Jos Ruting (1909-1987)
Advertising work by Ruting. With proofs in lithography of e.g. Van Houten Cacao, Verkade, Klene's Frujetta Chewing Gum, Wijnbergh & Co, Amsterdam Limonade-Siroop, Smit's Bakkerijen Haarlem, Strandsprits Wijk aan Zee, J. van Son. In various sizes. Pasted along top edge in private-archive folder of Ruting.
Ruting was an illustrator, painter and drawer and in such demand that this enabled him to live his life in a comfortable manner. He illustrated for example hundreds of picture postcards, advertising for business, calendars and flower seed packets (these being immensily popular and ensuring a constant source of income). His work varied from unambiguous production work to beautiful Art Deco illustrations. In lot 590-599 we present part of his legacy. Scheen 1969-1970 , vol. 2, p. 272 (as: Ruting, Joseph Bernardus)
Scharten 1996, p. 120.