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Ralph Fanning'View of Venice', NWS, PAFA, Art Institute Chicago, Ohio UniversityCirca 1929
Circa 1929
$1,850
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An early 20th century watercolor by Ralph Fanning (American, 1889-1971), painted circa 1929. Stamped verso with certification of authenticity and with provenance and biography on old backing labels.
A lyrical and expressive Venetian Vedute showing a view of the Grand Canal through a forest of gondola prows and mooring posts by this well-listed American Impressionist.
Ralph Fanning first studied at Cornell and, subsequently, at the University of Illinois. He was the recipient of numerous medals prizes and juried awards including the 1924 Wolfe Watercolor Prize. He exhibited nationally with success, including at the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Watercolor Society, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Washington Watercolor Society.
Fanning's memberships included the Columbus Art League, the Ohio Watercolor Society and the Washington Watercolor Society. In 1954, he was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to Egypt.
Academic:
1914-1917 University of Illinois
1920-1921 University of Illinois
1921-1956 Ohio State University
1924-1925 Lecturer, University of California
1926-1938 Bureau of University Travel, Lecturer
1936 Ryerson Lecturer, Kenyon College
1939 Ryerson Lecturer, Oberlin College
1943-1944, 1947-1948 visiting Professor, New York University
1944-1948 Research Scholar, Columbia University (summers)
1947 New York University Art Department
1951-1953 University of Georgia (spring terms)
1953-1954 University of Cairo, Egypt, Fulbright Professorship
Founder, art history graduate program, Ohio State University
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Ohio State University, 1927, 1928, 1945
Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1947
Taft Museum, Cincinnati, 1947
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, 1948
Schumacher Gallery, Capital University Columbus, 1988
Columbia University, New York
Cleveland College
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Columbus Art League 1920-1921, 1923-1926,1928-1929, 1931-1935, 1938, 1940-1942
Art Institute of Chicago, 1924, 1926
Ohio State Fair, 1926, 1935
Ohio Watercolor society 1927, 1932-1934
Ohio Sesquicentennial Exhibition, 1953
Keny and Johnson Galleries, Columbus, Ohio, 1988; Keny Galleries, 1990
Corcoran gallery of Art
National Watercolor Society
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Washington Watercolor Society
Selected Awards
1918 Medal of Bravery in Battle, Champaign Sector, World War I
1924 Wolfe Watercolor Prize, Columbus Art League
1925 First Prize, Columbus Art League Black and White Show
1959 Honorary Doctor of Letters, Ohio State University
Friends and Associates
James Hopkins, Ray Kinsman-Waters, Alice Schille
Selected Permanent Collections
Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio State University
The above biographical information is courtesy of the exhibition catalogue "Triumph of Color and Light, Ohio Impressionists and Post-Impressionists", by James M. Keny, 1994.
Additional sources:
Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art; Askart; et al.
Details
- CreatorRalph Fanning
- Creation YearCirca 1929
- DimensionsHeight: 9.88 in. (25.1 cm)Width: 13.88 in. (35.26 cm)
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- Movement & Style
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- Conditiontoning, minor edge-rubbing, minor corner bumping; unframed.
- Gallery LocationSanta Cruz, CA
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU3444875951
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