Original Mid 20th C. Ruth Van Cleve Still Life with Apples Oil SIGNED American

This listing is for “Still Life with Apples” by Ruth Van Cleve (American, 1898-1992) pictured above. About this work:A wonderful still life with apples by Ruth Van Cleve (American, 1898-1992).This lovely work depicts a trio of red, green, and yellow apples at varying angles on a scallop-edged platter with blue-green trim. Three large leaves rest to the left of the fruit on the same platter, which sits on a small table with cloth. The scene is set against a paneled back wall, which the artist has incised with decorative lines.This work is oil on board and is signed in the lower right. It is housed in its original mid century frame.Size:9 inches tall by 12 inches wide (painting)14.5 inches tall by 17.5 inches wide (frame)Provenance:Private collection, US;Acquired from the aboveAbout the artist:Ruth (Emerson) Van Cleve was born and raised in Ohio in 1898 before moving to New Jersey and subsequently New York City, where studied painting at the Art Students League of New York. She produced