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

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Laufender Elefant (Afrikanischer Elefant), 1954–1954

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Laufender Elefant (Afrikanischer Elefant), 1954–1954

Sale Date: May 27, 2000

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Liegendes Fohlen, 1932–1932

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Liegendes Fohlen, 1932–1932

Sale Date: May 27, 2000

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Das Tigerschiff

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Das Tigerschiff

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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Selbstportrait

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Selbstportrait

Sale Date: April 1, 2000

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Das Tigerschiff, 1922–1923

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Das Tigerschiff, 1922–1923

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Springendes Fohlen

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Springendes Fohlen

Sale Date: January 29, 2000

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Der Boxer Hartkopp, 1927–1927

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Der Boxer Hartkopp, 1927–1927

Sale Date: January 29, 2000

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A polo player, 1929–1929

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A polo player, 1929–1929

Sale Date: December 1, 1999

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Fohlen, 1924–1924

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Fohlen, 1924–1924

Sale Date: November 30, 1999

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Laufender Elefant (Afrikanischer Elefant), 1954–1954

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Laufender Elefant (Afrikanischer Elefant), 1954–1954

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Wildhund, 1949–1949

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Wildhund, 1949–1949

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Fohlen mit angehobener linker Hinterhand, 1919–1919

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Fohlen mit angehobener linker Hinterhand, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Zwei stehende Rehe, 1921–1921

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Zwei stehende Rehe, 1921–1921

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Der Boxer Erich Brandl, 1925–1925

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Der Boxer Erich Brandl, 1925–1925

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Grasendes Fohlen, 1919–1919

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Grasendes Fohlen, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Junges Lama mit angezogenem Bein, 1924–1924

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Junges Lama mit angezogenem Bein, 1924–1924

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Sich leckendes Fohlen, 1928–1928

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Sich leckendes Fohlen, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Das Tigerschiff

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Das Tigerschiff

Sale Date: November 16, 1999

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Flötenbläser, 1948–1948

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Flötenbläser, 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Liegendes Zebukalb, 1924–1924

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Liegendes Zebukalb, 1924–1924

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Fohlen mit angehobener Hinterhand, 1919–1919

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Fohlen mit angehobener Hinterhand, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Selbstporträt, 1933–1933

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Selbstporträt, 1933–1933

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Zwei stehende Rehe, 1921–1921

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Zwei stehende Rehe, 1921–1921

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Springendes Fohlen

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Springendes Fohlen

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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