Adèle Riché | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1791 Paris, France |
| Died | 1878 Fontainebleau, France |
| Nationality | French |
Adèle Riché (1791–1878) was a French painter.
Riché was born, and lived her life in France. A pupil of Jan Frans van Dael and Gerard van Spaendonck.,[1] she is known for her still life paintings, including watercolors,[2] as well as her portraits.[1] Her techniques included botanical, entomological, and natural painting, oil, watercolor, and on vellum, and engraving, as well as hand-colouring.[3]
Riché died in Fontainebleau, France in 1878.
Work
Riché worked primarily in watercolor and her subject of choice was often women, flowers, or fruit.[4] Her portraits were often done in oil; the stylistic preference of the times. Whereas her fruit and still life pieces were done in watercolor.
She painted a portrait of Natalia Obrenovich, Queen of Serbia.[5]
Gallery
Plate 30 from The North American Sylva showing Riché's painting of the Sabal palmetto, originally known as the cabbage tree (Chamærops palmetto).
Portrait of Natalia Obrenovich, Queen of Serbia, 1875-1878
References
- 1 2 Adèle Riché in the RKD
- ↑ Bryan, Michael (1889). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical. G. Bell and sons.
- ↑ "DSI - datatabase of scientific illustrators 1450-1950". dsi.hi.uni-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ↑ "Adèle Riché Works on Sale at Auction & Biography | Invaluable". Invaluable.com. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
- ↑ "Portrait of Natalia Obrenovich, Queen of Serbia - Adele Riche". www.arthermitage.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- 2 artworks by or after Adèle Riché at the Art UK site
- Adèle Riché on artnet