Renée Sintenis

(German, 1888–1965)

Renée Sintenis was a German sculptor known for her small sculptures of athletes and young animals. Her works showcased an interest in the poetics of movement and form, rather than anatomical perfection or detail. “My models are a perception, not an idea,” Sintenis said of her subject matter. Along with her sculptures, the artist also created etchings for book illustrations, including Sappho’s Daphnis and Chloe. Born on March 20, 1888 in Glatz, Germany (today Klodzko, Poland) she studied at the Berlin School for the Decorative and Applied Arts, despite her parent’s disapproval. In 1917, she married the painter and writer Emil Rudolf Weiss, right at the start of her burgeoning career. Sintenis was one of the few women of her time to become a professor at the Prussian Academy, an honor she was stripped of by the Nazi regime in 1934. Managing to survive through the Nazi regime and World War II bombings, she was reinstated as a teacher in 1947 at the Hoschule der Künste. The artist died after a prolonged illness on April 22, 1965 in Berlin, Germany. Today, her works are included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Related Categories

Impressionist and Modern Art, Sculpture

Related Artists

August Gaul, Kurt Günther, Fritz Klimsch, Edouard Marcel Sandoz, Emil Rudolf Weiss

Renée Sintenis Artworks

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Fohlen mit angehobenem linkem Hinterbein

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Fohlen mit angehobenem linkem Hinterbein

Sale Date: September 17, 2011

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Fohlen mit angehobenem linkem Hinterbein

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Fohlen mit angehobenem linkem Hinterbein

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Hunde und ein Jungbär (+ 4 others; 5 works)

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Hunde und ein Jungbär (+ 4 others; 5 works)

Sale Date: June 11, 2011

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Junge mit Böckchen, 1949

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Junge mit Böckchen, 1949

Sale Date: June 8, 2011

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Selbstporträt, 1944–1945

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Selbstporträt, 1944–1945

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Junger Elefant, 1926

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Junger Elefant, 1926

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Ponyhäuptling, 1940

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Ponyhäuptling, 1940

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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Trinkendes Fohlen, 1926

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Trinkendes Fohlen, 1926

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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Ziegenböcklein, 1915

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Ziegenböcklein, 1915

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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Pferdejunge, 1934

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Pferdejunge, 1934

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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Flötenbläser, 1948

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Flötenbläser, 1948

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Der Boxer Erich Brandl, 1925

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Der Boxer Erich Brandl, 1925

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Pferdejunge, 1934

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Pferdejunge, 1934

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Gazelle, 1923

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Gazelle, 1923

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Ponyhäuptling, 1940

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Ponyhäuptling, 1940

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Grosse Daphne, 1930

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Grosse Daphne, 1930

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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Fohlen, liegend

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Fohlen, liegend

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Liegendes Shetlandpony, 1939

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Liegendes Shetlandpony, 1939

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Der Traber, 1939

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Der Traber, 1939

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Junger Bär, 1932

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Junger Bär, 1932

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Liegender Hund, 1928

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Liegender Hund, 1928

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Fünfkampf - Der Reiter

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Fünfkampf - Der Reiter

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Junges Lama mit angehobenem Hinterlauf, 1924

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Junges Lama mit angehobenem Hinterlauf, 1924

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Fohlen mit angehobener linker Hinterhand, 1919

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Fohlen mit angehobener linker Hinterhand, 1919

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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