The Nativity of Jesus (24”X26”) is an original one-of-a-kind piece that was painted using casein on canvas. Casein (kay'seen) is a quick-drying, aqueous medium using a milk-based binding agent. It is one of the most durable mediums known to man. Nine-thousand year old Casein cave paintings have been discovered in Asia, and later, the medium was used by Byzantine, Roman and Renaissance artists including the Old Masters. The colors are rich and deep.
This particular piece hung in the Ross family home every Christmas season beginning
in the late 1950s. Alex framed the
painting, as he did for many of his art
pieces. (top left)
This is the original illustration for the
February 1955 Good Housekeeping
cover (top right). Size is 17-1/2" x 24".
Painting is signed on the lower left
"Alex Ross." (top right)
Audio Editor (14" x 19"). 1959. Painting
is signed on lower right. (middle left)
Mother's Hands (16" x 19"). 1951.
Painting is signed "Alex Ross" on lower right.
(middle right)
