Gunther Friedrich Reyndorf (1889-1974)

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Gunther Friedrich Reyndorf (1889-1974) was born to a customs officer, prokurist (Charge d'Affairs of the Firm) Herman Reyndorfa. The family lived for a year alternately in Revel (Tallinn) and in St. Petersburg, where the future artist was born 14 (26 style) in January 1889. /The book of B. Bernstein, "Gunter Reyndorf" M: "Soviet Artist", 1981, erroneously stated - April 26. Since 1897, the family Reyndorfov began to live only in Revel, and G. Reyndorf enrolled in the same year to study in a real school.

In 1905 he was accepted at the School of Technical Drawing of Baron Stieglitz in St. Petersburg, where he graduated in 1913. The young man learned in the classroom sets of P. Lambin, and in the classroom etching in N. Panova. In 1914 he visited France and Spain, received a scholarship to college. (In 1920 and 1930 he visited Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden).

In 1915 Reyndorf returned to Petrograd. In CVs, the reason soon vozvraschaeniya from abroad are called the First World War, which began in August 1914. The artist goes to work in the Expedition of Storing State Papers. After moving to the Soviet government in Moscow in 1918, Reyndorf sent to the capital for the factory Goznak, where he worked as an artist-linker securities. There he created the first designs of banknotes and postage stamps.
Guenther Reyndorf - designer of first and second editions of the standard brands of the RSFSR "Symbols of the working of labor" ("hammer and anvil") and "Symbols of science and art, as well as the third standard release of the RSFSR" Hand of working with a hammer against the backdrop of the industrial landscape. "

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In 1926 Reyndorf won first prize in the contest currency of Estonia . Released later on his sketches of the banknote is 50 kroner (1929 ) , 20 euros (1932 ) and CZK 10 (1937 ) are impressive high level of skill , filigree style , great artwork and printing qualities . They occupy a prominent place in the Estonian chart . As a testament to the remarkable skill of landscape pattern is seen delicately -designed pattern of the northern coast of Estonia , reproduced on bill of 50 euros . Romantic sublime , with particular warmth conveys the artist monumentality and the severity of native wildlife .

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In short the Russian creative period during his studies in college and after graduation began Reyndorf and design /ilyustrirovaniem publications . On the other studies is not known , because in 1944 during World War II after the bombing of Tallinn burned his shop along with many earlier works . The lists of the same basic products can be found if the chronology of trust that in 1910 there were an illustration in the magazine "World " . In 1910-1912 - in the magazine " Niva " , in 1915 - a supplement to the magazine New Times .
 Study " Pine " ( graphite) is dated 1918 year ( pine attracted special attention of the artist and he is in all the years specially painted them - living and dead , not counting those pine trees , which became part of his easel painting landscapes and other works) . With this work I No , it is in the museum's collection . This is followed by sketches of 1920 ( " Wildflowers ") . On this date biographically terminates Russian period . But creatively , he will continue to stay in touch with the school , passed in St. Petersburg in the School of Technical Drawing of Baron Alexander Stieglitz .

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Love for the landscape plant and has developed a Reyndorfa still his student years in St Petersburg . He most loved Russian Museum , where they were the work of Levitan and Serov . Reyndorf remembered that the removal of the soul between classes in college , going for studies in St. Petersburg and its suburbs , even in winter .

Particularly noteworthy are his illustrations for " Estonian ancient tales " Fr.R. Kreutzwald (1945 ) and the tales of Alexander Pushkin (1948 ). These images have become a kind of apotheosis of his many years of work in the book drawing . However , extraordinarily fabulous look and many of his graphic landscapes , embracing infinite space .

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Continuation of "Tales"

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Translated into Estonian almost all Russian classics, and among the decorated and illustrated Reyndorfom books, there are works of Saltykov-Shchedrin, Chekhov, Gogol, Turgenev and Tolstoy.

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In 1926 he won first prize Reindorf the contest currency of Estonia. Released later on his sketches of the banknote of 50 kroner ( 1929) , 20 euros (1932 ) and 10 kroner ( 1937) are impressive high level of skill , filigree style, high art and printing qualities. They occupy a prominent place in the Estonian chart. As a testament to the remarkable skills of a landscape image is perceived subtly -designed pattern of the northern coast of Estonia , reproduced on bill of 50 euros . Romantic sublime, with great warmth and monumental artist conveys the severity of native wildlife.

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In a short period of Russian creative while attending college and after graduation began Reindorf and design /ilyustrirovaniem publications. On the other studies is not known, because in 1944, during World War II after the bombing of Tallinn has burned down his shop along with many earlier works . The lists of the same basic products can be found if the chronology of trust that in 1910 there were an illustration in the magazine "The whole world ." In 1910-1912 - in the magazine "Niva" in 1915 - in an annex to magazine "New Era ".
 Etude "Pine " ( graphite) is dated 1918 year (pines attracted special attention of the artist , and he in all the years specifically to draw them - living and dead , not counting those pine trees, which became part of his easel landscapes and other works) . This works for me no, it's in the museum's collection. Further studies followed in 1920 (" Wild Flowers "). On this date biographical breaks Russian period . But creatively , he will continue keeping in touch with the school , passed in St. Petersburg in the School of Technical Drawing of Baron Alexander Stieglitz.

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The love of landscapes taken root and developed in Reindorf still his student years in St Petersburg. He liked best the Russian Museum , where they were working Levitan and Serov. Reindorf recalled that the removal of the soul between classes in college, going for studies in St. Petersburg and its suburbs , even in winter .

Particularly noteworthy are his illustrations for " Estonian ancient tales " Fr.R. Kreutzwald (1945) and tales of Alexander Pushkin ( 1948). These images become a kind of apotheosis of his many years of work in the book drawing . However , extraordinarily fabulous look and many of the graphics landscape , embracing the infinite space.

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Translated into Estonian practically all the Russian classics, and among the designed and illustrated books Reindorf, there is a work of Saltykov-Shchedrin, Chekhov, Gogol, Turgenev and Tolstoy.

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Book Graphics

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In the artistic heritage G. Reindorf there are a few oil paintings . Preserved only landscapes in Estonia.

In 1974, the 85th anniversary of the artist noted the anniversary exhibition. Gunther Reindorf died March 14, 1974 and was buried on Metsakalmistu ( Forest Cemetery , where many prominent people are buried in Estonia) in Tallinn.

  Tomorrow I'll start to exhibit his work over the years.

[Allena]

Valerit, thank you very much!
Our house has an album G. Reyndorfa, and a very long time since I watched it, and more than once, with great pleasure.
And then he was somehow forgotten, although very much.
And now you are reminded of it - it's very nice, especially because a great artist and very talented.