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offering here is a
California Oak Creek Bridge "Beautiful Plain Air Painting by Richard Rackus
acrylic painting on Canvas size 16x20"
Biography
Richard Rackus was born in Highland Park, Michigan in 1922. Rackus moved to Los Angeles in 1936.
He studied at Chouinard Art Institute and continued in France and Italy. Locally, he was was a pupil of Frank Tolles Chamberlain, Sam Hyde Harris, and Nicoli Fechin. During his long career he was sketch artist for the movie studios, art director of Mars Publications, illustrator for the NASA Space Program, and art professor at Yavapai College in Arizona. In 1988 he settled in the mountains of central California and continues to live there today.
A plein-air painter, his works are of the Eucalyptus School.
Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
size 16 x 20"
in excellent condition
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Primarily searching for the "Unique & Rare" by dealing with some of the finest acquisitions and consignments of Prominent California Estates, Large Collections and Celebrity homes from Santa Barbara, beverly Hills, Bell Air, Hollywood Hills,Los Feliz,Malibu, Pasadena, San Marino, NEWPORT Beach, La Jolla and most of the best locations of the fabulous West Coast He studied at Chouinard Art Institute and continued in France and Italy. Locally, he was was a pupil of Frank Tolles Chamberlain, Sam Hyde Harris, and Nicoli Fechin. During his long career he was sketch artist for the movie studios, art director of Mars Publications, illustrator for the NASA Space Program, and art professor at Yavapai College in Arizona. In 1988 he settled in the mountains of central California and continues to liv
Primarily searching for the "Unique & Rare" by dealing with some of the finest acquisitions and consignments of Prominent California Estates, Large Collections and Celebrity homes from Santa Barbara, beverly Hills, Bell Air, Hollywood Hills,Los Feliz,Malibu, Pasadena, San Marino, NEWPORT Beach, La Jolla and most of the best locations of the fabulous West Coast He studied at Chouinard Art Institute and continued in France and Italy. Locally, he was was a pupil of Frank Tolles Chamberlain, Sam Hyde Harris, and Nicoli Fechin. During his long career he was sketch artist for the movie studios, art director of Mars Publications, illustrator for the NASA Space Program, and art professor at Yavapai College in Arizona. In 1988 he settled in the mountains of central California and continues to liv