German artist Anton Räderscheidt was a painter of the New Objectivity, who studied in Köln (Cologne) and Düsseldorf. He was severely wounded during World War I. In 1918, Räderscheidt married the painter and graphic artist Marta Hegemann (1894-1970) and then worked as a freelance artist in Köln. During this time, he turned to Magic Realism, for which he became particularly known. Social commitment was also important to him. After the Nazis seized power, he fled with his new Jewish partner to Paris, and in 1942 to Switzerland. Many of his paintings were destroyed both in Köln and Paris. After World War II, Räderscheidt returned to Köln. After a stroke with hemiplegia in 1967, he still produced several remarkable self-portraits.
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