John A. Ruthven Offset Lithograph "The Great Auk," Circa 1970

John A. Ruthven (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1924 – 2020)
The Great Auk, circa 1970
Offset lithograph on paper
Signed to lower right
Numbered 94/200
Cincinnati Museum of Natural History blind stamp to lower left

John Aldrich Ruthven studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Jack Storey Central Academy of Commercial Art. After graduating, Ruthven opened a commercial studio and started painting the realistic wildlife portraits he is known for today. Ruthven was a member of the Outdoor Writers Association, the Cincinnati Art Club and Art Director’s Club, the Cincinnati Artist’s Guild, and the National Audubon Society.

30.5" W x 24.0" H x 0.1" D includes border

27.5" W x 20.0" H measures image