Robert C. "Bobby" Ray Indiana (1926-2020) Variations on a Theme, 1973 hand colored etching Titled lower left. Signed and dated lower right. All of the Robert Ray paintings in the sale came from the estate of the artist. Unfortunately, they were not stored in an optimal situation and may need restoration. Born in 1926, "Robert Bobby Ray" attended John Herron Art School in Indianapolis, took English courses at Butler University, spent a summer in Italy and Spain in 1953, and studied with Hans Hoffman at his School of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Mr. Ray wrote the first of three books in 1959 and ran an Interior Design Studio and antique shop called "Decor Original," located at 1441 North Delaware in Indianapolis, for many years. Upon his return to Elwood, he transformed two buildings on his property into his private residences, a barn into an Antiques Shop and Interior Design Studio, and another fabrication into his personal art studio. 10 1/4"H x 13 1/4"W (sight), 17"H x 20"W (frame)