Biografie von Carl Clemens Moritz RUNGIUS (1869-1959)

Birth place: Berlin, Germany

Death place: NYC

Addresses: NYC, 1906-34; Los Angeles, CA, 1930s; NYC

Profession: Painter, etcher, illustrator

Studied: P. Meyerheim, Berlin Art School, School of Applied Arts, and Acad. FA, all in Berlin.

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1905-06, 1914-34; Corcoran Gal biennials, 1912-26 (5 times); Pan-Pac. Expo., 1915; S. Indp. A., 1917, 1924; SC, 1922 ( Vezin prize), 1923 (Plimpton prize); NAD, 1898-20 (prize), 1921-25 (Ellen P. Speyer Memorial Award), 1926 (Carnegie Prize), 1927-29 (Saltus Prize), 1930-43; Calif. AC, 1938; GGE, 1939; AIC; CAM; CGA (prize); CI.

Member: ANA, 1913; NA, 1920; SC; NAC; Century Assn.

Work: New York Zoological Soc.; Shelburne (VT) Mus.; Glenbow Foundation and Riveredge Foundation, Calgary; Harmsen Coll.

Comments: Began painting in Germany in 1889. He came to NYC in 1894 and established his studio there. He also had a summer home and studio in Banff. His first sketching trip was to Wyoming and Yellowstone Park in 1895. Specialized in Western American big game painting. The Glenbow Fndn. has preserved his studio in the Rocky Mtns. as a museum. His works represent valuable records of the natural history of the region.

Sources: WW59; WW47. More recently, see Hughes, Artists in California, 483; P&H Samuels, 411; Muller, Paintings and Drawings at the Shelburne Museum, 121-22 (w/repros.); 300 Years of American Art, 628; Falk, Exh. Record Series.