John A. Ruthven Offset Lithograph "Cinnamon Teal"
Item Details
John A. Ruthven (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1924-2020)
Cinnamon Teal
Offset lithograph on paper
Signed to lower right margin; signed in plate to lower right
Numbered 1112/2000
Personal dedication to lower right
Includes Ulysses S. Grant Sesquicentennial Anniversary stamp and Commemorating the Boyhood Years of Clermont & Brown Counties stamp
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 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
- signs of mat burn to outer margins of sheet; minor staining and adhesive accretions to glass; minor wear and abrasions to frame; minor wear to verso.
Dimensions
- measures frame; image measures 11.0" W x 12.5" H.
Item #
ITMG894012
