John Ruthven Hand-colored Aquatint Engraving "Carolina Paraquets"

Item Details

John Ruthven (Cincinnati, Ohio; born 1924)
Carolina Paraquets
Hand-colored aquatint engraving on paper
Signed to lower right
Numbered 7/500
Published by Wildlife Internationale, Georgetown, Ohio, 1972
Engraved by Norma Morgan
Printed by Andersen-Lamb, New York

Ruthven studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy and the Jack Storey Central Academy of Commercial Art. After graduating, he opened a commercial studio and started painting the realistic wildlife portraits that he is known for today. Ruthven was a member of the Outdoor Writers Association, the Cincinnati Art Club and Art Director’s Club, the Cincinnati Artist’s Guild, and the National Audubon Society.

Condition

- toning and foxing to print; light wear to sheet edges.

Dimensions

- measures sheet; plate mark measures 21.5" W x 30" H.

Item #

ITMG155150