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1870 Plumenau, Austria - 1960 Rolling Hills, California. Known for: Landscape-desert, portrait, mural.
Born in Plumenau, Austria, Henry Richter was best known for his California and desert landscapes painted in oil and watercolor. He also painted some European scenes and only a few portraits. He... Read full biography
Born in Plumenau, Austria, Henry Richter was best known for his California and desert landscapes painted in oil and watercolor. He also painted some European scenes and only a few portraits. He emigrated to the United States in 1887, settling first in Chicago and receiving little art instruction as... Read full biography
Born in Plumenau, Austria, Henry Richter was best known for his California and desert landscapes painted in oil and watercolor. He also painted some European scenes and only a few portraits. He emigrated to the United States in 1887, settling first in Chicago and receiving little art instruction as a youth. As a self-taught painter, he eventually went to work for a commercial art company and took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. He took private instruction under E.A. Burbank and began... Read full biography
Born in Plumenau, Austria, Henry Richter was best known for his California and desert landscapes painted in oil and watercolor. He also painted some European scenes and only a few portraits. He emigrated to the United States in 1887, settling first in Chicago and receiving little art instruction as a youth. As a self-taught painter, he eventually went to work for a commercial art company and took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. He took private instruction under E.A. Burbank and began exhibiting his work at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1904. He also worked as a commercial artist. In 1911, he was asked to teach at the Western State Teachers College in Gunnison, Colorado. He stayed there for eight years taking a break to study at... Read full biography
Born in Plumenau, Austria, Henry Richter was best known for his California and desert landscapes painted in oil and watercolor. He also painted some European scenes and only a few portraits. He emigrated to the United States in 1887, settling first in Chicago and receiving little art instruction as a youth. As a self-taught painter, he eventually went to work for a commercial art company and took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. He took private instruction under E.A. Burbank and began exhibiting his work at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1904. He also worked as a commercial artist. In 1911, he was asked to teach at the Western State Teachers College in Gunnison, Colorado. He stayed there for eight years taking a break to study at the Royal Academy of Munich. After a year of teaching at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa in 1919, he moved to California, living a... Read full biography
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Keywords (33)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •California Style
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Desert Landscape
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •California Watercolor Society
Art School
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Mural Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •California Watercolor Society-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago