Carl Rungius

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Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (August 18, 1869 – October 21, 1959) was a leading American wildlife artist.

He was born in Germany but moved to the United States and spent his career painting in the western United States and Canada.

He rose to fame as the most influential big game painter and the first career wildlife artist in North America, primarily during the first half of the twentieth century.

Early life in Germany

Rungius was born in Rixdorf, now a part of Berlin, Germany, to Pastor Heinrich Rungius (1833-1922) and Magdalene Fulda. Rungius spent the bulk of his childhood in Britain, as well as Berlin. Rungius had seven sisters and one brother. Rungius loved hunting and knew he wanted to be a wildlife painter from an early age. Carl was taken away from his widowed grandmother in Burg bei Magdeburg when he reached school age. He showed a passion for hunting from a young age, and it will continue to rule his later life and have a major influence on his artwork. Rungius expressed the desire to be an artist from an early age. Rungius' aspiration was boosted by an exhibition by Richard Friese, Germany's top wildlife artist, in his teenage years. Despite this, he had several obstacles to overcome before he would achieve his goal. Rungius had a major dislike for school. Despite this, he completed his undergraduate studies and passed his exams, qualifying for a year of military service. In 1891, he completed his one-year of military service. His father had strong objections against him becoming a painter. Eventually, his father relented, but only on the understanding that Carl will re-establish his career in a healthy manner. Rungius apprenticed as a wall and woodwork painter for the next three summers.

Rungius studied art at the Berlin Art Academy from 1888-1890. Rungius' art education began with a course in ornamental design. He was not particularly interested in this, but he began spending his free time at the Berlin Zoo sketching and observing the animals. Zoo animals were not healthy for him physically; he could not get under their skin and see for himself how muscle, bone, tendon, and tissue melded together to produce the living animal. Rungius made regular visits to the local glue factory to investigate animal anatomy in its most basic form in order to get a closer glance at the animal's anatomy. Rungius' father used to shoot stray cats in his yard and then turn the carcass over to Carl. Although his experience in the glue factory and with cats was uncomfortable, Rungius believed it was important to his artistic growth.

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