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Latitude
-41.441944
Longitude
147.145
Start Date
1863-01-01
End Date
1863-01-01

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/charles-edward-ritchie
Birth Place
Launceston, Tas., Australia
Biography
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 . He returned to Tasmania after WWI and lived in Launceston until 1938, then at Penguin. He died at Latrobe, Tasmania. In September 2002 Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery was offering his pastel portrait of Evelyn for sale at $4,500.It had been shown in the Royal British Colonial Society of Artists Dominions and States Exhibition in 1918 (cat.5), when he was living at 9 Elm Tree Road, St John’s Wood. It is extremely close to Lily Allport’s portraits. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1999 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1863
Summary
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.
Gender
Male
Died
1948
Age at death
85