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Ray Grathwol

Ray Anthony Grathwol (1900 - 1992) was active/lived in Ohio.  Ray Grathwol is known for Rural landscape painting, snowscenes.

Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ray Grathwol came to live and work in Akron, Ohio.  He was a self-taught painter who depicted primarily Ohio scenes.  Many of his works are in frames made by Grathwol himself.

He was a member of the Akron Society of Arts.  Although he exhibited extensively (Carnegie Institute, World's Fair in New York, Canton Art Institute, Parkersburg Fine Art Center, Massillon Museum, Ohio University, Akron Art Institute) and won many prizes, he did not sell many of his paintings.  Only recently, following the artist's death in 1992, have his works been much more widely appreciated and sought after.  A good number have been coming out of the artist's estate, and more and more they appear in fine galleries and collections.

With Grathwol's water painting, Harbor Scene, he draws us into the calm foreground first, with the silent fisherman and anchored boat, to create a deceptively quiet first impression.  But to the left,   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1396 characters.]  Artist bio

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