Hugo Rheinhold
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Wolfgang Hugo Rheinhold (b. Oberlahnstein
, Prussia
March 26, 1853, d. Berlin
Oct. 2nd, 1900) was a German
sculptor arguably most famous for his Affe mit Schädel
(Ape with Skull). His name is often misspelled Reinhold.
, Prussia
, on March 26, 1853. He schooled in Koblenz
before entering the merchant trade. When 21, Rheinhold sought success in the USA and became an import and export merchant, living in San Francisco (1874–78) where he had headquarters for his business as well as in Hamburg
, where he settled in 1879. The next year he married his childhood sweetheart Emma Levy from Cologne
, but tragically, she was to die in 1882, after only one-and-a-half years of marriage. Emma's death had a huge impact Rheinhold. He sold his successful business and moved to Berlin
to study science and philosophy at the Friedrich-Wilhelms University. In 1886, he studied under the sculptors Ernst Herter and Max Kruse, before officially enrolling as a student at the Berlin Academy of Arts (1888–92).
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Oberlahnstein
Oberlahnstein is a part of the city of Lahnstein in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It lies on the right bank of the Rhine, at the confluence of the Lahn 4 m. above Koblenz, on the Right Rhine railway from Cologne to Frankfurt-on-Main...
, Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
March 26, 1853, d. Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
Oct. 2nd, 1900) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
sculptor arguably most famous for his Affe mit Schädel
Affe mit Schädel
The Affe mit Schädel , is a famous work by the late-19th century German sculptor Hugo Rheinhold. The statuette is otherwise known as the “Affe einen Schädel betrachtend”...
(Ape with Skull). His name is often misspelled Reinhold.
Life
Hugo Rheinhold was born in OberlahnsteinOberlahnstein
Oberlahnstein is a part of the city of Lahnstein in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It lies on the right bank of the Rhine, at the confluence of the Lahn 4 m. above Koblenz, on the Right Rhine railway from Cologne to Frankfurt-on-Main...
, Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, on March 26, 1853. He schooled in Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
before entering the merchant trade. When 21, Rheinhold sought success in the USA and became an import and export merchant, living in San Francisco (1874–78) where he had headquarters for his business as well as in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, where he settled in 1879. The next year he married his childhood sweetheart Emma Levy from Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, but tragically, she was to die in 1882, after only one-and-a-half years of marriage. Emma's death had a huge impact Rheinhold. He sold his successful business and moved to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
to study science and philosophy at the Friedrich-Wilhelms University. In 1886, he studied under the sculptors Ernst Herter and Max Kruse, before officially enrolling as a student at the Berlin Academy of Arts (1888–92).
Works
Rheinhold produced a series of notable works within a very short career span. These include, a group of reading monks ("Lesende Monche"), a tribute to Alfred Nobel (“Dynamite in the Service of Mankind”), a bust of socialist leader August Bebel and his most famous piece “Am Wege” (1896) a marble of “an unfortunate young woman with a child at her breast”. Rheinhold was protective of his Jewish heritage being a strong influence in the Deutsch-Israelitischer Gemeindebund (an association of Jewish corporations) and sculpting "Die Kämpfer" (“The Warriors”) in protest against burgeoning anti-Semitism. Rheinhold’s last work of serpentine deities in a fountain (“Brunnengrotte mit zwei Wassergottheiten”) was exhibited close to his death in 1900.”. Today, he is probably most revered for his iconic Affe mit SchädelAffe mit Schädel
The Affe mit Schädel , is a famous work by the late-19th century German sculptor Hugo Rheinhold. The statuette is otherwise known as the “Affe einen Schädel betrachtend”...
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