Arnold Rönnebeck

Rönnebeck was a sculptor and painter, but is best known for his lithographs that featured a range of subjects including New York cityscapes, New Mexico and Colorado landscapes and Native American dances.

In Paris, he studied with Aristide Maillol (dates unknown, likely 1908-1909) and Emile Antoine Bourdelle from 1910-1913 at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière.

Arnold Rönnebeck’s cousin was Lieutenant Karl von Freyburg, whom Hartley would fall in love with and follow from Paris to Berlin.

[citation needed] In 1923 Rönnebeck arrived in the US, initially settling in Washington, DC, staying with the family of his former fiancée, opera singer Alice Miriam Pinch.

In New York, he was immediately welcomed into Stieglitz’s circle[2] of American avant-garde artists that included Arthur Dove, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Marsden Hartley and Charles Demuth.

[citation needed] Rönnebeck wrote a catalogue essay for the landmark exhibition, Alfred Stieglitz Presents Seven Americans at the Anderson Gallery in 1925.

"[9] The Weyhe Gallery, directed by Carl Zigrosser, gave Rönnebeck his first solo show in April 1925 and represented him for the rest of his life.

[12] He would return to Santa Fe frequently between 1927 and 1929, working with architect John Gaw Meem to complete the relief sculptures for the renovation of the La Fonda Hotel.

[citation needed] In May 1926, Rönnebeck gave a lecture at the fledgling Denver Art Museum while he and his new wife were traveling to California on their honeymoon.

[2] Rönnebeck participated in the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago, entitled Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1 to November 1, 1934.