Ruth Goldsborough Oil Painting on Canvas "Cowboys in the Snow"

Item Details

An oil painting on canvas titled Cowboys in the Snow by Ruth Goldsborough (American, 1918 – 2013), dated 1981. The work depicts horseback riders and dogs caught in a blizzard. To the bottom right, the work is signed and dated. A metal plaque is attached to the frame engraved with the title and artist’s name. The painting is presented in a wooden frame with a canvas fillet.

Art educator and painter Ruth Goldsborough began her formal art training under the tutelage of painter, printmaker, and educator George Jo Mess (American, 1898 – 1962) at Indiana University. She also studied at the John Heron School of Art. After her husband’s death in 1975 the artist traveled throughout Arizona painting scenes of the American West. Her work can be viewed in private collections and institutions including the Cherokee Museum in Oklahoma. At the time of her death an Education Fund for the Hendersonville Art League was created in her honor.

Condition

- some wear around the edges of the frame; some stains to the decorative canvas fillet; top right corner of the canvas is slightly loose from the frame; to the verso, some rips and wear to the protective paper.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; measurements of visible image 17.5" W x 13.5" H.

Item #

17DCC323-032