John Ruthven Offset Lithograph "Bengal Tiger," 1968

Item Details

After John A. Ruthven (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1924–2020)
Bengal Tiger, 1968
Offset lithograph on paper
Signed live and in plate to lower left
Numbered 348/1000
Plate I from Regal series
Inscribed to lower edge

John Aldrich Ruthven studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati 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.

Condition

- overall toning and fading; artwork slightly misaligned under mat; abrasions, scratches, and bumped corners to frame; punctures to verso.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 31″ × 22.″

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Item #

ITMGT31563