Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Robert Richter
"Bird House in Snow, " Framed Oil Painting Landscape signed by Robert Richter

2008

About the Item

"Bird House in Snow" by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an oil painting on wood with the signature on the verso. The frame was constructed and hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral part of the work of art. The painting depicts a birdhouse surrounded by snow and trees in the wintertime. The unusually-shaped birdhouse takes up the majority of the foreground, slightly off-center in the picture plane. The trees in the background remain dark brown silhouettes, and the snowy ground is populated by twigs, lending visual depth to an otherwise flattened perspective. Art size: 48" x 36" Frame size: 55 1/4" x 43 1/4" 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." Robert Richter, 2009
  • Creator:
    Robert Richter (1954, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2008
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 55.25 in (140.34 cm)Width: 43.25 in (109.86 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 11742c1stDibs: LU60533981481

More From This Seller

View All
"Fifth Hole - Chenequa Country Club, " Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fifth Hole - Chenequa Country Club" is an original oil painting on wood by Robert Richter. The artist signed the painting on the back and created the hand-carved frame. This piece depicts a view of a golf course in Wisconsin. 42" x 36" art 49 1/4" x 43 1/4" frame "I was born in Milwaukee over half-a-century ago in the year of the horse...
Category

2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Summer Morning/Lady Bird Center, " Original signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Summer Morning" by Robert Richter is an original oil painting on wood, signed on the back. "Lady Bird Center" is an alternate title for this work. The frame was created and hand-car...
Category

2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

"American Flag, " Original Landscape Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"American Flag" 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 ...
Category

2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Back Yard, " Original Oil on Wood with Handmade Frame signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Back Yard" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter. The artist signed the piece on the back and hand-carved the frame so it becomes an integral part o...
Category

2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Setting Moon, " Nighttime Landscape Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Setting Moon" is an original oil painting on wood by Robert Richter. The artist signed, titled, and dated the piece in pencil on the back of the piece. This artwork features a bright moon setting behind deep green trees at night. The artist hand-carved the frame to become an integral part of the artwork. 23" x 28 1/4" art 30" x 35 1/4" frame Artist's Statement: "I was born in Milwaukee over half-a-century ago in the year of the horse...
Category

2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Bodega Tree, " Original Cropped Green Landscape Oil signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"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...
Category

2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

You May Also Like

"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban The painting measures 65 x 48 inches. We love that in the middle of ...
Category

1990s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Marché Cluny - Market at Cap-Haitien - Haitian Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
A bustling street scene of everyday life in front of the famed Marché in Cap-Haïtien is rendered in Sénèque This is a relatively early work by Obin's signature brightly colored and flat naive style. Signed lower right. Provenance: Galerie Issa - Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - Owned by Issa El Saieh of later named El Saieh Gallery Sénèque Obin...
Category

1950s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Untitled Jacques Rouby (1953-2019) Contemporary art painted sculpted cardboard
Located in Paris, FR
Painted sculpted cardboard Unique work Coming from the artist's studio
Category

1990s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Trucks in the City African American Self-Taught Florida Outsider Folk Art Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
Trucks in the City by African American, Folk, Self-Taught, Florida, Outsider Art Purvis Young Urban Young was an American artist from Miami....
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Joan Mostyn Lewis, Female artist, Claxby, Lincolnshire landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful image painted in a naive style but with great flair and eye for composition. A most attractive piece. Joan Mostyn Lewis (born circa 1925 - 2012) Boggle lane, Claxby, Lin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

French Impressionist Oil on Board, Wooded Landscape, The Terrace of the Chateau
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist oil on board of a wooded landscape presented in a period carved wood gilt and patinated frame with trade label to the reverse for a gallery in Grenoble. A charm...
Category

Early 20th Century Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Recently Viewed

View All