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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 Oldenburg, Germany
Died	August 24, 1937 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]

Further reading

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

References

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[de] Henry Raschen

Henry Raschen (* 2. Oktober 1854 in Oldenburg; † 24. August 1937 in Oakland) war ein amerikanischer Maler deutscher Abstammung.

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[fr] Henry Raschen

Henry Raschen, né le 2 octobre 1856 à Oldenbourg dans le grand-duché d'Oldenbourg et décédé le 24 août 1937 à Oakland dans l'état de la Californie, est un peintre américain d'origine allemande, spécialisé dans la réalisation de portraits, la peinture de paysage et la représentation des Amérindiens.

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