Richard Scholz (1860-1939) German painter and illustrator |
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Richard Scholz was a German painter and illustrator, born in Hanover in 1860 to Bernhard Scholz—a theatre director, conductor, and composer—and Marie Luise Seyler. He studied with Ernst Hildebrand from 1887-80 at the Karlsruhe University of Art. His work was influenced by the painter Karl Gussow, whom he met in 1880. Scholz was married to Agnes, a daughter of his colleague, Hans Gude. Professionally, as a professor and painter, he went to Dresden in 1894 and Munch in 1898. Among many things, he illustrated children’s books, such as an edition of Hansel and Gretel (1904) for the Mainz publisher, Josef Scholz. At the annual exhibition in the Glaspalast in Munich, he exhibited works in 1890 and 1898. |
Hansel and Gretel
Illustrations by Richard Scholz (Mainz, 1905) for the Brothers Grimm fairytale “Hänsel und Gretel” (1812-57)
In the Grips of a Famine
Hansel and Gretel, with their parents, are suffering the effects of famine
Learning of their Fate
Hansel and Gretel overhear their parents discussing their plan to abandon them in the woods
A Cunning Plan
Hansel drops breadcrumbs from his pocket to mark the way home
Lost in the Woods
After birds eat their breadcrumbs, the siblings find themselves lost in the woods
The House of a Witch
Hansel and Gretel encounter an old woman in a house made of bread, cakes, and sugar
The Witch's Plan
The witch locks up Hansel, and forces Gretel to assist in her plan to fatten him up so that she can eat him!
Gretel Takes an Opportunity
When the witch attempts to trick Gretel into her heated oven, Gretel turns the tables on her—pushing and trapping the old woman inside in her stead
Returning Home with Riches
Their father is overjoyed to see the return of his children, having regretted his actions, and is delighted to discover the riches Hansel and Gretel took from the witch's house
