Jan de Ruth - Suite of 4 Autographed Prints Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, May 13, 2008 End Time Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Location Los Angeles, CA See more about 'Jan de Ruth - Suite of 4 Autographed Prints' Description These 4 pieces are a suite of nudes originally purchased at a CHRISTIE'S auction 1999. I have spent $800 on the framing alone which includes UVA/UVB non glare glass. 3 out of the 4 pieces are autographed and numbered in pencil. 1922 � 1991 Czech-American artist, Jan De Ruth is best known for his beautiful FIGURATIVE paintings. Born in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia, the artist received training at Rotter Art School, Prague; Ruskin Art School, Oxford University, England; ASL New York; and the New School, New York. During his prolific career, Jan deRuth exhibited in over 38 National Juried Exhibitions, 14 Museum Solo Shows and 51 Gallery Solo Exhibitions. He also authored two acclaimed books: Portrait Painting (1964) and Painting the Nude (1968). His achievements also include a portrait of Ethel Kennedy for the cover of the Time Magazine . A native of Czechoslovakia and now an American citizen, gespent the years of World War II being shunted through 5 different concentration camps, including the infamous Auschwitz. He made four escape attempts and finally made good on his fifth try. De Ruth constantly sought materials with which to draw, but The only things we had were the few pieces of cloth we wore, he recalled, in an interview. By chance, he was transferred to Germany as part of a labor detail and managed to sneak a pencil away from the camp supervisor-I became a perfect thief during those years, he said. Jan drew a mother and child on a scrap of paper he scrounged from the factory where he worked, filled it in with shadings of coffee in various strengths-his finger was his brush. He exchanged the sketch for a piece of bread from a camp guard, and in effect, sold his first painting. Place a Bid!