After completing his training as an elementary school teacher in Hilchenbach (Siegerland), he studied art history, history, classical archaeology and philosophy in Berlin and Vienna and received his doctorate in 1930 with Adolph Goldschmidt in Berlin with the dissertation "Das Stadt- und Straßenbild in der holländischen Malerei des 17.
[2] In 1949 and 1950, the most precious works of medieval art from Germany were shown at museums exhibitions in the Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.
[7] The exhibitions during the summer months at Cappenberg Castle formed the essential part of his museum work.
[8] A complete bibliography of Rolf Fritz, including a detailed tribute to his museum work, was published by the Dortmund City and State Library in 1979 on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
From May 15, 2015, to May 14, 2018, the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte undertook a project to index the collection, with the objective of clarifying the "provenance of paintings and sculptures acquired during the "Rolf Fritz era" (1934-1966).
"[9] The museum organised an exhibition about the provenances entitled, "Herr Fritz, woher stammen die Bilder?