Annelise Reichmann

Biography

Book artist. Born 3 January 1902 in Elsass-Lothringen. Early art training in design and painting with A. Hartmann, then at the Darmstadt Technische Hochschule where she was influenced by the work of Dürer. 1922: first illustrated books. 1925-8: had painting studio with Reinhold Ewald in Hanau, followed by a year in Paris. After the war she worked with Hans Soeder at the Wiesbaden Werkkunstschule. From 1961: lived in Bingen.

Writings about

  • Claus K. Netuschil, ‘Buchillustrationen von Annelise Reichmann’, Illustration 63, April 1982, pp. 24-7 (includes bibliography).