Early Life, Family and Training Paul Bindel enters the world on 7 January 1894 in Buckau, a district of Magdeburg, Germany. He is born into a family of some standing, the son of the general representative Paul Bindel. His early years in Magdeburg set the stage for a life defined by the disciplined study of form and color. The year 1912 marks a shift toward formal training. Bindel moves to Düsseldorf to begin his studies at the Kunstg…