Henry Raschen

Henry Raschen (October 2, 1856 – August 24, 1937) was a German-born American painter. He did paintings of California landscapes and Native Americans.

Indian Hunter at Sunset by Raschen, c. 1885.
Henry Raschen
BornOctober 2, 1856
Oldenburg, Germany
DiedAugust 24, 1937
Oakland, California, U.S.
EducationSan Francisco Art Association
OccupationPainter
Children1 daughter

Early life

Raschen was born on October 2, 1856 in Germany.[1] He emigrated to the United States with his family in 1868, and he grew up in Fort Ross, California.[1]

Raschen attended the San Francisco Art Association, and he studied under Charles Christian Nahl in California. From 1875 to 1883, he studied in Germany.[1]

'Solomon, Medecine Man' by Rachen, c. 1894.

Career

Raschen maintained a studio on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, where he painted Native Americans and California landscapes.[2] Notable patrons included Richard T. Crane, King C. Gillette, E. H. Harriman, James Stillman, Isidor Straus, Charles Lee Tilden, and William Wrigley Jr.. Another collector, Harry Flayderman, self-published a catalog of his work in 1958.[1]

Detail of California Miner with Pack Horse, 1887, in the Oakland Museum of California

His artwork can be seen at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City,[3] the Oakland Museum of California, the American Museum of Western Art – The Anschutz Collection in Denver, Colorado.[4]

Personal life and death

Raschen resided in San Francisco until 1906, when he moved to 1307 16th Avenue in Oakland, California. He had a daughter, Mary Coburn.[1]

Raschen died on August 24, 1937 in Oakland, at age 82.[5]

Further reading
  • Flayderman, Harry (1958). Henry Raschen: Painter of the American West. Miami, Florida. OCLC 4773389.

References
  1. "Painting California Indians Led Oakland Artist to Fame". Oakland Tribune. July 9, 1967. pp. 15, 20. Retrieved December 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "In His Studio. Henry Raschen Back Again and Working. Indian Pictures Abroad. What the Californian Artist Has Been Doing Since He Left San Francisco". The San Francisco Call. January 21, 1894. p. 11. Retrieved December 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Salomon, Medicine Man: Henry Raschen". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  4. "Henry Raschen - Artworks". The Athenaeum. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  5. "Well-Known Artist Dies in Oakland". The Oakland Tribune. August 24, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved November 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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