John Ruthven Hand-Colored Aquatint Engraving "Labrador Duck"

Item Details

John A. Ruthven (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1924 – 2020)
Labrador Duck, 1975
Hand-colored aquatint engraving on paper
Signed to lower right
Numbered 239/500

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.

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• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- rippling to sheet; slight toning; minor nicks and finish wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame.

Item #

ITMGG58504