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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]

Biography

He 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 Löfftz.[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 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".

In 1942, Knirr was awarded the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft. In 1944 he died in Staudach-Egerndach.

Notable students

References

External links

Media related to Heinrich Knirr at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Heinrich Knirr

Heinrich Knirr (* 2. September 1862 in Pantschowa, Kaisertum Österreich, heute Vojvodina, Serbien; † 26. Mai 1944 in Staudach, Bayern) war ein deutscher Maler. Er wurde vor allem als Landschafts- und Porträtmaler bekannt.

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- [en] Heinrich Knirr

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[es] Heinrich Knirr

Heinrich Knirr (2 de septiembre de 1862 - 26 de mayo de 1944) fue un pintor alemán nacido en Austria, conocido por escenas y retratos de género, aunque también hizo paisajes y bodegones. Es más conocido por crear el retrato a color oficial de Adolf Hitler y es el único artista conocido por haber pintado a Hitler en vida.[1]

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[fr] Heinrich Knirr

Heinrich Knirr, né le 2 septembre 1862 à Pančevo et mort le 26 mai 1944 à Staudach-Egerndach, est un peintre allemand académique, notable comme portraitiste officiel d'Adolf Hitler.

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[it] Heinrich Knirr

Heinrich Knirr (Pančevo, 2 settembre 1862 – Staudach-Egerndach, 26 maggio 1944) è stato un pittore tedesco, fu uno dei pittori "ufficiali" di Hitler.

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[ru] Книрр, Генрих

Генрих Книрр (нем. Heinrich Knirr; 2 сентября 1862 (1862-09-02), Панчова, ныне Сербия — 26 мая 1944, Штаудах, Бавария) — немецкий художник.

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