{"product_id":"d0309","title":"\u003ci\u003eMountain Fog\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1965 Oil \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#D0309","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/ray-rice\"\u003eRay Rice\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntitled \u003cem\u003eMountain Fog\u003c\/em\u003e, this 1965 oil on canvas abstract is by Raymond C. Rice (1916-2001). Rice was an American multidisciplinary artist whose wide-ranging practice encompassed painting, sculpture, mosaic, printmaking, and experimental film. His work was exhibited internationally, including at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor and the Whitney Museum of American Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRice studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York, where he met his future wife, the WPA artist Miriam Rice (1918–2010), who is also represented in the Lost Art Collection. In 1940, he was awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter settling in Northern California, Rice became associated with the mid-century “Art and Architecture” movement, collaborating on projects that integrated painting, mosaic, and sculpture into modern architectural spaces. His commissions included work for major clients such as Ford Motor Company, Bank of America, and the Fresno Air Terminal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the mid-1960s onward, Rice turned increasingly to abstract Surrealist painting and experimental filmmaking, producing more than forty short films between 1965 and 1985.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the mid-1960s onward, Rice turned increasingly to abstract Surrealist painting and experimental filmmaking, producing more than forty short films between 1965 and 1985. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1965 \u003cbr\u003eOil on Canvas \u003cbr\u003e27.25\"x17.25\" framed, 26\"x16\" unframed \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFramed in a restored vintage wood frame with a beveled edge with a black and warm silver patina finish. Excellent vintage condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Rice (1916-2001)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766515249369,"sku":"D0309","price":1475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2419\/6295\/files\/D0309_1.jpg?v=1780090511","url":"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/products\/d0309","provider":"Lost Art Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}