Background
Born into an Alsatian family of famous brewers, his father Paul Schützenberger (1829–1897) was a French chemistry
Born into an Alsatian family of famous brewers, his father Paul Schützenberger (1829–1897) was a French chemistry
He studied at the private art school of Rodolphe Julian called Académie Julian under Jean-Paul Laurens.
René Schützenberger started to exhibit at the Salon des Artistes Français since 1889, at the Salon des Indépendants since 1902 and at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts since 1907. He got an honourable mention at the Salon of 1897 and at the Universal Exhibition of 1900. In 1911, Schützenberger exhibited at the "Exposition des Peintres du Paris moderne” in the Gallery Georges Petit.
In 1912 and in 1915, he participated in the Exposition of group of artists called "Cent Artistes” in the Gallery Henri Manuel.
He practiced genre painting, portraits, nudes and landscapes, treating the subjects of the daily life and intimate subjects. His style is close to the Post-Impressionism movement and was influenced by the Les Nabis group of post-impressionists, most of whom also studied at Académie Julian.