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Robert Richter
"Bodega Tree, " Original Cropped Green Landscape Oil signed by Robert Richter

2011

About the Item

"Bodega Tree" is an original oil painting by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the verso. The frame was hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral piece of the work of art. The work is dominated by the top of a green tree in the lower left corner. Beyond it, there are a few brown hills and darker green shrubs, but the clear blue sky takes up most of the rest of the image. Art size: 13 1/2" x 9" Frame size: 18 1/2" x 14" Artist statement: "I was born in Milwaukee over half-a-century ago in the year of the horse. I started painting in earnest when I was eight years old. My parents saw that it might be nice for me to take some art lessons. I spent Saturdays in those days drawing Superman and Batman (Batwoman too, Ha!) from comic books. My formative brain was stamped with the creedo that one cannot make a decent painting without making a decent drawing. To this day it is a self-imposed limitation (?) that opens my world. Later I would graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and then off to New York City with a Fine Art degree. I painted store front windows, speak easy murals for gangsters, lithographs from aluminum plates for actors, wood paintings for funk musicians, stage sets for theatre, T-shirts, costumes, curtains, wall hangings, furniture, floors- I painted everything, literally. Years later in a distant city, I received a Masters degree in Contemplative Buddhist Studies. I draw and paint from memory. When I am satisfied with a drawing, I incise it on wood panel. I color it in not too unlike a coloring book, staying pretty much within the lines. It keeps me from getting too carried away. It is a forgiving technique. I do not use photographs. I try to paint the snapshot in my head and heart. Another little thing I like to do is incorporate the sensations of many colors in a single application. A black top road for instance is noted for its peach, lavender, smoky gray yellow and dry blue- to create the sensation of all these colors in a single application. Now that would be some crayola crayon! Another painter once remarked to me, "Why bother". And here is why. I want my paintings to be stunning from across the room, to beckon, as all good paintings should. And then up close, what a surprise! So simply done! Even a cave man can do it! I am pleased and honored to be currently represented by David Barnett." 2009
  • Creator:
    Robert Richter (1954, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2011
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 12076c1stDibs: LU60534088402
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