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Alvin Robert Raffel
Still Life in Purple with Jug and Apples by Alvin R. Raffel 1928

1928

$1,500
£1,142.77
€1,317.66
CA$2,099.22
A$2,345.53
CHF 1,226.97
MX$28,763.69
NOK 15,678.36
SEK 14,867.24
DKK 9,834.41
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Jug and Still Life in Purple with Apples by Alvin R. Raffel 1928 Oil on Linen of An Urn with a bowl and apples in a Purple background by Alvin R. Raffel (American, 1905-1987.) Linen is on plywood but we will re-stretch on stretcher bars. Some loss to linen edges at corners out of sight of the painting will be re-lined. Alvin Robert Raffel born on December 25, 1905 in Dayton, Ohio. Son of Herman John and Pauline Louise (Kromann) Raffel. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and a BA in fine arts in 1933 at the Artist Institute of Chicago under F. DeForest Schook. He was a lithographer for Gartner & Bender in Chicago from 1925 until 1936. Lived in Dayton, Ohio in 1939 as a lithographer for Reynolds & Reynolds. Instructor of watercolor painting at Centerville High School and an Instructor of drawing and painting at Dayton Art Institute. Exhibited: Ohio Annual, Dayton Art Institute: 1933, 1934-45 (1945, First Purchase Prize) Cincinnati Annual, Cincinnati Art Museum, OH, 1945 Pepsi-Cola, 1945 Carnegie Annual, Pittsburgh, PA, 1946-48 Magnificent Mile Exhibit, Chicago, IL, 1955 Provincetown Art Festival, MA, 1958 Member of: American Association of University Professors Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors
  • Creator:
    Alvin Robert Raffel (1905 - 1987, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1928
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1.02 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Minor rubbing to background purple surface to be touched up. Some loss to linen edges at corners out of sight of the painting will be re-lined.
  • Gallery Location:
    Soquel, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: RJA81601stDibs: LU54210742382

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