John Richter, Artist

Born in Newark, New Jersey, John Richter began


painting traditional realistic paintings, landscapes,


portraits and cityscapes over 50 years ago.  His work


is inspired by many travels throughout the


Mediterranean, France, Greece, Turkey and Italy, and


and England as well and also by his numerous visits


 to many of the most famous art galleries in


the world from Paris including The Louvre, Gare


d'Orsay, The Orangerie, Musee Marmottan, Centre


Pompidou, The Rodin, among others, and New York's


Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim


Museum, The Whitney, and The Museum of Modern


Art (MOMA.)  His work has been exhibited in


numerous juried shows in New York, New Jersey, and 


Connecticut.  John's paintings can be found mostly in


private collections in the United States, and France.