Anton Räderscheidt

Anton Räderscheidt (1892-1970) was a German painter and graphic artist associated with the Dada and Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movements.

Räderscheidt studied art in Cologne, Munich and Paris, and was influenced by the Cubist and Futurist movements. He was a member of the Cologne Dada group, which was active from 1919 to 1921, and participated in several Dada exhibitions in Cologne and Berlin.

In the early 1920s, Räderscheidt became associated with the Neue Sachlichkeit movement, which rejected the idealism and emotionalism of Expressionism in favor of a more objective and realistic approach to art. He was known for his precise, sharply defined forms and use of industrial and mechanical imagery.

During the 1930s, Räderscheidt's work was condemned by the Nazi regime as "degenerate" and he was forced to flee to the Netherlands. After World War II, he returned to Germany and continued to produce art until his death in 1970.