57: MATTIE LIETZ (ILLINOIS 1893-1956) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD

Mattie Lietz (1893-1956)
Village in the Foothills (Second quarter of the 20th Century.)
The oil on artist's board signed lower right depicts a village near foothills executed in a painterly style and displayed in the original frame.

This curious landscape with foothills is unlike the other Mattie Lietz compositions in this sale, Rockport and Midwest scenes.

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.
Board measures 16 x 20 with a framed size of 22 x 25.75 inches.
Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.
Provenance: Two generation private collection Dixon, Illinois.
$300 - $400