Hartmut Ritzerfeld

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Hartmut "Hacky" Ritzerfeld (7 October 1950 – 1 January 2024) was a German painter of neo-expressive figurative images. Born in Büsbach, Ritzerfeld initially trained as a window dresser from 1965 to 1968 before studying at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1969 to 1976 with Joseph Beuys (painting, object and performance art) and Karl Kneidl (stage design). In 1975 he became a master student of Joseph Beuys. This was followed by a study visit to Zurich. He then lived briefly in Aachen before moving back to his parents' house in Stolberg. Ritzerfeld made his first 'artistic attempts' in the style of the Vienna School of fantastic realism in 1968; The model was the Viennese painter Ernst Fuchs. Shortly afterwards he turned to expressionism; with some of his favourite subjects being portraits, landscapes, and interiors. As a 20-year-old he was able to see Beuys on television; an initial spark that prompted Ritzerfeld to become interested in his works. In the very first year of his “Beuys period” he turned around to the classical style of the Düsseldorf School of painting, with Andreas Achenbach being particularly influential. Through the metaphysical painting of Carlo Carrà and the naive peasant painting of Mirko Virius, he finally arrived at painting with an organic purpose.