John Ruthven Offset Lithograph "Autumn on the Au Sable" with 1984 Postal Stamp

Item Details

John A. Ruthven (Ohio/Kentucky; born 1927)
Autumn on the Au Sable, 2009
Offset lithograph on paper
Signed to the lower right margin; signed in plate to the lower right
Numbered 661 of 1000
Published by Wildlife Internationale, Inc., Georgetown, Ohio
Title inscribed in plate to the lower center margin
Blind stamp marking 25th Anniversary of this print present to the lower left margin
Includes a 1984 Trout Unlimited Stamp featuring this image mounted below the print

Ruthven studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy and the Jack Storey Central Academy of Commercial Art. After graduating, Ruthven opened a commercial studio and started painting the realistic wildlife portraits 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.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- abrasions, scuffing, light scratching, and accretions to frame.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; image measures 20.75" W x 14.0" H; stamp measures 2.0" W x 1.5" H.

Item #

ITMG625457