"First Jump / Saratoga" 24" x 36"	"Four and Hound" 24" x 36"	"Saratoga Post Parade" 24" x 36"
"Polo Backhand" 30" x 30"	"Hunter Trials" 16" x 20"	"The Water Hazard" 24" x 36"
"If the Shoe Fits" 14 x 18"

Werner Rentsch is best known for his paintings of horses. His work depicting racing, polo, foxhunting and show jumping has appeared in New York City, Saratoga Springs and at the Headley-Whitney Museum in Lexington, Kentucky, the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame in South Carolina, Aqueduct Raceway in New York and Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.

He studied painting at the School of Visual Art, Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in New York.

A full member of the Academy since 1984, Rentsch has served as AAEA President since 1994.

One-Man Exhibitions (selected):
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum, Aiken, SC., 1988.
Hampton Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY.,1982.
Aqueduct Racetrack, New York, NY., 1980.
Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY., 1980.

Group Exhibitions (selected): The National Sporting Library, Middleburg, VA., 2000.
The Sportsman's Gallery, Atlanta, GA., 2000.
The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT., 1999.
International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY., 1992-2001.
National Arts Club, New York, NY., 1998.
The Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL, 1998.
The Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH., 1998.
Morven Park, Leesburg, VA., 1996.
National Museum of Racing, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1993.
Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville, KY., 1998-1990.
Beresford Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY., 1986.
Meadowlands Racetrack, NY., 1983-1984.
Crossroads of Sport, New York, NY., 1978.

Commissions (Thoroughbreds, Morgans, Standardbreds, Quarterhorses, Show Jumpers, Racing):
Mr. Dennis Murphy
Mr. Bill Robertson
Mr. Peter Leone
Mr. Mark Leone
Dr. Armond Leone
Mrs. R. J. Reynolds