Paul Ritter was born in Nuremberg May 4, 1829 and died November 27, 1907. He received his formal training at the Dusseldorf School in Munich. In 1860, he traveled to the United States and established a studio in Vermont where he painted the Green mountain range. He later traveled to North Conway, New Hampshire to continue his studies and painted with the other artists he had met in Munich. He travel throughout the eastern United States painting the White Mountains, the Hudson River.

Influenced by Frederick Churchs Andes painting, Ritter joined a group of American artists on a trip to explore and paint in the Andes Mountains. Upon his return, Ritter found that the U.S. market for his tonal landscapes had diminished and he made the decision to return to Nuremberg.

Awards:

1880 Gold medal at the Berlin Expo.

Museums:

Nuremberg Museum

Berlin Museum

Listed:

E. Benezit, vol.8 page 781

Thieme, U., Becker

Artists as Illustrators, 1800 to the Present

Index of Artistic Biography

Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton