Gordon Ross Aquatint Portrait of John Mytton

Item Details

Gordon Ross (Scottish/American, 1873 – 1946)
Portrait of John Mytton, 1924
Hand colored aquatint on paper
Signed to the lower right
Published by Ernest R. Gee
Facsimile signature of subject printed to the margin

Gordon Ross was best known for his prolific sporting and book illustrations. He immigrated from Scotland to San Francisco at an early age. He acquired his formal artistic training at Mark Hopkins Art Institute. Subsequently, he worked as a commercial illustrator for various prestigious publications throughout the country, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Heritage Press in New York, The Limited Editions Club, The Derrydale Press, Surtees’s Jorrocks Jaunts, the Jolities, and many others.

Condition

- toning to paper; foxing marks and debris to the edges of sheet; nicks and marks to the frame.

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Item #

ITMG269874