John Ruthven Graphite Study Drawing "Shawnee Indian"

Item Details

Shawnee Indian – at Three Island Ford, Little Miami Scenic River
Graphite drawing on paper
Signed to lower right

A graphite drawing on paper by very well-listed American wildlife artist John Ruthven (born 1924). The drawing was created as a study for a later painting (eventually printed as a popular limited edition offset lithograph) titled Shawnee Indian – at Three Island Ford, Little Miami Scenic River. The drawing depicts a young Native American watching ducks fly over a rocky island in the Little Miami River. The drawing is signed to the lower right. It is matted in white and presented behind glass in a wooden frame with a hanging wire.

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.

Dimensions

- measures frame. Visible image area measures 18.75" W x 21.75" H.

Item #

18CIN698-002