Illinois / Italy. 1918 - 1999
Child portrait, urban scene and landscape painting
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1905 Omaha, Nebraska - 1982 Taos, New Mexico. Known for: Landscape and southwest Indian figure painting.
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and unspoiled lands that then surrounded the city. Encouraged by his sign-painter father, Ruf took his... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and unspoiled lands that then surrounded the city. Encouraged by his sign-painter father, Ruf took his first tentative steps as an artist to capture a part of that beauty with the only medium close at hand: paint and brush. While in high school, Ruf became acquainted with art teacher Augustus W. Dunbier,... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and unspoiled lands that then surrounded the city. Encouraged by his sign-painter father, Ruf took his first tentative steps as an artist to capture a part of that beauty with the only medium close at hand: paint and brush. While in high school, Ruf became acquainted with art teacher Augustus W. Dunbier, who felt Ruf demonstrated sufficient talent to pursue art seriously. With the encouragement of Dunbier, Ruf applied to and was accepted into the school of art of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1924, where he studied for four years. With the stock... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and unspoiled lands that then surrounded the city. Encouraged by his sign-painter father, Ruf took his first tentative steps as an artist to capture a part of that beauty with the only medium close at hand: paint and brush. While in high school, Ruf became acquainted with art teacher Augustus W. Dunbier, who felt Ruf demonstrated sufficient talent to pursue art seriously. With the encouragement of Dunbier, Ruf applied to and was accepted into the school of art of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1924, where he studied for four years. With the stock market crash in 1929 and the start of the Depression, Ruf's plans to pursue a career as a painter were sidetr... Read full biography
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California. 1898 - 1992
Futurist compositions, graphics, mural, printmaking
Arizona, Illinois. 1885 - 1969
Landscape, Indian genre and figure painting
Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio. 1884 - 1938
Landscape, snowscene, genre and still life painting
Illinois, Maine / Hungary. 1907 - 1998
Realist coastal view, seascape, still life and landscape painting, illustration
Illinois, Indiana / Haiti. 1884 - 1964
Portrait, mural, genre-Haiti and landscape painting
Illinois, California. 1880 - 1946
Landscape, mural, still life
Illinois / Norway. 1864 - 1945
Snowscene, landscape and coastal view painting
Indiana. 1891 - 1968
Portrait, landscape, floral and genre painting
Arkansas, Illinois. 1877 - 1959
Regional landscape paintings