Career
Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France, in 1835, he is mainly noted for his sensitively-depicted landscapes. His early artistic education was in France, where he was schoolmate of Jean-Jacques Henner. When the Franco-Prussian War broke out, Rachmiel found it necessary to immigrate to America, which he did in 1870.
The family settled in Haverstraw-on-Hudson.
Their son, Jean Rachmiel, who was born in May 1871, would follow in his father"s artistic footsteps, and has been called the "American Millet."
In 1887 he sent Jean to New York to study at the Art Students League, and after three years of coursework, Rachmiel sent Jean to Paris. Throughout these years, Rachmiel continued to paint.
They shared a studio together from 1895-1902. Rachmiel returned to the United States and settled in California from 1901-1902 and again in 1906.
Rachmiel painted in Philadelphia, Pasadena, Laguna, and Santa Barbara before his death at Vincennes, near Paris, in 1918.
