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Portrait of a Girl

Name: Portrait Of A Girl | Jan De Ruth
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 47214

Jan De Ruth

$2,500

Czech (1922–1991)

Date: circa 1964
Oil on Canvas, signed lower right
Size: 14 in. x 10 in. (35.56 cm x 25.4 cm)
Frame Size: 21 x 17 inches

$2,500

Framed

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about Portrait of a Girl

With her quintessential 1960s hairstyle and accemtuated cat-eye makeup, the brunette woman shown in this Jan De Ruth portrait appears fashionable and polished.

Although she stares downward and avoids the gaze of the viewer, her golden turtleneck sweater and sharp features accentuate the warm, striking portrait representative of the mid-century beauty ideal.

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About The Artist: Jan De Ruth

Listed "Who was Who in American Art" Born Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia Studied: Rotter Art School, Prague; Ruskin Art School, Oxford University, England; ASL New York; New School, NY; also with Frederic Taubes. Exhibited: 38 National Juried Exhibitions, 14 Museum Solo Shows and 51 Gallery Solo Exhibitions. Author: Portrait Painting, 1964; Painting the Nude, 1968. It's a long way from sketching in leftover coffee to painting a portrait of Ethel...

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About The Medium: Oil

Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.

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