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Rene-Jean Richard (Canadian 1895 to 1982) Born in Switzerland, Rene Richard moved to Alberta, Canada at the age of ten with his family. The arduous farmer’s life they lived did not appeal to him, and he left home as a young man to hunt and trap in the North. Life among his fellow trappers in the vast Northern landscape inspired him to paint, so in 1926 he began his studies in Edmonton. In Paris [...] Click here to continue reading. Louis Leon Ribak (1902-1980) Louis Ribak emigrated to the United States from Lithuania and settled in New York. He studied with John Sloan at the Art Students League. During the 1930s, he worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) as a muralist. He collaborated on a mural in Rockefeller Center with Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. In 1944 he moved to Taos, New Mexico with his wife. Information courtesy of Swann Galleries Wellington Jarard Reynolds (1869?-?) Wellington Jarard Reynolds (born 1869?) spent most of his career in Illinois. He studied at the Royal Academy in Munich and the Academy Julian in Paris. He exhibited at the PAFA, Paris Salon, and the sesquicentennial expo in Philadelphia. He also taught at the Chicago Academy. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc. Frederic Sackrider Remington, Artist of the American West (1861-1909) Sculptor, artist, and adventure writer Frederic Remington, was born in Canton, New York in 1861. Remington is famous for his realistic and exciting paintings and bronze sculptures of the American West. He first became fascinated by the West after he left home as a young man. Like many young men, he headed out West to find an exciting career and a new life, but he [...] Click here to continue reading. Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, ANA A painter of popular historical and genre subjects, Benjamin Franklin Reinhart was born in 1829 near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He began painting portraits at the age of 16 while taking artistic training in Pittsburgh. In 1847 Reinhart moved to New York City and enrolled at the National Academy where he studied for three years. An additional three years of artistic study abroad followed, with time spent in Dusseldorf, Paris and Rome. [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles P. Reiffel (1862 to 1942) Charles Reiffel was born in 1862 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His primary association is with San Diego, California where he was a landscape painter. He worked six years with the Stowbridge Lithography Company in Cincinnati and in 1921 relocated to Southern California and dedicated most of his time painting regional landscapes, but also was known for marine paintings, and his graphics. Charles was a member of the California Art [...] Click here to continue reading. Kevin Red Star (Born 1943) Born on the Crow Reservation near the town of Lodge Grass, Montana, Kevin Red Star attended the Institute of American Indian Arts (Scottsdale) and the San Francisco Arts Institute. His work is included in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.), the Whitney Museum of Western Art (Cody, WY), the Heard Museum (Phoenix, AZ), the Denver Art Museum, the Institute of American Indian Arts (Santa Fe, [...] Click here to continue reading. Albert Leighton Rawson (American, 1829 to 1902) Albert Leighton Rawson was born at Chester, Vermont. He traveled extensively throughout the United States, Central America, and Middle and Far East. An author, Rawson published books on the history of world religions, Central American Mound Builders, European and Middle Eastern languages, archaeology, and antiquities. He also provided illustrations and maps to magazines and to the books of other authors. A founder of the Theosophical Society in [...] Click here to continue reading. Carducius Plantagenet Ream (American, 1837 to 1917) Born in Lancaster, Ohio in 1837, Carducius Plantagenet Ream, lived in New York and Cincinnati before settling in Chicago (1878) where he became that city’s most famous still life painter, known especially for his depictions of fruit. Typically his work featured tabletop studies of fruit placed near or in a china dish or glass. He also painted fruit on the vine or freshly picked from the tree. [...] Click here to continue reading. The Ralph Raby Collection Ralph Raby is a direct descendant of the Chicago retail shoe magnates George and Joseph Bullock. The Bullocks were typical upper-class Victorians, with a sophisticated eye for fine furniture, art and decorations who traveled extensively throughout Europe. The majority of the Raby collection was assembled by the brothers and their wives in the 1870′s and 1880′s. Their travels and philosophy were described by Mr. Raby for a 1984 Chicago Tribune [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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