Charles Edward Ritchie b. 1863

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Charles Edward Ritchie, painter and barrister, was born in Launceston. By profession a barrister, he gave up law in order to study art in Paris then lived in London where he shared a studio in the mid-1890s with his cousin, Lily Allport.

Citations

  • Backhouse, Sue (1988), 'Tasmanian Artists of the twentieth century’, Pandani Press, Hobart, Tas., [p.179].

  • Hurst, Nevin; & Curnow, Heather (researcher) (2002), 'Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery Australian Artists Colonial to Contemporary: A Spring Exhibition’, Hobart, Tas., Cat.52.

Initial data sources

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