Ruth Leaf (b. 1923)
Geraniums
American: 2nd Half 20th Century
Signed, lower left
Watercolor
18 x 15 inches
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Geraniums, Still Life
Original Watercolor by American Artist Ruth Leaf
Original Watercolor by American Artist Ruth Leaf
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Still life in a loose, painterly style of two potted geraniums against a sky blue background. Two pieces of fruit and a leaf and blossom rest on the tabletop beside the plants.
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.
References:
Hollister, Dean, Amy I. Furman, Mary Bruccoli and Tamara Adams, eds. Who’s Who in American Art. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1989. p. 623.
“Ruth Leaf.” AskArt.com. 2000-2006. http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?artist=76983 (17 May 2006).