1925 Hackensack, New Jersey - 2007. Known for: Sea-landscape, genre, illustrations.
A native of New Jersey, Petrie received his art training at Parsons School of Design and The Famous Artists School of Illustration. He also studied painting with Frank Reilly at the Art Students...
Read full biography A native of New Jersey, Petrie received his art training at Parsons School of Design and The Famous Artists School of Illustration. He also studied painting with Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. After working 20 years as an illustrator in studios in New York City, he begain...
Read full biography A native of New Jersey, Petrie received his art training at Parsons School of Design and The Famous Artists School of Illustration. He also studied painting with Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. After working 20 years as an illustrator in studios in New York City, he begain painting full time and operated his gallery in Rockport, Massachusetts for 25 years. Petrie is the author and illustrator of the book Drawing Landscapes in Pencil. He also illustrated six books for Watson...
Read full biography A native of New Jersey, Petrie received his art training at Parsons School of Design and The Famous Artists School of Illustration. He also studied painting with Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. After working 20 years as an illustrator in studios in New York City, he begain painting full time and operated his gallery in Rockport, Massachusetts for 25 years. Petrie is the author and illustrator of the book Drawing Landscapes in Pencil. He also illustrated six books for Watson Guptill Publisher. He is listed in Who's Who in America. Ferdinand R. Petrie passed on in October of 2007. Sources: . Artists of the Rockport Art Association, 85th Anniversary Edition, 2006. Submitted by Thistle Fine Art. Death notice courtesy of...
Read full biography A native of New Jersey, Petrie received his art training at Parsons School of Design and The Famous Artists School of Illustration. He also studied painting with Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. After working 20 years as an illustrator in studios in New York City, he begain painting full time and operated his gallery in Rockport, Massachusetts for 25 years. Petrie is the author and illustrator of the book Drawing Landscapes in Pencil. He also illustrated six books for Watson Guptill Publisher. He is listed in Who's Who in America. Ferdinand R. Petrie passed on in October of 2007. Sources: . Artists of the Rockport Art Association, 85th Anniversary Edition, 2006. Submitted by Thistle Fine Art. Death notice courtesy of Don Palumbo, friend of the artist's.