Charles Richards Paintings
Charles Richards was born in 1906 in Rome, Mississippi. He started his career at the age of 15 as a copy boy for the Memphis Press. In 1927, he arrived in New Orleans and took a reporting job on the New Orleans Item. Over the following decades, he reported for newspapers throughout the South and East in cities such as New Orleans, Houston, Memphis and New York. As was common practice during the first half of the 20th century, Richards illustrated his own newspaper stories with imaginative drawings and portraits. Richards turned to fine art full-time in 1945, producing diverse works of landscapes, figures, portraiture and sculpture. New Orleans became his home base, although he continued to travel widely. His works are found in various traditional media including oil, pastel and Conte. Numerous collections hold works by Richards including the Historic New Orleans Collection and the Ogden Collection. Richards died in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1992. He was an iconic artist whose talent is lesser-known only because not as many of his paintings come up for sale as do those of more prolific painters such as George Dureau, Robert Gordy and Ida Kohlmeyer.
Late 20th Century Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Oil
1960s Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Cardboard, Oil, Mixed Media, Pastel
2010s American Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
19th Century American Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Cardboard, Oil
1960s American Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Fiberboard, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Charles Richards Paintings
Canvas, Oil