Édouard Frédéric Wilhelm Richter

Edouard Richter, 1882

In the Harem

Édouard Frédéric Wilhelm Richter (18 June 1844, Paris - 4 March 1913, Paris) was a French painter who specialized in genre and Orientalist scenes.

Biography

His father was German and his mother was Dutch. He began his artistic studies at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, followed by studies at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Ernest Hébert and Léon Bonnat.

After completing his studies, he remained in Paris. His first exhibition took place in 1866.

In addition to his popular Orientalist paintings, he produced numerous portraits. Some of his works may be seen at the Musée Baron-Martin.

Gallery

• 
  Lady Standing before an Open Window, 1868
• 
  Othello, 1880-1881
• 
  Orientalin, 1875
• 
  The Sultan's amusement
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  In the artist's studio, 1913
• 
  The winter bride
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  The final decision, before 1913
• 
  Scheherazade, 1913
• 
  Oriental beauty by a window, 1913

Sources

• La Chronique des arts et de la curiosité, Bureaux de la Gazette des beaux-arts, 1913.

External links

Media related to Édouard Frédéric Wilhelm Richter at Wikimedia Commons

• More works by Richter @ ArtNet