{"product_id":"d0634","title":"\u003ci\u003eSea\/Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMid Century Gouache \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#D0634","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/ray-rice\"\u003eRay Rice\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntitled \u003cem\u003eSea\/Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, this mid 20th century gouache on paper 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\u003eMid 20th Century \u003cbr\u003eGouache on Paper \u003cbr\u003e22\"x30\" unframed \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right. Excellent vintage condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Rice (1916-2001)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48761888276697,"sku":"D0634","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2419\/6295\/files\/D0634_0.jpg?v=1780680982","url":"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/products\/d0634","provider":"Lost Art Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}