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.
LARGE OIL PAINTING 19th CENTURY Catch Gold Gilt Frame
By Charles Richards
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY The Catch GGF Description OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING 19th Century NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY Good cond...
Oil
$5,500
H 19 in W 25 in
Children Playing on a Boat, likely New York/Brooklyn/Flatbush Area, c. 1895
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Children Playing on a Boat Oil on canvas, 11 x 16 3/4 inches Framed: 19 x 25 inches (approx.) Signed at lower left: “C.L. Fussell” Charle...
Canvas, Oil
A farmstead on Long Island
By Frank Waller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frank Waller (American, 1842-1923) Farmstead, Long Island Oil on canvas, 13 x 21 inches FRAMED: 18 x 26 inches (approx.) Note: while this work is unsigned, it relates to a number o...
Canvas, Oil
$1,000
H 15 in W 17 in
Framed Realist Oil of Trees in Hilly Landscape on Canvasboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
William S. Butz (American, active Woodstock, N.Y., 1911-39) Field with Trees in Hilly Landscape Oil on canvasboard, 8 3/4 x 11 inches Framed: 15 x 17 inches (approx.) Signed on verso...
Oil, Board
$5,300Sale Price|25% Off
H 36.125 in W 48 in D 0.875 in
Robert K. White "Majestic Gaze" Large 4-Foot Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (b. 1950) – "MAJESTIC GAZE" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display A POWERFUL HORSE PAINTING WITH QUIET PRESENCE In "Majestic Gaze," Robert...
Canvas, Oil
Nineteenth Century Landscape of a River Bank by an Unknown Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown (American, nineteenth century) River Bank Oil on canvas, 9 x 13 1/2 inches Unsigned Framed: 13 1/2 x 18 inches (approx.)
Canvas, Oil
Painting of a Door by an Unknown Artist in the manner of Abbot Fuller Graves
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown Artist (American, late 19th-early 20th century) Door Front Oil on canvas, 22 1/2 x 15 inches FRAMED: 30 x 23 inches Similar in manner and subject to works by Abbot Fuller Gr...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 11 in W 16 in
Sandstone Cliffs at the Mohonk Mountain House in the Catskills near New Paltz NY
By Frank Waller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frank Waller (American, 1842-1923) Sandstone Cliffs, Lake Mohonk Oil on canvas board, 11 x 16 inches FRAMED: 16 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (approx.) This work depicts a gazebo on the shor...
Oil, Board
$3,401Sale Price|50% Off
H 32 in W 48 in D 6 in
Oil Painting "Winter Skating Scene" by Anton Doll (1826-1877)
Located in Uppingham, GB
Oil Painting, Landscape "Winter Skating Scene" by Anton Doll (1826-1877) ...
Oil
$13,500
H 23 in W 27 in D 2 in
“Children in the Snow” by Willem van den Berg (Dutch, 1886-1970) Oil Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
“Children in the Snow” by Willem van den Berg (Dutch, 1886-1970) An exceptional example of van den Berg’s beloved portrayals of children playing in the snow. Rendered with an earthy...
Oil, Board
$3,500
H 8 in Dm 11.5 in
Small nineteenth century oil painting of Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn Oil on canvas, 8 x 11 ½ inches FRAMED: 15 x 19 inches (approx.) Signed and inscribed at lower left: "C. L. FUSSEL...
Canvas, Oil
Twentieth Century Shore Scene with Flowers in the Foreground
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown Artist (Mid twentieth century) Shore with Flowers Oil on prepared board, 16 x 20 1/8 inches FRAMED: 24 x 28 inches (approx.) There appears to be an indistinct signature at ...
Oil, Board
By the Marsh
By Peter Sculthorpe
Located in Greenville, DE
Intimate landscape oil on panel by American Realist painting Peter Sculthorpe. Framed dimensions 11 x 11 inches.
Oil, Panel