Adam and Eve, 1936

About the Work

It is as an exponent of New Objectivity that the Cologne artist Anton Räderscheidt is known. The works he painted in exile in Paris from 1936 onwards have all but fallen into oblivion, only few of them having survived the war. The composition ‘Adam and Eve’ conveys the fear and uncertainty that characterised the artist’s situation. Not only the content, but also the thick application of the paint and extremely free brushwork are reactions to the political circumstances and the penchant for sentimentality that characterized tastes in art during the Third Reich.