Caton
ARTISTThe American painter Richard Caton Woodville pursued his great passion, painting and drawing, at an early age. As the scion of a wealthy family, he was able to live out his talent without financial pressure. He could not let go of his passion even during his medical studies at the University of Maryland, which may well have led him to decide not to pursue his desired career as a doctor. Instead, at the age of 20, he went to Düsseldorf together with his wife Mary, whom he had married the year before. There he first attended the art academy, but - he could afford it - soon took private lessons with Karl Ferdinand Sohn. His opulent works, in which he took up themes from ancient mythology, were already very popular during his lifetime and later he was appointed director of the Düsseldorf Art Academy.
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