Born in France around 1810, Adolph Rinck became a portrait and miniature painter, an art teacher of painting and drawing, and a sketch artist. He emigrated to America, settling in 1840 in New... Read full biography
Born in France around 1810, Adolph Rinck became a portrait and miniature painter, an art teacher of painting and drawing, and a sketch artist. He emigrated to America, settling in 1840 in New Orleans, likely as a result of his friendship with Joseph Vaudechamp, whom he mentioned in his portrait... Read full biography
Born in France around 1810, Adolph Rinck became a portrait and miniature painter, an art teacher of painting and drawing, and a sketch artist. He emigrated to America, settling in 1840 in New Orleans, likely as a result of his friendship with Joseph Vaudechamp, whom he mentioned in his portrait advertisements. His studio locations varied: corner of St. Anthony's Square (1842), Bourbon Street (1846) and Place d'Armes (1850-1851), where his wife, Margarette, opened a shop. Among his miniature... Read full biography
Born in France around 1810, Adolph Rinck became a portrait and miniature painter, an art teacher of painting and drawing, and a sketch artist. He emigrated to America, settling in 1840 in New Orleans, likely as a result of his friendship with Joseph Vaudechamp, whom he mentioned in his portrait advertisements. His studio locations varied: corner of St. Anthony's Square (1842), Bourbon Street (1846) and Place d'Armes (1850-1851), where his wife, Margarette, opened a shop. Among his miniature portrait subjects was John Woodhouse Audubon. Excepting perhaps some of the Civil War years, he stayed in that city during the winters until 1871, having arrived with good credentials that included studies in Berlin at the Royal Academy, and in Paris... Read full biography
Born in France around 1810, Adolph Rinck became a portrait and miniature painter, an art teacher of painting and drawing, and a sketch artist. He emigrated to America, settling in 1840 in New Orleans, likely as a result of his friendship with Joseph Vaudechamp, whom he mentioned in his portrait advertisements. His studio locations varied: corner of St. Anthony's Square (1842), Bourbon Street (1846) and Place d'Armes (1850-1851), where his wife, Margarette, opened a shop. Among his miniature portrait subjects was John Woodhouse Audubon. Excepting perhaps some of the Civil War years, he stayed in that city during the winters until 1871, having arrived with good credentials that included studies in Berlin at the Royal Academy, and in Paris with Paul Delaroche. In Paris, between 1835 and 1840, he had exhibited at the Paris Salon. His... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Art in the American South Works from the Ogden Collection
1996
Delehanty, Randolph
292 pages (color)
Downriver Currents of Style in Louisiana Painting 1800-1950
1991
Pennington, Estill Curtis
208 pages (color)
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Look Away: Reality and Sentiment in Southern Art
1989
Pennington, Estill Curtis
200 pages (color)
Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists 1718-1918
1987
Mahe, John A. II; Rosanne McCaffrey (Editors)
464 pages
The Portrait in Britain and America with Biographical Dictionary of Portraitists 1680-1914