ARTIST: John Rae (New Jersey, 1882 - 1963)
TITLE: Illustration fot The Crossing by Winston Churchill (titled on verso)
MEDIUM: oil on canvas board
CONDITION: Few nail holes along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light.
ART SIZE: 16 x 12 inches / 40 x 30 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: lower left
PROVENANCE: Auctioneer Illustration House, Date 2001-11-10, Lot 36 (sold for $3600)
ATTENTION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office.
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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BIOGRAPHY:
John Rae (July 4, 1882 - October 16, 1963). After graduating from Pratt Institute High School, Brooklyn, in 1900 he attended the Art Students League of NY and was a student of illustrator and artist Howard Pyle. Rae authored and illustrated a number of Children's books, including the better known: The New Adventures of Alice, Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice, and Granny Goose. He contributed illustration material to over 50 books, as well as magazines of the day. He was listed in Who's Who in America from 1926-1958. He was Instructor of Painting and Design at Rollins College, Winter Park Florida, from 1935 to 1940.