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Birth
1870 (Plumenau, Austria)
Death
1960 (Rolling Hills, California)
Lived/Active
California
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landscape-desert, portrait, mural
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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 (showing 500 of 1509 characters). |
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