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1892 Hamlin, Germany - 1959 Hamlin, Germany. Known for: Expressionist painting, drawing, graphic art, illustration.
Rudolf Riege (born March 9, 1892 in Hameln, † November 22, 1959 in Hameln) was a German painter and graphic artist. Rudolf Riege spent his childhood in Hameln and began his studies at the art school... Read full biography
Rudolf Riege (born March 9, 1892 in Hameln, † November 22, 1959 in Hameln) was a German painter and graphic artist. Rudolf Riege spent his childhood in Hameln and began his studies at the art school in Weimar in 1909 with the intention of becoming a painter. In Weimar he was influenced by Walther... Read full biography
Rudolf Riege (born March 9, 1892 in Hameln, † November 22, 1959 in Hameln) was a German painter and graphic artist. Rudolf Riege spent his childhood in Hameln and began his studies at the art school in Weimar in 1909 with the intention of becoming a painter. In Weimar he was influenced by Walther Klemm, whose woodcut sequences inspired him. When he continued his training at the Bauhaus in Weimar as a master class student in 1919 after the First World War, Expressionism was at the height of its... Read full biography
Rudolf Riege (born March 9, 1892 in Hameln, † November 22, 1959 in Hameln) was a German painter and graphic artist. Rudolf Riege spent his childhood in Hameln and began his studies at the art school in Weimar in 1909 with the intention of becoming a painter. In Weimar he was influenced by Walther Klemm, whose woodcut sequences inspired him. When he continued his training at the Bauhaus in Weimar as a master class student in 1919 after the First World War, Expressionism was at the height of its development. This is where Riege found his personal style: as a graphic artist, he mainly worked in woodcuts, with book illustrations playing a prominent role. Riege's graphic works, including a number of militaria, found wider distribution through... Read full biography
Rudolf Riege (born March 9, 1892 in Hameln, † November 22, 1959 in Hameln) was a German painter and graphic artist. Rudolf Riege spent his childhood in Hameln and began his studies at the art school in Weimar in 1909 with the intention of becoming a painter. In Weimar he was influenced by Walther Klemm, whose woodcut sequences inspired him. When he continued his training at the Bauhaus in Weimar as a master class student in 1919 after the First World War, Expressionism was at the height of its development. This is where Riege found his personal style: as a graphic artist, he mainly worked in woodcuts, with book illustrations playing a prominent role. Riege's graphic works, including a number of militaria, found wider distribution through the National Socialist-oriented Woensam-Ring der Schaffenden. In addition, the artist worked on personal orders from art collector... Read full biography
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Rudolf Riege (born March 9, 1892 in Hameln, † November 22, 1959 in Hameln) was a German painter and graphic artist.
Rudolf Riege spent his childhood in Hameln and began his studies at the art school in Weimar in 1909 with the intention of becoming a painter. In Weimar he was influenced by Walther Klemm, whose woodcut sequences inspired him.
When he continued his training at the Bauhaus in Weimar as a master class student in 1919 after the First World War, Expressionism was at the height of its development. This is where Riege found his personal style: as a graphic artist, he mainly worked in woodcuts, with book illustrations playing a prominent role.
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