Hans Rudolph Hentschel

Hans Rudolph Hentschel (born October 21, 1869 in Cölln near Meißen , † March 27, 1951 in Meißen) was a German (porcelain) painter and etcher. Together with his younger brother Konrad Hentschel, he was one of the most important exponents of Meißen Art Nouveau .

As the son of Julius Konrad Hentschel, who was significantly involved in the development of the Pâte-sur-Pâte technique in the manufacture, he attended the Meißen drawing school from 1884. There he began training as a bossier in 1888 . He then attended the Art Academy in Munich from 1898 to 1893. In 1891 he returned to Meißen for two years, where he first worked as a figure painter in the manufactory . From 1894 he completed two years of his studies at the French academies in Paris and Étaples (1895). In the same year he returned to Meißen to start his work as a figure painter and teacher at the porcelain school. Many scenic designs and tableware forms (including the most important Meissen Art Nouveau service "T-smooth") and decorations ( " wing pattern ", " Crocus pattern ", " Arnika pattern ") still bear witness to the aesthetic clarity of his artistic works. He also designed vases with flowing and crystal glazes . There are also figurative models by Hans Rudolph Hentschel, e. B. "Lady in riding costume with greyhound" or "tennis player".

literature

• Ludwig Danckert: Handbook of European porcelain . Munich: Prestel, 1978, ISBN 3-7913-0449-6 .
• Klaus Hoffmann: The white gold of Meissen . Bern [u. a.]: Scherz, 1989, ISBN 3-502-16318-9 .
• Johannes Just: Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain . Leipzig: Edition Leipzig, 1983, ISBN 3-570-09020-5 .
• Hermann Jedding: Meissen porcelain of the 19th and 20th centuries, 1800-1933 . Munich: Keysersche Verlagbuchhandlung, 1981, ISBN 3-87405-133-1 .

Web links

• antikbayreuth.de: Hans Rudolph Hentschel (short vita, with exhibition dates ) (accessed on August 22, 2015)