Henry Raschen
American painter (1854–1937)
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Henry Raschen (October 2, 1856 – August 24, 1937) was a German-born American painter. He did paintings of California landscapes and Native Americans.
Henry Raschen | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 2, 1856 |
| Died | August 24, 1937 (aged 80) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Education | San Francisco Art Association |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Children | 1 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]
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]
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]
