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Richard Winther (1926-2007), was a Danish artist. He focused on painting, graphics, photography and sculpture. Richard's work was influenced by Asger Jorn and Richard Mortensen, both Danish artists part of the Linien group. 

Richard Winther was a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where later he became a professor. He founded the exhibition group Linien II (1947–52), a follow-up from Linien with other young artists. This work initially focused on a spontaneous-abstract style of painting but with time transformed into a geometric-abstract type of movement. Linien II was primarily associated with the concrete artmovement. Subsequently, Winther experimented with some of the abstract characteristics of the De Stijl/Konkret Art movements, bringing those styles into parts of his work. He also adventured into lithography during the 1950s. Later, his focus shifted to painting the human body. He was a member of Eks-Skolen, which was founded in 1961 by one of his friends, the artist Poul Gernes. There, he taught several upcoming artists, including Per Kirkeby. Winther's interest in photography from his childhood never diminished - he dedicated a significant part of the 1960s to the technique, which he would revisit time after time throughout the following decades, including his final years.

Richard Winther's work is marked by particular themes such as Hieronymus and the biblical flood. Many of these themes fit the idea of recycled classicism. Between 1994 and 2007 he took the idea of recycling forward, making many of his pieces in cardboard. This theme developed, as Winther's work began to build on the lives and works of previous artists. An example of this approach is illustrated by the pieces Winther generated on Wie, referring to the Danish neoclassical sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt. Gammel Holtegaard exhibited several of these pieces in 2005.

Richard Winther received several awards for his work: the Eckersberg Medalin 1971, the Thorvaldsen Medalin 1997, and the Prince Eugen Medal.

He was a member of the following groups: Arme og Ben,^[ Decembristerne, Linien II, and Den Frie Udstilling.