Heinrich Knirr (2 September 1862 – 26 May 1944) was an Austrian-born German painter, known for genre scenes and portraits, although he also did landscapes and still-lifes. He is best-known for creating the official portrait of Adolf Hitler for 1937 and is the only artist known to have painted Hitler from life.[2]
"Hitler, the Creator of the Third Reich and Renewer of German Art"(German: Adolf Hitler, der Schöpfer des Dritten Reiches und Erneuerer der deutschen Kunst), Hitler's official portrait in 1937[1]
In 1888 he founded a private painting school in Munich, which was very popular throughout Europe.[4] He remained in Munich and opened a private art school there in 1888. Eventually, his school gained a good reputation throughout Europe. From 1898 to 1910, he also taught at the Munich Academy. He was also a member of the Munich Secession and, later, the Vienna Secession.[3]
At the beginning of World War I, he gave up his teaching activities and moved to Starnberg. In the 1920s, the Thannhauser family became his major patrons. After 1922, he lived in Upper Bavaria.[3] During the Nazi régime, he remained popular and, in 1937, was represented at the first Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, with one of his portraits of Adolf Hitler.[2]
Over the next few years, he exhibited fourteen works there altogether, including portraits of Hitler's private chauffeur, Julius Schreck, and his mother Klara. Both paintings were hung in Hitler's office at the Berghof in Berchtesgaden. He also did the official portrait of Rudolf Hess, and Albert Speer often referred to him as the "court painter".
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January 13, 2023
heinrich, knirr, september, 1862, 1944, austrian, born, german, painter, known, genre, scenes, portraits, although, also, landscapes, still, lifes, best, known, creating, official, portrait, adolf, hitler, 1937, only, artist, known, have, painted, hitler, from. Heinrich Knirr 2 September 1862 26 May 1944 was an Austrian born German painter known for genre scenes and portraits although he also did landscapes and still lifes He is best known for creating the official portrait of Adolf Hitler for 1937 and is the only artist known to have painted Hitler from life 2 Heinrich Knirr c 1910 14 photograph by Theodor Hilsdorf Hitler the Creator of the Third Reich and Renewer of German Art German Adolf Hitler der Schopfer des Dritten Reiches und Erneuerer der deutschen Kunst Hitler s official portrait in 1937 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Notable students 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditHe was born in Pantschowa in modern day Serbia He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Christian Griepenkerl and Carl Wurzinger then attended the Academy of Fine Arts Munich where he took lessons from Gabriel von Hackl and Ludwig Lofftz 3 In 1888 he founded a private painting school in Munich which was very popular throughout Europe 4 He remained in Munich and opened a private art school there in 1888 Eventually his school gained a good reputation throughout Europe From 1898 to 1910 he also taught at the Munich Academy He was also a member of the Munich Secession and later the Vienna Secession 3 At the beginning of World War I he gave up his teaching activities and moved to Starnberg In the 1920s the Thannhauser family became his major patrons After 1922 he lived in Upper Bavaria 3 During the Nazi regime he remained popular and in 1937 was represented at the first Grosse Deutsche Kunstausstellung at the Haus der Kunst in Munich with one of his portraits of Adolf Hitler 2 Over the next few years he exhibited fourteen works there altogether including portraits of Hitler s private chauffeur Julius Schreck and his mother Klara Both paintings were hung in Hitler s office at the Berghof in Berchtesgaden He also did the official portrait of Rudolf Hess and Albert Speer often referred to him as the court painter In 1942 Knirr was awarded the Goethe Medaille fur Kunst und Wissenschaft In 1944 he died in Staudach Egerndach Notable students EditHugo Baar Erma Bossi Paula Deppe Fabius von Gugel de Otto Illies Eugen von Kahler Paul Klee Rudolf Levy Vadym Meller Carl Montag de Ernst Morgenthaler Otto Nuckel Ernst Oppler Emil Orlik Wolf Rohricht Milena Pavlovic Barili Walter Schnackenberg Wilhelm Scholkmann Karl Staudinger de Hermann Stenner Edmund Steppes de References Edit Haus der Deutschen Kunst Part 1 a b Heinrich Knirr s portraits of Hitler Archived 2014 08 06 at the Wayback Machine Bauman Conservation a b c Brief biography Archived 2013 01 21 at the Wayback Machine AGSO University of Graz Deutscher Kunstlerbund e V Mitglieder seit 1903 web archive org 2016 03 04 Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2022 08 25 External links Edit Media related to Heinrich Knirr at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heinrich Knirr amp oldid 1130501951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
