56: MATTIE LIETZ (ILLINOIS 1893-1956) GALENA OIL ON BOARD

Mattie Lietz (1893-1956)
(Second quarter of the 20th Century.)
The oil on artist's board depicts the Old Market House State Historic Site in Galena, Illinois built circa 1845. The work is signed lower left by Mattie Lietz.

Early 20th century female artist Mattie Lietz is most associated with Illinois, but lived and painted in various locales around the country. She studied and exhibited at the Chicago Institute and at Butler College in Irvington, Indiana. She herself taught at various Schools and summer programs in Illinois including the Grand Detour Artist Colony where she both taught, and studied under the colony's leading figure at the time, John Nolf who is also represented in this auction. She painted in Rockport and Gloucester, Massachusetts and exhibited with the National Academy of Design in New York.
Sight size measures 14.75 x 115.75 with a framed size of 19 x 20.25 inches.
Very good condition, noting a blush to the surface that appears slightly whitish. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.
Provenance: Two generation private collection Dixon, Illinois.
$300 - $400