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Artist: Ray H. French
Untitled (Abstraction)
By Ray H. French
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and dated by the artist vertically lower left edge.
Part of an experimental series of works using motor oil, India Ink, adhesives, sand, and various other mediums.
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1960s Ray H. French Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Sea Forms
By Ray H. French
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and dated center right edge; Annotated "48" lower left
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
One of a suite of 120 drawings that the artist did in 1 month.
Most were sold thro...
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1960s Abstract Ray H. French Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pen
Three Graces
By Ray H. French
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Three Graces
Pentel marker on paper, 1965
Signed and dated by the artist lower left (see photo)
Part of a series of 100 drawings, this number 97 (annotated lower right corner)
Condition: Excellent
Sheet/Image size: 20 x 15 inches
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Martha A. French Trust
Ray H. French: The Evolution of an Artistic Innovator
Printmaker, painter, and sculptor Ray H. French was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 16, 1919. Terre Haute was a cultural wasteland before the opening of the Sheldon Swope Art Museum in 1942. Thus, with a father as a coal miner and carpenter, art remained a luxury for Ray. Nevertheless, local art teachers Mabel Mikel Williams and Nola E. Williams helped to foster his creativity and unshakable drive to create things of beauty.
After high school, Ray attended the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. His studies there were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, during which he developed surveillance photographs for the Army Air Force. After the war, Ray transferred to the University of Iowa on the G.I. Bill, where he received both his BFA and MFA degrees. The University of Iowa during the 1940s was a cultural mecca with many major art historians and artists. While in Iowa, Ray played an important role in this culture by becoming a founding member of the Iowa Print...
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1960s American Modern Ray H. French Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
Untitled
By Ray H. French
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and dated "1962" by the artist lower right.
Mixed media on heavy paper.
Done for a show to fund a trip to Italy.
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1960s Abstract Ray H. French Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
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