-Mehlis (born December 27, 1931 in Göttingen ; † January 10, 2020 in Munich ) was a German art historian , journalist, critic and author of many writings on classical modern and contemporary art .
Life
Müller-Mehlis was the youngest son of four children in the Friedrich Müller family of building contractors. He became an assistant director at the Münchner Kammerspiele and studied art history, German and newspaper studies in Hanover, Göttingen, Freiburg and Munich.
From 1962 he wrote art reviews, reports from the art market and art historical studies for various newspapers and specialist magazines . Among other things, he was a correspondent for Münchner Merkur and Handelsblatt , Die Welt and wrote for Die Weltkunst, Bayernkurier and other titles for many years .
Under the direction of Wolfgang Müller-Härlin, Reinhard Müller-Mehlis became a close and important freelancer for Bayernkurier-Feuilleton for more than 20 years.
From the 1970s to 1999 he continuously gave art historical readings as a freelance lecturer at the Munich University of Applied Sciences.
His book Die Kunst im Third Reich , published in 1976 and published in several editions, is considered a standard work for art history during the National Socialist era . His last known books were The Emperor's New Clothes 2003 and Tatort Art Market 2012.
Reinhard Müller-Mehlis also published under the pseudonyms Ernst F. Arnoldi and Rinaldo Rinaldini . In recent years he has been living in seclusion in the midst of his library near Munich, which contains over 20,000 art books.
He left a son from his second marriage.
Publications (selection)
- Tatort art market. Forgers, deceivers and fraudsters . Universitas, Munich, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8004-1504-5 . Link to the book
- "The Emperor's New Clothes". The vertigo of modernity. , Langen Müller, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7844-2905-X .
- Margarete Schepelmann-Groz. Hirmer, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7774-6840-1 .
- Art in the Third Reich (= Heyne book. Heyne-Stilkunde 4496, 3). Heyne, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-453-41173-0 . Link to the book
- Art and antiques as investments. Verlag Moderne Industrie, Munich 1967.
Web links
- Literature by and about Reinhard Müller-Mehlis in the catalog of the German National Library
- World art obituary Reinhard Müller-Mehlis
- Obituary notice in the SZ Reinhard Müller-Mehlis
- Obituary notice in Münchner Merkur Reinhard Müller-Mehlis
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Müller Tiefbau GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Obituary: The art market journalist Reinhard Müller-Mehlis is dead. Accessed January 18, 2020 .
- ^ Obituary for Reinhard Müller-Mehlis | WORLD ART. In: WELTKUNST, the art magazine of ZEIT. January 13, 2020, accessed January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ program ARD de-ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam Germany: alpha forum. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Werner Zinkand, Hans Gött, Nina Raffalt: Hans Gött: 1883-1974: Life and Work . CH Beck, 2000, ISBN 978-3-406-39998-5 ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2020]).
- ↑ Erika Michael: Hans Holbein the Younger: A Guide to Research . Routledge, 1997, ISBN 978-1-136-78114-8 ( google.de [accessed January 18, 2020]).
- ↑ Obituaries of Reinhard Müller-Mehlis | trauer.merkur.de. Retrieved January 18, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Sponsorship award for design from the City of Munich . In: Wikipedia . October 22, 2019 ( wikipedia.org [accessed January 18, 2020]).
- ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Sponsorship Award Applied Art. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
- ^ Obituary for Reinhard Müller-Mehlis | WORLD ART. In: WELTKUNST, the art magazine of ZEIT. January 13, 2020, accessed January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Ingolstadt: "Making the Museum Relevant". Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller-Mehlis, Reinhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arnoldi, Ernst F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goettingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 2020 |
| Place of death | Munich |