Af alle Gustav Rienäcker's malerier er Papa Schmid (1905) det mest berømte; det hænger på Bavarian State Painting Collections i München. Blandt de 2 værker af Gustav Rienäcker i vores katalog er disse 1 de mest fejrede, hver vist med sin dato, sit museum og sin historie.
Rangordnet efter vores popularitetsscore, som kombinerer søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk. Opdateret november 2026. Hvert maleri på denne side kan bestilles som en håndmalet oliereproduktion på lærred, eller som et kunsttryk i den størrelse, du vælger.
Papa Schmid is a portrait painted by Gustav Wilhelm Ferdinand Rienäcker in 1905. The work originates from the period when the artist was established within the academic traditions of Germany. Rienäcker, a German painter and art teacher, was born in Blankenburg and later settled in Munich, where he remained until his death in 1935.
Det museum, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Gustav Rienäcker | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
München | 1 | Papa Schmid |
Et år, 1905, indeholder alle daterede lærreder af Gustav Rienäcker på denne side: her er de, de mest berømte først.
Papa Schmid is a portrait painted by Gustav Wilhelm Ferdinand Rienäcker in 1905. The work originates from the period when the artist was established within the academic traditions…
Papa Schmid (1905)
Gustav Rienäcker, født i 1861, var 44 år gammel: Papa Schmid er fra 1905.
2 værker af Gustav Rienäcker er i vores katalog.
Primært i Bavarian State Painting Collections (München); listen ovenfor nævner hvert museum og dets lærreder.
Ja. Hvert maleri på denne side kan bestilles fra sin egen side som en håndmalet oliereproduktion eller som et kunsttryk i den størrelse, du vælger.
Gustav Rienäcker was born on 16. August 1861 in Blankenburg (Harz). He was the son of Johann Andreas Leopold August Rienäcker and Johanna Wilhelmine Luise Rienäcker, née Bitterling. His early years in Blankenburg provided the foundation for a life spent within the studios and academies of Europe.
His formal training began in earnest when he moved to the Academy of Art in Düsseldorf. Between 1882 and 1884, he studied under the guidance of Heinrich Lauenstein, Hugo Crola, and Adolf Schill. These years in Düsseldorf shaped his technical approach before he moved further into the academic traditions of the continent. He continued his studies at the Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen and later at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, gathering the skills that would eventually lead him to the teaching halls of Munich.
By the end of the 19th century, Rienäcker had settled in Munich. This move followed his marriage to Emma Overlack in Gütersloh in May 1887. His presence in the city was marked by a steady professional life within its academic circles. He held a position as a professor at the Munich Academy of Art, where he taught painting to a new generation of students, including Philipp Graf.
His reputation grew through his work as a portrait painter. He eventually attained the status of a court portraitist, capturing the likenesses of the German nobility. His brush moved between the formal requirements of these high-ranking sitters and more personal subjects. He was a frequent presence at the Glaspalast in Munich, exhibiting his work there in 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, and 1929.
His output during these years included more than just formal portraits. He applied his technique to various subjects, ranging from landscapes to still lifes and even animals. Some of these works were executed on board, such as:
Rienäcker’s brush often met the presence of the German nobility. His reputation as a court portraitist brought him into the private circles of those holding high titles. He captured the likeness of Victoria Louise, the daughter of the Prussian Emperor, and painted Ernst August, the Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. These commissions required a steady hand and an ability to sit with the figures of the era.
His work moved between the formal requirements of the court and the more personal needs of his sitters. While he was often called upon to document the faces of the aristocracy, his output was not limited to the high-born. He applied his skill to various subjects, including landscapes and still lifes, though his status as a portraitist remained a central part of his professional life in Munich.
Rienäcker worked primarily with oil, applying the pigment to boards and canvases to capture a variety of subjects. His hand moved between the formal requirements of portraiture and the more relaxed observations found in his landscapes and still lifes. In his still life compositions, he focused on the arrangement of objects, while his landscape sketches suggest a practice of capturing light and terrain through direct observation. He often signed his works in the lower corners, sometimes leaving an exhibition label and inventory number on the reverse of the board.
There is a certain lightness in his genre works, such as his depiction of a dachshund in the piece titled Flat-footed Thief. This work shows a capacity for humor and a focus on the character of animals. His approach to painting was not limited to the grand or the formal; he applied the same oil technique to the quiet details of a dog or the specific textures of a still life. Whether he was painting a distinguished gentleman or a simple landscape, his focus remained on the physical presence of the subject before him.
