Richard Koppe

American · 1916–1973 · Painter

Richard Koppe (1916–1973) was an American artist whose work has been exhibited in many museums in America including the MOMA and the Whitney. Koppe was born in St. Paul,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Richard Koppe, Untitled, 1939, gouache on boardUntitledWright · $3,024≈ £2,386≈ €2,822Sign up to see
  2. Richard Koppe, Untitled (Sea Forms), 1947, Casein on illustration boardUntitled (Sea Forms)Circle Auction · $2,000≈ £1,503≈ €1,722Sign up to see
  3. Richard Koppe, Winged Web, 1951, oil on canvasWinged WebWright · $1,150≈ £792≈ €1,269Sign up to see

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Richard Koppe (1916–1973) was an American artist whose work has been exhibited in many museums in America including the MOMA and the Whitney. Koppe was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and moved to Chicago in 1937 to study at the New Bauhaus. In 1950, his work was exhibited at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in the exhibition "American Painting Today." He headed the Department of Visual Design at the Institute of Design until 1963. In 2015, 70 of his paintings, prints and drawings were exhibited at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Koppe was married to Catherine Hinkle, also an artist.

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Born 1916, Saint PaulDied 1973, ChicagoOccupation PainterWikidata Q41751772 ↗ULAN 500049233 ↗

Also known as R. Koppe

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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