early life and career Charles Reiffel, an american post-impressionist painter, was born in indianapolis, indiana, in 1862. His father hailed from bavaria to the united states in the 1840s, while his mother descended from an old virginia family. Initially, he pursued lithography as a profession, honing his artistic skills before dedicating himself fully to painting in 1912. Reiffel’s approach was remarkably independent; he eschewed formal training and instead cultivated his distinctive style through observation and experimentation—a path that would ultimately propel him to national acclaim. a…