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William Frederick Ritschel  American  1864 -1949
Born: Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany 
Died: Carmel, California, United States 
Active: New York, New York, United States 
 California, United States 
Studied: Royal Academy, Munich 
Exhibited: California 
Examples of Work: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 
Art Institute of Chicago 
Fort Worth Museum, Texas 
Los Angeles County Museum of Art 
Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minnesota 
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia 
St. Louis Art Museum 
Specialty: Painter
Style/School: Lyrical
Subjects Known For: Marine
Seascapes
Memberships: Allied Artists of America 
National Academy of Design ANA 1910; NA 1914
American Watercolor Society 
Artists' Fund Society of New York 
Bohemian Club 
California Art Club 
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William Ritschel attended the Royal Academy of Munich for six years before immigrating to the U.S. in 1895 and eventually settled in California by 1911. Ritschel won international acclaim for his sea paintings and was exhibi... (More)

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