Rudolf Helmut Sauter (9 May 1895[1] – 12 June 1977)[2][3] was a German born painter, printmaker, illustrator, and poet.[4] He was the son of artist Georg Sauter and poet and suffragist Lilian Galsworthy, and the nephew and literary executor of John Galsworthy.[5][6]
Rudolf Helmut Sauter | |
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| Born | 9 May 1895 |
| Died | 12 June 1977 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England |
| Nationality | German; British |
| Other names | R.H. Sauter |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, illustrator, printmaker, poet |
| Spouse | Viola Brookman |
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Early life
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Rudolf Sauter was born in 1895.[7] He was educated at Harrow School,[4] and later studied art in London and Munich.[8] Sauter exhibited extensively and internationally.[9] This included shows in Paris, New York, and South Africa.[10]
Following the declaration of war with Germany, the British government passed the Aliens Restriction Act.[9] In December 1915, Georg was interned, and ultimately deported to Germany.[9] Rudolf was interned in a converted Alexandra Palace[11][9] and in Frith Hill Camp, Surrey.[12] Letters written to his wife while interned are held today in the collection of the Imperial War Museum.[10][12]
Following the war, Sauter became a naturalized British citizen, something he referred to as "purely formal", having lived in England since he was a year old.[11][13] During World War II acted as an Army Welfare officer, visiting the wives and children of soldiers.[11]
Rudolf Sauter was close to his uncle John Galsworthy, about whom he wrote a memoir: Galsworthy the Man.[9] Following the death of Rudolf's mother, Lilian, Rudolf and his wife Viola Sauter (née Brookman) "lived for a long time with Ada and John Galsworthy... and were treated almost as though they were their children".[5] Sauter was Galsworthy's executor,[5] and bequeathed a number of his papers to the University of Birmingham on his uncle's death.[14]
Later life and legacy
editDuring his later life, Rudolf and Viola lived in Stroud, Gloucestershire.[9] Sauter published three volumes of poetry: Crie du Coeur, A Soothing Wind and A Loving Cup.[9]
Sauter died in Stroud hospital, at the age of 82.[9]
In 2022, a book about Sauter's life and work by Jeffrey S. Reznick was published: War and Peace in the Worlds of Rudolf H. Sauter.[15] This was described as "the first book to examine the creative life and worlds of Rudolf H. Sauter... [revealing] him as a creative figure in his own right who produced an intriguing body of artistic and literary work."[15] The book was reviewed as "a welcome and overdue biography of an artist coping with the vicissitudes of war".[11]
External links
edit- Rudolf Helmut Sauter at Art UK
- Portrait of Arthur Symons (1935) by Sauter at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Drawings of Alexandra Palace created during Sauter's internment at the Imperial War Museum
- Studies of Aircraft Contrails (1940) by Sauter in the Royal Air Force Museum, London
- Awakening by John Galsworthy (1920) illustrated by R.H. Sauter
- John Galsworthy: an Intimate Portrait (1967) by Rudolf Sauter
References
edit- ^ "1939 Register". FindMyPast. 1939.
- ^ Conrad, Joseph (2002). The collected letters of Joseph Conrad. Volume 6, 1917-1919. Internet Archive. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-56195-2.
- ^ "England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019". FindMyPast. 1977.
- ^ a b "Sauter, Rudolf Helmut, 1895–1977 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b c BARKER, Dudley Raymond; Galsworthy, John (1963). The Man of Principle. A view of John Galsworthy. [With a portrait.]. Internet Archive. Heinemann: London, 1963.
- ^ "Mr Galsworthy's Will". West Sussex Gazette. 13 April 1933. p. 2.
- ^ "Rudolf Helmut Sauter". Government Art Collection. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Rudolph Helmut Sauter". Granta Fine Art. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Reznick, Jeffrey S. (2022). War and Peace in the Worlds of Rudolf H. Sauter: A Cultural History of a Creative Life. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-83998-015-2.
- ^ a b "Rudolf SAUTER". Stephen Ongpin Fine Art. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ a b c d "Biographies: Cramped by Internment in England, Saved by Art". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ a b "Private Papers of R Sauter". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Nephew of John Galsworthy Asks for Naturalisation Papers". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 6 August 1926. p. 14.
- ^ "'Forsyte' Bequest Completes Archive". Birmingham Daily Post. 1 September 1977. p. 2.
- ^ a b "War and Peace in the Worlds of Rudolf H. Sauter". AnthemPress. Retrieved 2022-11-21.