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Ruth LeafThe Sun Flowerc.1990
c.1990
$400
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CA$558.59
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CHF 332.99
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NOK 4,082.05
SEK 3,922.28
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This artwork titled "The Sun Flower" c.1990, is an original colors woodcut on Wove paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 9/20 in pencil by the artist. The wood block mark (image) size is 9 x 12 inches, sheet size is 15 x 18 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed.
About the artist:
Ruth Leaf is an American artist best known for her prints, and the author of Etching, Engraving and Other Intaglio Printmaking Techniques (Watson-Guptill). Her work also includes woodcuts, solar prints, monoprints, and mixed media. Born in New York City, she studied at the New School for Social Research, Art Student’s League and Brooklyn College, and at Atelier 17 with the groundbreaking printmaker Stanley William Hayter. She exhibited her work throughout the United States and abroad, and has work in many collections, including the Library of Congress, the U.S. Information Agency, the Butler Institute of American Art, and numerous university museums. Leaf has been a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists, the American Color Print Society and regional printmaking groups. Ruth Leaf passed away in April of 2015. Education Brooklyn College Art Students League Atelier 17 (Stanley William Hayler) American Artist School New School for Social Research Positions Ruth Leaf Studio -Director/Instructor Monoprint Demonstrations -CA, WA, PA, NY, MD North Shore Community Art Center -Instructor Colby College -Consultant Affiliations National Society of Literature and The Arts Boston Printmakers American Color Print Society Artists Equity National Association of Women Artists Los Angeles Printmaking Society Society of American Graphics Artists Philadelphia Print Club Exhibitions Library of Congress Carnagie Institute Brooklyn Museum Bosom Museum Hofstra University Olivet College Roko Gallery, NYC FAR Gallery, NYC La Salle College Viridian Gallery, NYC Philadelphia Print Club FAMLI Museum, NYC Seattle Art Museum Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts United States Information Agency University of Pittsburg Associated American Artists, NYC Art in Embassies Program Society of American Graphic Artists Chiba Shimin Gallery, Japan and China DeCordova Museum Ruth Leaf Studio Retrospective, NY Midge Karr Art Center, NY Los Angeles County Museum of Art Solo Shows New York State University Ashville Art Museum, NC The Graphic Eye, NY Steinhardt Gallery, NY Wisconsin Union Burnside Gallery, NY Clark College, IA Firehouse Gallery, NY West Room Gallery, NY Cosmos Club, DC Great Neck Library, NY (Monoprint Show, Curator/Exhibitor) Western Illinois University Northern Illinois University Galerie Art & Gravure, Paris, France West Library State College, VA Jacqueline Anhalt Gallery, CA Escuala National, Mexico City, Mexico Brandeis University Gallery, MA Port Washington Library, NY Northeastern University, MA Queensborough College Gallery, NY (Invitational for Five Printmakers) Collections Library of Congress Queens College, NY Art in Embassies Program Butler Museum, NY Portland Museum, OR Olivet College, MI Northeastern University, MA Hofstra University, NY New York University Adelphi College, NY Colgate University, NY Bowdoin College Museum of Art, ME Teachers College, Columbia University, OH Xerox Corporation, Statler Museum, CT United States Information Agency Emily Lowe Gallery at University of Miami Nassau Community College, NY Hunterdon County Art Center Awards Library of Congress -Purchase Award Hofstra University -Purchase Award Olivet College -Purchase Award Nassau Community College -Purchase Award North Shore Community Art Center -1stPrize in Graphics Audubon Artists -Honorable Mention The Rene Rosner Memorial Award, Courtesy of Long Island Printmakers Society Springfield College, Honorable Mention National Association of Women Artists -Edna Stauffer Award Jeffery Childs Willis Memorial Award Donna Miller Memorial Award Silver Medal for Creative Graphics American Society of Color Prints -Tonner Award Bibiiography American Prize Prints of the 20th Century, Albert Reese Artists at Work, Ron Perkins Intaglio Printmaking Techniques, Ruth Leaf Dictionary of International Biography, Cambridge, England Who's Who in American Art Who's Who in American Women Who's Who in the East Video Film Interview, Port Washington Library Radio Interview, Nassau Community College Television Interview, Great Neck TV Station
- Creator:Ruth Leaf (1923 - 2015, American)
- Creation Year:c.1990
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: leaf/sun/flo/011stDibs: LU666314061322
Ruth Leaf
Ruth Leaf was an American artist and a pioneer in the discipline of printmaking. While also fluent in the methods of linoleum, monotype, collagraph and collage, she is most known for her viscosity etchings and woodcuts. She authored the book, Etching, Engraving and Other Intaglio Printmaking Techniques (Watson-Guptill Publications) in 1976 while teaching at her namesake studio in Long Island and it remains the textbook used today in many schools. She was born in New York City in 1923, she studied at the New School for Social Research, Art Students League and Brooklyn College and at Atelier 17 with the groundbreaking printmaker Stanley William Hayter. She exhibited her work throughout the United States and abroad and has work in many collections, including the Library of Congress, the U.S. Information Agency, the Butler Institute of American Art and numerous university museums. Leaf has been a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists, the American Color Print Society and regional printmaking groups.
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