Ray Ellis (1921-2013) Watercolor on Paper “View of Brant Point in the Summer”, signed lower right Ray Ellis ’85, matted and framed.

Born in Philadelphia on April 24, 1921, Ray Ellis attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, and in 1947 at the age of 26, had his first one-man show at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He was elected to the American Watercolor Society and in 1968, to the Salmagundi Club in New York, the oldest established professional art association in the country.  Other New York memberships included The Century Association, the Artists’ Fellowship, and The Lotos Club.  In 1986, he founded Compass Prints and The Ray Ellis Gallery in Savannah, Georgia.

20.5 in. x 32 in. Framed 31.5 in. x 43 in.

Provenance: Collection of Susan Akers, 7 Pleasant Street, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts