Rudolf Reschreiter
Rudolf Reschreiter was a Bavarian painter and alpinist famous for his depictions of the Alps and Austrian countryside through the medium of watercolor.
Life
After graduating from high school in 1888, Reschreiter studied at Wilhelmsgymnasium, at the Academy of Fine Arts at Munich under Gabriel von Hackl. He painted mainly in the watercolor technique, specificallygouache, and was praised for his hyper-realistic depiction of nature. Some of his most famous depictions include the Waxenstein ridge, Höllentalferner glacier, and the castle at Kufstein. In 1903 he traveled with the Geographer Hans Meyer to the Cordilleras in Ecuador, specifically the completely glaciated Chimborazo. Reschreiter then painted a whole series on the Chimborazo. One of the larger glaciers of Chimborazo was named Reschreiter Glacier in his honor. Many of his works can be seen in the Alpine Museum Kempten and the Alpine Club Museum in Innsbruck.