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Jan De Ruth

Jan De Ruth (1922 - 1991) was active/lived in New York / Czech Republic.  Jan De Ruth is known for Figure-nude and portrait painting, printmaking.

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 Kennedy for the cover of Time Magazine, twenty-five years in fact; and during that period, Jan De Ruth's personal experiences have been enough to fill two ordinary lifetimes. Through them all, art has sustained him and been his primary interest.

To begin with, De Ruth, a native of Czechoslovakia and now an American citizen, spent the years of World War II being shunted through five different concentration camps, including the infamous Auschwitz.  He made four escape attempts and finally mad   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5707 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Jan De Ruth

   Jan De Ruth  Born:  1922 - Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
Died:   1991
Known for:  Figure-nude and portrait painting, printmaking

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 Kennedy for the cover of Time Magazine, twenty-five years in fact; and during that period, Jan De Ruth's personal experiences have been enough to fill two ordinary lifetimes. Through them all, art has sustained him and been his primary interest.

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