Painting and Sculpture

Grace Ravlin

Grace Ravlin (April 15, 1873 – September 25, 1956) was an American artist known for painting festivals, ceremonies, and other communal events in places like Tangier, Taos, and Venice. Born in a Midwestern farming community, she showed an early interest in both music and art and, opting for the latter, was able to obtain instruction first from teachers who worked at the Art Institute of Chicago and later from William Merritt Chase at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Having decided to become a professional artist, she traveled to Paris in 1906 and, using that city as a base of operations, spent much of the rest of her career painting outdoors in European and North African locales. When residing in the United States, she based herself in New York City or Chicago and from there traveled to the Northeastern coast, the Southwestern deserts, and Mexico. Along with her paintings of people and places, she made still-life florals that drew praise from art critics. During the course of her long career, she exhibited widely, received prestigious awards, and achieved notable sales of her works.

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