Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Ruth Eckstein was born in Nuremberg, Germany on May 11, 1916. As a teenager, she worked in her father’s fabric store and then took an early interest in art. Around 1930, she met George Eckstein, a friend of her brother Gus, who worked in a family toy business. George was active in left-leaning political activities and in 1933, the Nazis arrested him and he spent several months in jail. After his release, he fled to Switzerland and then to Paris. Eckstein joined him there in 1934. She and George lived in Paris for 5 years, where they married and were active members of the German refugee community, working as toy makers producing stuffed dolls. It was in Paris that their first daughter, Margaret, was born. In 1939, fearing a Nazi invasion, George and Ruth left Paris for New York City.
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Paper
1960s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Ink, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects
1980s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Monoprint
1960s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Pastel, Watercolor, Board
2010s Abstract Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Paper, Glue
2010s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Paper, Pastel, Ink
2010s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Paper, Found Objects, Watercolor
2010s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Mixed Media
Paper, Watercolor