Richard labarre goodwin biography

Richard La Barre Goodwin (March 26, 1840 - December 10, 1910), also known as LaBarre Goodwin, was an American trompe-l'œil painter best known for his depictions of cabin doors, but also active in portraits and still lives of fruit, flowers, and kitchen scenes.

Goodwin was born in Albany, New York as the son of portrait painter Edwin Weyburn Goodwin (1800–45), and apparently studied painting in New York City. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, but was wounded in the First Battle of Bull Run and discharged in 1862.

He then became an itinerant portrait artist in western New York State before taking up still life in the mid-1880s while living in Syracuse.

Richard labarre goodwin biography

His earliest known game paintings date to 1889, seemingly inspired by William Harnett's After the Hunt. From 1890-1893 he lived in Washington, D.C., where he sold a number of cabin-door paintings to members of the California delegation, notably Senator Leland Stanford.

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