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ARTIST: Ardis Hughes (New York, Florida, French, 1912 - 2009) TITLE: New York Cityscape YEAR: 1949 MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 11 x 21 inches / 28 x 53 cm FRAME SIZE: 18 x 28 inches / 46 x 71 cm SIGNATURE: lower right LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 156978 US SHIPPING: $95 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ardis Hughes was born on January 3, 1912 in Rhinebeck, NY. From an early age he was absorbed in art. Upon graduation from Pratt Institute in 1934 he went to work for the Esquire publications as an illustrator. Serving in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 and based in Washington, D.C., he created war bond posters, among other assignments. The Army also sent him to Paris. His pictorial documentation of the life of a soldier based there is in the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University. War bond posters are also in the New York State Military Museum. After a career in commercial art during which he apprenticed with Saul Tepper, he devoted himself to fine art, winning many prestigious awards, among them the gold medal in watercolor from the National Arts Club. He was also a proud member of the American Watercolor Society. As an artist he traveled widely, always including Paris in his itinerary. For many years he spent the winters in Spain and the summers in Saratoga Springs, NY. For his last decade he has been wintering in St. Augustine, where he could be seen painting the buildings and scenes that made the city so famous.Besides the illustration work, Artie created many architectural works of art of many famous buildings in Manhattan and Europe. The other area of artwork was portraiture paintings and watercolors of famous personalities and everyday people. Interestingly enough, Ardis Hughes could have been solely a portrait artist, but choose to remain free of any one particular area of art and instead freely dedicated himself to be an all around artist.Many of the architectural works of art ended up on corporation literature and institutions such as Carnegie Hall. Some of his clients were Thomas English Muffins, The Sobel Foundation and magazines such as Liberty.