Woman With Draped Robe Wall Art

In 1900, Richir accepted a professorship in the nature drawing course at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles and was later appointed professor of painting there from 1905 to 1927. Among his students were notable artists such as Louis Buisseret and Léon Navez, who later became known as important members of the "Nervia" group. In addition to his teaching duties, Richir assumed the role of director at the Academy several times between 1906 and 1927, finally stepping down from his position as director in 1927 to make way for his successor Victor Horta . Although he retired from academic life, Herman Richir's influence lives on in the Belgian art scene and beyond in his paintings and art prints.