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ARTIST: Jan De Ruth (New York, Czech Republic, 1922 - 1991) TITLE: Self Portrait MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 29 x 21 inches / 73 x 53 cm FRAME SIZE: 33 x 25 inches / 83 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower left LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 152497 US SHIPPING: $119 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Jan De Ruth was a painter and author, listed in "Who was Who in American Art." He studied at the Rotter Art School in Prague, the Ruskin Art School at Oxford University, the Art Students League (ASL) in New York, the New School in NY, and with artist Frederic Taubes.A Czech-born Holocaust survivor of five concentration camps, including Auschwitz, he made five escape attempts before succeeding in 1945. He later forged documents to flee to England before arriving in the USA in 1948.De Ruth held 14 museum solo shows and 51 gallery solo exhibitions. He authored the books Portrait Painting (1964) and Painting the Nude (1968). Acclaimed for merging Old Master technique with a modern style, he painted the Time magazine cover portrait of Ethel Kennedy. He dedicated his life to painting the female form, which he described as "nature's most perfect and most imperfect creation."