----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Johann Georg Valentin Ruths - German 1825 - 1905 - born & died in Hamburg - studied Duseldorf & Karlsruhe - travelled Italy . Works in Berlin, Breslau, Bremen & Hamburg.Painted landscape and marines, also lithographs Represented in the Witt Photo archive by a small file. Hope this helps, Cathie. On Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:12:27 EDT Brenda <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > Can anyone suggest a source for biographical information on the artist Valenti > Ruths? We have a reproduction of this artist's work entitled "Der Morgen" 1875 > and are trying to locate information on both the artist and this work. > > > Thank you > > Brenda MacEachern, Slide Curator > Visual Arts Department > University of Western Ontario > London, Ontario > > [log in to unmask] Dr.Catherine Gordon Deputy Witt Librarian Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House Strand London, WC2R 0RN UK tel (UK)(0)207-848-2770 fax (UK)(0)207-848-2772