Richard Rusche

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Richard Nicolaus Rusche (born March 17, 1851 in Diesdorf near Magdeburg , † August 1, 1935 ) was a German animal sculptor, hunting painter and draftsman.

Life

Richard Rusche's grave

Rusche, a cavalry captain in the Landwehr cavalry, was a student at the Berlin Academy of Arts under Fritz Schaper after completing his military training in 1880/81 . After his short artistic training, he stayed in Berlin . As a passionate hunter, he used long stays in the great outdoors for numerous animal studies, which he processed in particular in masterful animal sculptures. His sculptures are characterized by their perfect naturalness and the elaboration of the breed-specific characteristics of the animals shown. The popular sculptures were reproduced in various sizes and materials (bronze, electroplated, zinc) in large numbers , among others, in the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) and the Gladenbeck foundry . The only known personal monument so far is a statue of Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch in Görlitz.

Rusche was buried in Magdeburg-Diesdorf .

Exhibitions (selection)

  • Anniversary exhibition of the Kgl. Academy of the Arts in the State Exhibition Building in Berlin 1886
  • International art exhibition organized by the Association of Berlin Artists on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 1891
  • International art exhibition in Munich in 1892
  • Great Berlin art exhibition in 1899

Works (selection)

motive Location Art Dating Further information
Barking hunting dog with prey
death 		Bronze statuette 1889 13.5 cm - auctioned in 2008 / offered by catalog at Gladenbeck
Gordon setter Bronze statuette 1892 44 cm - auctioned 2005 / manufactured in 33 cm at WMF / exhibited in Munich in 1892
Belaying deer bronze 1897 Cast Lauchhammer
deer Joachimsthal bronze 1900 Cast Lauchhammer
Sniffing Hound
Bloodhound 		Bronze statuette 28 cm - auctioned 2000 / offered in 33 cm at WMF
Dachshund Bronze / zinc manufactured in 21 cm at WMF
Chicken dog (1) Bronze / zinc Made in 33 cm at WMF
Chicken dog (2) Bronze / zinc Made in 23 cm at WMF
Great Dane Bronze / zinc Made in 35 cm at WMF
Wild Boar (wild boar) Bronze statuette 23 cm - auctioned in 2005
Roaring deer Hubertusstock hunting lodge Bronze statue
Roaring deer Bronze statuette 17.5 cm - auctioned 2005 / in 39 cm Guss Gladenbeck, also in 66 and 32 cm
Est deer Bronze statue 38 cm (shoulder height) bought from Kaiser Wilhelm II / motif probably identical to Roaring Deer (?)
Fallow deer Bronze / zinc Made in 33 cm (crown height) at WMF
Striding deer Bronze / zinc Made in 47 cm (crown height) at WMF
Captive deer Bronze / zinc
Belaying roebuck Bronze / zinc
Boar Bronze statuette 24.5 cm - auctioned 2000
Kimber when crossing the Alps
Teutons on watch Bronze / zinc
Freia Bronze / zinc
Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch Goerlitz

literature

Deer in front of the Hubertusstock hunting lodge (Joachimsthal)

Web links

Commons : Richard Rusche  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Catalog , Berliner verlags-comtoir (act.-ges.), 1886
  2. ^ Catalog , Verlag des Verein Berliner Künstler, 1891
  3. ↑ Catalog 1899
  4. ↑ Gordon-Setter, bronze with dark patination, on grooved plinth with signature "Rusche"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) at hermann-historica.de@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.hermann-historica.de
  5. ↑ Art auction at artprice.com , accessed on 8 December of 2019.
  6. ^ Roaring deer. Bronze with brown patina on a rectangular plinth. Signed: R. on artfact.com
personal data
SURNAME Rusche, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rusche, Richard Nik. (Full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German animal sculptor, hunting painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Diesdorf (Magdeburg)
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1935